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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

New book by Andrea Chandler: Canada and Eastern Europe 1945-1991: Meeting in the Middle

Congratulations to Professor Andrea Chandler, on the publication of her new bookCanada and Eastern Europe 1945-1991: Meeting in the Middle, published by Central European University Press, 2024. Description from publisher: "How democratic regimes should engage with authoritarian regimes, or selfproclaimed authorities in states under occupation, has... More

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Mexico City International Field Course: Politics & Space in Mexico City

Undergraduate students are invited to explore Mexico City through this two-week urban learning experience. Students will gain understanding of the challenges and achievements of urban governance in a huge, diverse and exciting city. Highlights 14 day international experience Site visits + in-class learning. Themes include: city history and... More

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Professor William Cross receives Graduate Diploma in Philanthropy and Non-profit Leadership

Congratulations to Political Science Professor William Cross. Not only did he attend convocation to hood his PhD student Alisson Lévesque, but he also crossed the stage to receive a Graduate Diploma in Philanthropy and Non-profit Leadership. "I was interested in the program since its inception in 2013 https://carleton.ca/mpnl/about/. It is... More

Friday, November 15, 2024

Indigenous Politics of Turtle Island offered Winter 2025! Register Now!

Indigenous Politics of Turtle Island offered Winter 2025! Register Now! Instructor: Gabriel Maracle PSCI 3809 B Winter 2025 Time: Tuesdays 8.35-11.25 am This course is on Indigenous politics and issues in Canada. The course frames Indigenous people as navigating complex issues in modern and innovative ways. The course uses the social determinants... More

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Carmen Rykaart awarded SSHRC Graduate Scholarhsip – Masters’

Congratulations to Carmen Rykaart on being awarded a SSHRC Graduate Scholarhsip – Masters’ 2024-25 for her research project " Conceptualizing Indigenous Homelessness to Address Inadequate Homeless Policy Responses". "Much of the previous academic research on homelessness has emphasized the role of individual responsibility, but a recent focal... More

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

PSCI 5703 A Ethnographic Research Methods offered Winter 2025 – Register Now!

PSCI 5703 A Ethnographic Research Methods offered Winter 2025 - Register Now! Are you interested in learning qualitative interview, visual, and participant-observational techniques, useful for understanding social and political processes? Ethnographic Research Methods is a hands-on class which will provide structured guidance and practice in these... More

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Beyond Academia: Career Pathways for Graduate Students

Our department recently hosted an insightful panel discussion titled "Beyond Academia: Career Pathways for Graduate Students". The distinguished panel featured Lisa Gunn from Oxfam International, Kathleen Walsh from Compass Rose and Blake Barkley, our department alumnus from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, bringing together... More

Thursday, October 24, 2024

The Department of Political Science welcomes Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Joshua Steckley

The Department of Political Science welcomes Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Joshua Steckley. Joshua completed his PhD in the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto. His forthcoming book, The Nightcrawlers: A Story of Worms, Cows, and Cash in the Underground Bait Industry, (UC Press) examines the political ecology of the lucrative bait... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Congrats to Yili Zhou on her recent dissertation defence!

Congratulations to Yili Zhou on her recent dissertation defence. Her thesis is titled Headbanging on the Open Door: heavy metal music, globalization, and politics in contemporary China and her supervisor is Professor Jeremy Paltiel. My doctoral dissertation focuses on state and society relations in China in the context of globalization... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Congrats to Biqi Yan on her dissertation defence!

Congratulations to Biqi Yan on her recent dissertation defence. Her thesis is titled Facing the Artillery of Free Trade: How Japan and China Responded to US Trade Pressure and her supervisor is Professor Jeremy Paltiel. Biqi's thesis offers a comparative analysis of Japan’s and China’s responses to US trade pressures, concentrating on major... More

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Aaron Ettinger talks about U.S. elections

"With a monumental U.S. election on the horizon, the outcome is sure to reverberate beyond its borders. But why should Canadians take notice? Join Carleton University’s Associate Professor of Political Science, Aaron Ettinger, as he tackles some of the internet’s biggest questions surrounding the upcoming U.S. elections." watch video ... More