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March 3, 2020

Blog Post: Professor Andrea Chandler on Putin’s Constitutional Changes

"On 15 January 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise announcement in his annual address to Russia’s Parliament. Following a recitation of the country’s recent successes and near-term goals, Putin... More

February 19, 2020

Raven Profile: Zahraa Al-Ahmad, Political Science Student from Syria

Political Science graduate student Zahraa Al-Ahmad is featured on the inaugural issue of Raven, Carleton University's new magazine. Al-Ahmad, a Syrian-born political science graduate student at Carleton, is one of the first... More

February 12, 2020

Borders + Migration Lecture: War Resistors in Canada

Is Canada a safe haven? That was the question asked by global migration researcher Alison Mountz of Wilfrid Laurier University at the first annual Borders + Migration Lecture, hosted by... More

January 31, 2020

Renowned Political Scientist John J. Mearsheimer Speaks at Carleton

By Karen Kelly Photos by Bryan Gagnon “Liberal hegemony is dead.” That was the assessment delivered by University of Chicago political scientist and author John J. Mearsheimer to a... More

January 6, 2020

FPA Professors Named Chairs in Teaching Innovation

Two Faculty of Public Affairs professors, Melanie Adrian (Law and Legal Studies) and Mira Sucharov (Political Science) have been named the inaugural Chairs in Teaching Innovation. Each appointee receives $45,000... 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

October 24, 2019

FPA Celebrates Democracy with 2019 Election Party

More than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered in Residence Commons on October 21st to hear a panel discussion on the election campaign and watch the results. One... More

September 30, 2019

Recruiting and Retaining International Professionals for Innovation

Political Science Professor Martin Geiger and partners will study the role of companies, tech clusters and countries in the global competition for talent. How do leading technology companies in Canada... More

September 20, 2019

FPA Researchers Recognized With SSHRC Insight Grants

Seven Faculty of Public Affairs researchers have been awarded Insight Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. According to SSHRC, the Insight Grant "enables scholars to address complex... More

September 20, 2019

FPA Faculty Members Win SSHRC Insight Development Grants

From food security to patriotism and diversity, the research of FPA's up and coming faculty members was widely recognized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) this year.... More

September 12, 2019

A New Perspective on Parliamentary Democracy

Professor Jonathan Malloy is the new Bell Chair for the Study of Parliamentary Democracy Story by Karen Kelly Photos by Bryan Gagnon As the 2019 Canadian federal election campaign takes... More

July 17, 2019

Deportation by Air: Political Science Professor Delves into Mysterious Practice

At a time in history when there are more displaced people than ever before, we’ve become accustomed to seeing images of migrants and refugees trapped behind barbed wire fences, often... More