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Friday, November 18, 2022
Feminism is for Everybody: Understanding Feminism in Contemporary Politics FYSM 1611D offered Winter 2023 - Register Now! Tuesdays 11.35-14.25 Instructor: Fiona Robinson These days we hear a lot about ‘feminism’ and ‘feminists’, but what do these labels really mean? This course seeks to go beyond stereotypes and common misconceptions to... More
Political Science Emeritus Professor Elliot Tepper talks to CTV news about Canada's relationship with China. view interview ... More
Friday, November 4, 2022
Data Analysis for Governance: Formal Approaches and Practical Realities PSCI 3411 A Offered Winter 2023 Thursdays 8.35-11.25 Register now! This is an opportunity for students to see how the technical and political aspects of governance come together using different kinds of data and information. Apart from lectures and class exercises we are... More
NEW section! PSCI 4809G/5915D - The Politics of Race Offered Winter 2023 - Register now! Fridays 11.35 - 14.25 Erin Tolley, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Gender, Race, and Inclusive Politics Political science frequently offers a disembodied view of politics, one that centres “equal citizens,” the... More
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Congrats to Rob Currie-Wood for the successful defence of his PhD dissertation, entitled Re-Examining the Distribution of Decision-Making Power Within Canadian Political Parties. Rob has also been awarded a Senate Medal for his research. "My doctoral thesis explores and explains how power-sharing arrangements develop within political parties.... More
Friday, October 21, 2022
PSCI 3310 - Global Indigenous Politics Offered Winter 2023 - Register now! Wednesdays 11.35-14.25 The course combines an overview of regional and international indigenous politics with country case-studies from the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. Topics include colonization, decolonial and postcolonial theories, indigenous movements and... More
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
As part of the International Writers Festival, Laura Macdonald will be speaking about her book co-edited with Pablo Heidrich, Canada’s Past and Future in Latin America, on Thursday Oct 20, 5.30-7.00 at Irene's pub. Registration and further details: Author Meets Readers Event. ... More
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Congratulations to Benjamin Andrews, the 2022 winner of the Pollara Statistical Confidence Award. This award is given to those 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
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
We're pleased to invite you to a PSCI Pizza Party for your class/year to celebrate the return to campus! Join us for pizza and refreshments! Mingle with your PSCI colleagues! Meet your professors - in person! We're hosting get-togethers for each returning class. All events in A602 Loeb: Second Years: Thursday, October 6, 2.30-4.00... More
Monday, October 3, 2022
"There's a misconception that politics is a level playing field; it absolutely is not a level playing field," she [Tolley] said. "If you are a racialized candidate trying to break through, you face tougher hurdles, you face higher hurdles" "Can we really claim to be an equal society if there are large swaths of... More
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Congratulations to Akaysha Humniski for the successful defence of her PhD thesis, entitled "Gender Equality Mythologized? Depoliticization, Discourse, and Policymaking in a Post-Crisis European Union." She is pictured here with her PhD supervisor Achim Hurrelmann. ... More
What role and influence do international organizations have in global politics? What reforms are necessary to increase their effectiveness, impact and relevance? How can international organizations help effectively address the many pressing challenges the world is facing? Offered Winter 2023 - Register now! PSCI 5807 - Analysis of International... More
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