Department of Political Science 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

December 1, 2021

FPA Researchers Contribute to 2021 Canadian Election Debate

The mission of the Faculty of Public Affairs to build better democracy and foster informed citizenship was well on display in the 2021 Canadian federal election. FPA researchers were highly... More

November 11, 2021

FPA Researchers Receive SSHRC Insight Development Grants

We are proud to announce FPA's winners of the 2021 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants. These grants support research in its early stages, enabling "the... More

October 21, 2021

The Conversation: Rookie MPs Face Unique Challenges in 44th Parliament

Political Science PhD candidate Louise Cockram writes about the difficulties that new Members of Parliament will face as they join Parliament in the midst of a pandemic. Read the story.... More

September 27, 2021

First Canadian-Swiss Dual Master’s Degree Opens New World for Students

By Karen Kelly As a university student, the highlight of Prof. Hans-Martin Jaeger’s educational journey was studying Political Science in different countries. So when his Swiss colleague Joachim Blatter suggested... More

August 18, 2021

Carleton Project Already in the Field Tracking Diversity Among Party Candidate Slates

As Canada’s major political parties finalize candidate nominations ahead of the Sept. 20 election, a project at Carleton University will help determine whether the candidates are representative of an increasingly... More

August 12, 2021

Announcing the 2021 FPA Excellence Awards

Congratulations to the 2021 FPA Excellence Award recipients! The winners were announced at the online celebration August 12. Research Excellence Award Evelyn Maeder, interim director and professor in the Institute... More

August 11, 2021

The Covert Imaginary: The Mystery of State Secrecy and Security

William Walters, a professor of politics in the Department of Political Science, has recently published State Secrecy and Security: Refiguring the Covert Imaginary (Routledge, 2021). The research is based on... More

July 29, 2021

Waller Newell Featured in Netflix’s How to Become a Tyrant

Early on, the Netflix series How to Become a Tyrant posits that history’s most infamous tyrants followed a similar playbook—a series of tactics used to achieve unimaginable power. It’s a playbook Prof. Waller... More

July 16, 2021

2021 Vanier Scholarship: Andréanne Veillette, Ethics and Public Affairs

Andréanne Veillette, an incoming PhD student in Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF), says she could hardly believe it when she found out that she had won a Vanier Graduate Student Scholarship. This prestigious... More

June 29, 2021

Mentorship Isn’t a Handout – It’s a Hand Up

Political Science alumni mentor Liam Scott is a lawyer with the Legal Services Branch of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in Toronto. By Sissi De Flaviis Mentorship Isn’t a... More

June 15, 2021

Erin Tolley Named New Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race, and Inclusive Politics

By Tyrone Burke Canada’s political institutions don’t reflect the diversity of its population — and that means important perspectives are being excluded from public policy discussions and decision-making processes. “When... More