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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
PhD candidate Ali Elyasi talks to our podcast show host Asif Hameed on democracy and friendship. Go to season 3 "Academic Talk Public Affairs" to listen to the show. As a system of governance, democracy has come to define institutions and administrations the world over, and is one of the enduring characteristics of the... More
The Department of Political Science held an online event on November 19, 2021 to celebrate our graduating students. Watch here the Graduation Address by former MP Karen McCrimmon. https://youtu.be/Cbar7eD9n00 Interested in hearing more about our graduating students? Go to Graduation Stories Fall 2021, where we introduce you to some of... More
Friday, November 12, 2021
Congratulations to PhD student Paolo Gentile, winner of the 2021 Pollara Statistical Confidence Award. This award is given to students who produce the best quantitative analysis papers at an advanced stage of their studies and who have been associated with the Department of Political Science through course work or supervision. Pollara Strategic... More
Friday, November 5, 2021
Members of Parliament in Canada go through a trial by fire when they first enter the House of Commons. After an exhausting election period, new MPs must quickly come to grips with House of Commons procedures, hire staff and set up their constituency offices. Rookie MPs who will soon enter the 44th Parliament are... More
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Congratulations to Federmán Rodríguez on completing his PhD dissertation, entitled “Why Different Powers Behave Similarly: A Neoclassical Realist Approach to American and Canadian Engagements in Afghanistan (2001-2014).” His thesis sought to unravel a strategic puzzle: why and how the United States and Canada adopted similar engagement... More
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Celebrating success! Recently our first cohort of graduates from the Dual Master’s Degree with Carleton Political Science and the University of Lucerne were invited to a special celebration with the Swiss Ambassador to Canada. Among the dignitaries at the celebratory event were the degree’s first three graduates, Max Kallenbach, Arta Tahiraj... More
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Graduate Info sessions Interested in a graduate degree in political science? Check out the upcoming Graduate Info Sessions and get all your questions answered! Find out more about Carleton's graduate programs and the application process. There are separate sessions planned for domestic and international students. Info sessions are online with a... More
Friday, October 15, 2021
Congratulations to Rubmi Chimhanda on her recent PhD defence. Her thesis topic is "Diasporic Experiences of Everyday Multiculturalism: Navigating Race and Space Through African Women's Beauty Practices." "My PhD thesis examined how everyday multiculturalism and the African diaspora mutually interact to shape racialization processes in multiple... More
Friday, October 8, 2021
Congratulations to Desirrea Meney on successfully completing her MA thesis. Her thesis project, entitled “Examining the Conflictual Political: Alternative Agonisms for Democratic Designs”, approaches democratic theory with the understanding that the field struggles to understand the conflictual quality of the democratic experience. It says... More
Congratulations to Azadeh Momeni who recently completed her PhD in Political Science. Her thesis topic was "The Role of Khatami’s Belief System in Changing Iranian Foreign Policy from 1997 to 2005". "I moved to Canada in 2010 and I started my PhD journey in 2013 at Carleton University. It was a great opportunity to... More
Congrats to MA graduate Sukhi Dhaliwal. Sukhi recently defended her MA Thesis entitled “So, I Stayed”: Narratives in Agency from Punjabi-Canadian Women in Forced Marriages”. "I completed the Dual Master’s degree in Political Science from University of Lucerne and Carleton University, where I studied abroad in Switzerland in 2019. I... More
Monday, August 23, 2021
Congratulations to Luiz Leomil, shortlisted for the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS / ACERMF) 2021 essay contest. The essay contest is held each year to recognize the most outstanding scholarship produced by students in Canada, in the field of refugee and forced migration studies. Luiz's paper is entitled... More
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