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Thursday, January 13, 2022
In this latest release from the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, PhD Candidate Alexander Rudolph explains the recent Log4j vulnerability and examines its implications for both government and the private sector. On December 10, 2021, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) issued a security advisory regarding a critical vulnerability and... More
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Congratulations to Robin Varma for successfully defending his doctoral dissertation, Ruling Bodies: On Coercion in the Statecraft of Plato (Nov. 2021). His work highlights a problem in the way we understand coercion in modern politics, and offers a framework and context for thinking about this. It will be released in hardcover print by Lexington... More
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
"Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has called for “restraint and de-escalation” in Kazakhstan after Russian troops moved in to quell violent protests in the country. Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said his troops should shoot to kill without warning in their efforts to put down the protests, which began over a rise in fuel... More
Friday, January 7, 2022
Jon Malloy talks about the hybrid approach to question period. Ever since the Canadian Parliament switched to hybrid virtual/in-person meetings in March 2020, the ambience of the House of Common’s daily Question Period has been restrained, sedate…even polite. “Question Period is not necessarily supposed to be polite,” says Jonathan Malloy,... More
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Professor Andrea Chandler talks to Global News about current Russian politics. What you should know about Russia right now ... More
Friday, December 17, 2021
Important Information On the advice of public health authorities, Carleton University has suspended face-to-face teaching until January 31st, 2022. The affected courses will be offered in an online format. Please check Brightspace for more information. The latest information on Carleton’s COVID response can be found here. While the university... More
Friday, December 10, 2021
Want to find out more about how our leading specialists contributed to the last federal election? Research matters! Find out how polisci faculty research and scholarship helped voters make informed voting decisions. Here are a few examples. Scott Bennett, Associate Professor of Political Science, provided commentary for a CPAC documentary on the... More
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
This is a recording of the public talk by James McCann, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in North American Politics, on December 1, 2021. Miss the event? Check it out here! Abstract: In his 2016 campaign for the US presidency, Donald Trump ran on a harsh anti-immigrant policy agenda. As president, he sought to follow... More
Monday, December 6, 2021
Ecopolitics 101: The difference of 1 degree How can we collectively address the challenge of keeping the world from warming more than 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius? And how does an understanding of the domestic and international politics of climate change help us answer this question? Join Political Science Professor Peter Andrée to explore... More
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
PhD Student Cassandra Szabo's new publication is based on research in southern India in which she collected primary data on sand mining and its impacts in a small rural village. Szabo, C., & Mahabaleshwar, H. (2021). Environmental Justice and Participation for communities in Southern India: Sand Mining in Udupi district, Karnataka. In Diduck,... More
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
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