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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Laura Macdonald talks to the Globe and Mail about Canada's refugee concerns amid talk of visa requirement for Mexicans. Laura Macdonald, a Carleton University professor of political science, said the last time Canada imposed a visa requirement on Mexican travellers – in 2009 under the Harper government – it had a “devastating impact on... More
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
An impressive 85 Carleton University researchers, past and present, have secured a coveted spot on the 2022 Stanford-Elsevier list of the world’s most-cited scholars. This exceptional achievement places them in the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists, showcasing the unparalleled impact of Carleton’s groundbreaking research. We are delighted... More
Migration and Diaspora Studies Presents: Authoritarian Echoes: Syrian Refugee Lifeworlds in Ottawa A talk by Dr. Samer Abboud Monday, 22 January 2024 12pm to 1:30pm Richcraft Room 2420R How are Syrian refugees’ lifeworlds constituted in relation to their lives in Syria and their experiences as refugees in Canada? This talk presents ongoing... More
Thursday, January 11, 2024
CBC Host Catherine Cullen led five students from the first year class PSCI 1100 on a tour of Parliament for a special edition of the show "The House". Students were able to ask politicians some fundamental questions to learn more about how Parliament works. They gained insight into what MP's and Senators actually do,... More
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
PhD Candidate James Patriquin and Professor Randall Germain recently attended a workshop in Tutzing Germany on ‘The Politics of Global Finance: actors, structures, ratings’. This was a workshop in honour of the late Timothy J. Sinclair, a leading scholar on credit rating agencies. James Patriquin presented a paper titled ‘The Digital... More
Congratulations to Urooj Akram, recipient of the 2023 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, December 19, 2023
Please note the Department of Political Science will be closed Saturday, December 23 to Wednesday, January 3 inclusively. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season.... More
Thursday, November 30, 2023
"My research seeks to understand how issues of disability and health have been addressed in the development of global refugee resettlement policy, from 1951 to present. I am examining archival documents from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) archives and interviewing people who have been involved in resettlement policymaking. I will use... More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKeIo6zHjfk "Collaborators Mira Sucharov and Omar Dajani in conversation on what they have learned about hope and despair, identity and memory, and friendship across differences. Omar Dajani and Mira Sucharov have been unraveling the complexities of Israel-Palestine through a travel book and a podcast... More
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
You are warmly invited to the next Author Meets Readers which features William Walters (Departments of Political Science and Sociology & Anthropology, Carleton). He will be discussing his co-edited book Viapolitics: Borders, Migration and the Power of Locomotion (Duke University Press, 2022) along with panellists Philippe Frowd (University of... More
Thursday, November 23, 2023
The Department of Political Science recently hosted Pippa Norris from Harvard University for an online lecture on "The Cultural Roots of Democratic Backsliding", now available on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/Gva_AjvU1XA?si=EoVudoN92yLDCiFd Warning signals from international monitoring agencies show that people in every world region... More
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Mira Sucharov is interviewed for the podcast The Big Story, on the episode "Hate crimes, campus fights and divisions: How the Hamas-Israel conflict is changing Canada". "Shots fired at Jewish schools in Montreal. Slurs screamed as Muslims outside a mosque. Clashes of protesters on Canadian campuses and at weekend marches. General demands to pick... More
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