Institute of Political Economy Archives | Faculty of Public Affairs

December 17, 2021

Highlights 2021: The Faculty of Public Affairs

From new research funding to teaching awards to timely events, there are many reasons to celebrate the outstanding efforts of everyone in FPA this year. While we faced many challenges,... More

July 21, 2021

New Partnership to Explore Global Media and Internet Concentration

By Mandy Sinclair Dwayne Winseck was never the type who believed that better knowledge rested on better data alone. He still doesn’t. However, after a couple of decades watching debates... More

June 15, 2021

SSHRC Partnership Grant: Global Media and Internet Concentration (GMIC) Project

For the seventh year in a row, a Carleton researcher has been awarded a SSHRC Partnership grant. This year, Prof. Dwayne Winseck of the School of Journalism and Communications received $2.5 million... More

November 22, 2019

Graduate Student Research: The Future of Cryptocurrency

James Patriquin, a PhD candidate in Political Science and Political Economy, is researching technological changes related to cryptocurrency and how these connect with global finance. Patriquin believes that the future of money is... More

November 20, 2019

Graduate Diploma in Work and Labour Launches in 2020

The Institute of Political Economy within the Faculty of Public Affairs will be introducing a new graduate diploma in work and labour in 2020. The course work will examine the... More

May 15, 2019

Professor Cristina Rojas Awarded Distinguished Fellowship

Professor Cristina Rojas recently received the 2019 Distinguished Fellow Award from the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS). The award recognizes Professor Rojas’ contribution to the association,... More

January 21, 2019

Grad Research: The Plight of Precarious and Undocumented Workers in Canada

Eloy Rivas, a Carleton PhD student in Sociology who is specializing in Political Economy, is studying the health status of the immigrant population working and living in Canada without authorization.... More

March 27, 2017

Interdisciplinary Teams Tackle Environmental Problem in CU75 POPS Contest

By Tyrone Burke Photos by Sherry Crummy and Chris Roussakis When it rains, it pours. And that, in a nutshell, is the problem. When stormy weather rolls into Ottawa,... More

November 8, 2016

CU75 POPS Update: Registered Teams are Ready to Tackle This Challenge

CU75 POPS: Water is a student-led “team” challenge designed to reward innovation and creativity and get students thinking about pathways to effect change in their community. The project was introduced... More

September 9, 2016

Political Science Profile – Cristina Rojas

Professor Cristina Rojas is a professor in the Department of Political Science, the Institute of Political Economy, and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA). Her research began in... More