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December 1, 2020

Breaking Barriers: Miss World 1970

From Raven Magazine’s Book Excerpts… My master’s thesis, on the effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), between Canada, the United States and Mexico, on Commonwealth countries in... More

December 1, 2020

Looking in the Mirror: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

From Raven Magazine's Book Excerpts... Hate has a name. Hate has a face. Hate has an address. It lives in Canada. The Ku Klux Klan’s more than one-hundred-year presence in... More

November 4, 2020

Carleton Political Science Course Partners with Oxfam in Lebanon

By Brenna Mackay Students enrolled in Carleton University’s third-year migration governance course get to partake in a unique partnership with Oxfam in Lebanon where they will provide recommendations that could influence Lebanon’s... More

July 17, 2020

Carleton Professor Assists Refugee Network in Pandemic Response

Carleton Professor James Milner, the project director of LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network, describes the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the refugees he works with. "In the... More

July 17, 2020

Insight Grants 2020: Analysis of Naval Shipbuilding Programs

Political Science Professor Elinor Sloan is applying her expertise on defence procurement to an analysis of naval shipbuilding programs in Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand. Sloan was awarded $86,539... More

July 15, 2020

2020 FPA Excellence Awards: A Virtual Celebration

The Faculty of Public Affairs celebrated its first virtual FPA Excellence Awards ceremonies on June 22nd and 23rd. The two ceremonies gave the FPA Associate Deans an opportunity to present... More

June 29, 2020

Teaching Assistants Honoured for Outstanding Service

Carleton University Teaching and Learning recently recognized two Faculty of Public Affairs teaching assistants as part of the 2019-2020 Outstanding TA Awards. Parham Emami (Political Science) received an Outstanding TA Award... More

May 21, 2020

Professor James Meadowcroft on National Recovery Taskforce

Carleton University’s James Meadowcroft, a political science and public policy and administration professor, is one of 14 members in a new task force designed to make recommendations to the Canadian government to build... More

April 23, 2020

Political Science Alumna Named Interim President of University of Guelph

Charlotte Yates, who earned a PhD from Carleton’s Department of Political Science in 1988, has been chosen to serve as the University of Guelph’s interim president for two years, beginning... More

April 22, 2020

FPA Faculty Members Win Graduate Mentoring Awards

Susan Braedley (Social Work), Brian Schmidt (Political Science), and Dale Spencer (Law & Legal Studies) were nominated by their graduate students for being exceptional mentors. They each received a Faculty... More

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