Kent Roach comments on why G20 charges were dropped
November 5, 2010
Police conducted one of the largest pre-emptive raids during Toronto’s G20 summit weekend without a warrant because they thought they didn’t need one. The Crown decided otherwise, and ended up dropping all charges against about 100 people arrested on University of Toronto campus on June 27. Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair told a Commons committee […]
"Cyclones in Cyberspace" wins Best Paper award for Ron Deibert
October 27, 2010
Congratulations to Ron Deibert, whose paper “Cyclones in Cyberspace” was selected for the Best Paper award in the International Communications Section from the International Studies Association. The award will be presented at the Association’s annual meeting in Montreal.
Ramin Jahanbegloo criticizes UNESCO World Philosophy Day in the New York Times
October 26, 2010
The idea was simple: each year, on the third Thursday in November, the United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization would hold an international gathering of philosophers for a day of rational discussion and free debate. Ramin Jahanbegloo, an Iranian philosopher who now teaches at the University of Toronto, urged the director general of World Philosophy […]
Speakers Announced for the Keith Davey Forum on Public Affairs
October 14, 2010
By Samya Kullab The Keith Davey Forum on Public Affairs will take place on November 4 at Isabel Bader Theatre. Named in honor of former senator, Liberal Party Advisor, and Campaign Chairman Keith Davey, this year’s forum is aptly titled ‘Faith and Politics: Religion and the Secular State’. The event, to be moderated by U […]
Ron Deibert to head new Security Studies centre
October 14, 2010
University Professor Janice Stein, director of U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs, announced the appointment of Professor Ron Deibert as the inaugural director of the Canada Centre for Security Studies. Deibert previously served as director of the Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School focusing on advanced research and development […]
Graduate Student Zack Taylor Named Stone Scholar
October 13, 2010
Ph.D. student Zack Taylor has been selected as a Stone Scholar for the Urban Politics Section at the American Political Science Association annual meeting. Last year the Urban Politics section initiated the Stone Scholar Award and dinner as a way to bring together senior scholars from the section with promising junior colleagues. The award is […]
Sylvia Bashevkin discusses the low level of representation of women in Canadian parliament in the Globe and Mail
October 13, 2010
Think of a country where the majority of citizens are relegated to just a fifth of the seats in the government. Think of Canada. Nearly 90 years after Agnes MacPhail became the country’s first female MP, women have failed to gain more than a secondary role in the halls of power. Canada lags behind Angola, […]
David Cameron has been named a Fellow of the Forum of Federations
October 7, 2010
David Cameron, the chair of the Forum of Federations’ program committee, has been named a Fellow of the organization. The honour, which was awarded by the Forum’s board at its semi-annual meeting on Sept. 30, is the organization’s highest honour. It has gone to individuals who have played a significant role in the founding and […]
Emanuel Adler granted the title of Honorary Professor at Danish university
October 1, 2010
The University of Copenhagen recently announced that they had granted Emanuel Adler the title of Honorary Professor in Political Science at the Department of Political Science, for a five-year term. Congratulations to Professor Adler on this appointment.
Janice Stein featured on the cover of U of T Magazine
September 28, 2010
The U of T Magazine selected Janice Stein and the Munk School of Global Affairs for the cover story of its Autumn 2010 issue. Professor Stein is interviewed about Peter Munk’s $35 million donation, and her plans to transform the school into a world leader in the field of Global Affairs. The feature story is […]