Archives: Polisci News

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Political Science hosts Robbie Shilliam from Johns Hopkins University

It was a pleasure to host Robbie Shilliam from Johns Hopkins University to talk about "Republicanism and Imperialism at the Frontier: International Relations post-Black Lives Matter".      ... More

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Congratulations to Corin Tentchoff on his PhD proposal defense

Congrats to CorinTentchoff on his successful PhD proposal defense. "I am studying the changing and contested concept of electoral interference - ideas, rather than its practice. Starting from the infamous intervention in the 2016 US election, I'm tracking how the boundaries of what counts as illegitimate electoral interference have developed, with... More

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Congrats to Megan Hicks on being awarded a SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters’

Congratulations to Megan Hicks who was selected for a 2023 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters’. This SSHRC scholarship will enable Megan to continue her excellent research while she studies political science at Carleton. About Megan's research: "‘Intrepid’ or the ‘quiet Canadian’ are titles given to Sir William Stephenson, the... More

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Congrats to Hailey Walker on being awarded a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship

Congratulations to Hailey Walker who was selected for a 2023 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship. This SSHRC fellowship will enable Hailey to continue her excellent research while she studies political science at Carleton. About Hailey's research: "The advent of genetic testing and ancestry services has transformed personal and familial genealogy from the... More

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

La chercheuse qui voulait nous trouver des amis

New interview with Andrea Chandler: "Créer un monde dans lequel chaque personne a au moins un ami : c’est l’ambition d’Andrea Chandler, une chercheuse aux idées étonnantes. Et la professeure juge que nos gouvernements ont un rôle à jouer là-dedans."... More

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Mira Sucharov: Politics on Netflix

Mira Sucharov talks with Robyn Bresnahan about her course "Politics on Netflix" on CBC's Ottawa Morning. listen to interview   ... More

Friday, September 15, 2023

Congrats to Bertug Yoruk on his successful MA thesis defence

Congrats to Bertug Yoruk on his recent MA thesis defence.  His thesis is entitled "Another 'American Exception'? American Order-Building and a Schmittian Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy vis-à-vis China in the post-Cold War Era and Beyond", and his supervisor was Sophie Marcotte Chénard. "My thesis project aims to develop a Schmittian analytical... More

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

New Book by Melissa Haussman & Karen M Kedrowski: Walking the Gendered Tightrope

Walking the Gendered Tightrope: Theresa May and Nancy Pelosi as Legislative Leaders By Melissa Haussman & Karen M Kedrowski This book examines how women in higher office must balance feminine stereotypes with exercising their power. "Walking the Gendered Tightrope analyzes the gendered expectations for women in high offices through the... More

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Congratulations to Louise Cockram on the successful defence of her PhD dissertation

Congrats to Louise Cockram! Her thesis is entitled A Process, not just an Event: MP Orientation and Representational Styles and Focus in Canada and the UK. "My dissertation research looks at the orientation of newly elected MPs in Canada and the UK. Similar to non-political careers, MPs go through an orientation process when they... More

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Jill Vickers awarded The Journal of Federalism Distinguished Scholar Award

Congratulations to Emeritus Chancellor's Professor Jill Vickers, who was recently awarded Publius: The Journal of Federalism Distinguished Scholar Award for 2023. Supported by the Center for the Study of Federalism, this biennial award is given to living, recognized scholars whose publications continue to make significant and major contributions... More

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Congrats team Polisci!

Congrats to the Polisci grad students softball team, who won the 2023 Carleton GSA softball league championship, defeating NPSIA1 in a hard-fought final. The team name will be engraved on the Mike's Place Broken Bat Trophy. Great job, team... More

Monday, September 4, 2023

Gender & Politics: Global South (PSCI 3502) Offered Fall 2023 – register now!

Gender and Politics: Global South (PSCI 3502A) Offered Fall 2023 Thursdays 8:35 - 11:25 Gopika Solanki Register Now! The Course introduces you to the politics of gender and its intersection with various other axes of identity such as sexuality, class, race, indigeneity, nation, tribe, and religion in the Global South. We explore classical and... More

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