Department of Political Science Archives | Faculty of Public Affairs

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

May 31, 2021

Political Science PhD Student Named Final Five Winner of Storytellers Competition

By Ellen Tsaprailis Photos by Chris Roussakis Noah Schwartz, a PhD graduate in Carleton University’s Department of Political Science, is a Top 5 winner of the 2020 Storytellers Showcase held by... More

May 21, 2021

In Memoriam: Sulley Gariba

Carleton University is mourning the loss of Carleton alumnus and honourary degree recipient Sulley Gariba. Sulley passed away on April 27 at the age of 62 in Accra, Ghana due... More

May 19, 2021

Four FPA Students Win EDI Research Awards

By Ellen Tsaprailis Five undergraduates and one graduate student have won the inaugural Summer 2021 Carleton University Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Awards. Their EDI-related research projects will be... More

May 10, 2021

Transition Accelerator Report Assesses Pathways to Net Zero Emissions for Critical Sectors of the Economy

By Tyrone Burke It is time for a major shift in the way that we approach the climate problem. That’s the message of Pathways to Net Zero a new report from Transition Accelerator,... More

April 14, 2021

Proposed Canadian gun bill will create U.S.-style patchwork of firearms laws

Noah Schwartz is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science. By Noah S. Schwartz Canadians have a lot to be proud of. A vast wilderness to protect and... More