Wednesday, November 23, 2022

New Book: Containing Diversity: Canada and the Politics of Immigration in the 21st Century

New book out by Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Ethel Tungohan and Christina Gabriel: Containing Diversity: Canada and the Politics of Immigration in the 21st Century Although Canada is known internationally as a leader among industrialized countries for inclusive practices towards immigrants and refugees, the twenty-first century has witnessed a rise in the... More

Sunday, November 20, 2022

New book by Waller R. Newell: Tyranny and Revolution: Rousseau to Heidegger

The latest title from Waller R. Newell examines how the theories of Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche and Heidegger transformed political thought, feeding catastrophic revolution, tyranny and genocide. Learn more.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNikM3mtjcs    ... More

Friday, November 18, 2022

Offered Winter 2023: Feminism is for Everybody: Understanding Feminism in Contemporary Politics

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

Friday, November 18, 2022

Elliot Tepper on China-Canada tensions

Political Science Emeritus Professor Elliot Tepper talks to CTV news about Canada's relationship with China. view interview        ... More

Friday, November 4, 2022

Offered Winter 2023: PSCI 3411 Data Analysis for Governance

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

Friday, November 4, 2022

New Section!! PSCI 4809G/5915D – The Politics of Race – Offered Winter 2023

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

Dissertation Senate Medal

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

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

Oct 20: Canada’s Past and Future in Latin America

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, winner or 2022 Pollara Statistical Confidence Award

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

Welcome Back Pizza Party for 2nd, 3rd, 4th year polisci students!

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

Erin Tolley: Why diverse candidates are facing challenges breaking through in Ontario civic elections

"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

Congrats to Akaysha Humniski

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

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

PSCI 5807 – Analysis of International Organizations offered Winter 2023

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

Monday, September 19, 2022

Expect nasty, divisive political ‘fist fight’ this fall between Poilievre and Trudeau, say political insiders

Jonathan Malloy and Conrad Winn comment in this article. Political scientists noted there were two ways for the Liberals to tackle Poilievre: his message and his tone. Carleton University political scientist Jonathan Malloy said the question for him was whether the Liberals would be able to be successful using the old refrain they used... More

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

More Canadians see monarchy as ‘outdated’ but political risks block change

Jon Malloy comments in this article: "The massive constitutional effort of removing the Crown would inevitably invite many other suggestions for constitutional change. Canada went down this road in the 1980s and 1990s and the country nearly collapsed from all the competing demands". read more    ... More

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Elliot Tepper: Shutdown at Ukraine’s nuclear power plant cuts nuclear risks

Professor Emeritus Elliot Tepper talks about the shutdown at Ulkraine's power plant and the advances of the Ukraine counter offence against Russia. view... More

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Reflections on Teaching and Researching the Global South: Governance, Development, Resistance

Professors Chris Brown, Jeremy Paltiel, and Cristina Rojas retired from the Department of Political Science between 2020 and 2022, after many decades of service. At at special event on September 13, and focusing on their regions of expertise, they reflected on how the politics of the Global South – as well as academic teaching... More

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

‘This is an opportunity’: Why Germany’s leader is looking to Justin Trudeau

Professor Achim Hurrelmann talks to The Toronto Star about Canada's relationship with Germany and the recent visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Canada. ... Scholz’s visit is a rare example of German leaders taking on an international trip that is solely focused on Canada. “It clearly shows that Canada has jumped in importance... More

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Welcome to two new faculty members: Cati Coe and Isaac Odoom

The Department of Political Science is pleased to welcome two new faculty members, Dr. Cati Coe and Dr. Isaac Odoom. Both started at Carleton University on July 1, 2022. They will strengthen the research and teaching expertise of the Department of Political Science on many cutting edge fields, including transnational migration, the politics of... More

Monday, August 22, 2022

Jeff Sahadeo: Global Consequences of Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Space, Place and Pluralism

Jeff Sahadeo has been awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant for his project “Global Consequences of Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Space, Place and Pluralism”. Russia’s War in Ukraine has set an entire region in motion. Millions of Ukrainians have fled in the face of violence, moving west within their country or across borders... More

Monday, August 22, 2022

Call for applicants: Political Science Tenure-Track position: Indigenous Politics in Canada

About the Position: Field of Specialization: Indigenous Politics in Canada Academic Unit: Political Science Category of Appointment: Preliminary (Tenure-Track) Rank/Position Title: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor Start Date: January 1, 2023 or July 1, 2023 Closing Date: October 31, 2022 The Department of Political Science invites... More

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

PSCI 2500 Gender & Politics offered Fall 2022!

PSCI 2500 Gender and Politics Offered Fall 2022 - Register Now! Tuesdays 11:35 - 13:25 Lindsay Robinson, PhD Candidate This course goes beyond a singular emphasis on (particular white) women’s experiences of sexism, and instead encourages students to explore the many ways in which we can think about, experience, and theorize gender. In so... More

Monday, July 25, 2022

New course: PSCI 4809C Indigenous Political Activism

PSCI 4809C Indigenous Political Activism Offered Fall 2022 - Register Now! Wednesdays 14:35 - 17:25 Gabriel Maracle This course will trace the history and context of Indigenous activism in what is now called Canada. This course will be based on a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the long history of Indigenous activism. Beginning in the... More

Monday, July 25, 2022

Politics of Development in Africa offered Fall 2022

PSCI 3100 Politics of Development in Africa Offered Fall 2022 - Register Now! Fridays 11:35 - 14:25 Course Instructor: Isaac Odoom “Africa is rising”, “Africa is unstable and poor”, “In order to develop, Africa should become like the West”, “China is colonizing Africa”. Do these broad-stroke generalizations represent the African... More

Monday, July 25, 2022

New course: PSCI 4809/5915 Ethnographic Research Methods

Offered Fall 2022 - Register Now! PSCI 4809B/5915G Ethnographic Research Methods Wednesdays 8:35 - 11:25 Professor Cati Coe Are you interested in learning qualitative interview, visual, and participant-observational techniques, useful for understanding social and political processes? Ethnographic Research Methods is a hands-on class which will... More

Monday, July 4, 2022

Afghan refugee achieves dream of earning degree in Canada

“O Canada” echoed through the convocation hall at Carleton University in Ottawa, as Maryam Sahar stood waiting for her moment to cross the stage and officially graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. This was a proud moment for the Afghan-born, former interpreter with the Canadian Armed Forces, and one she... More

Monday, June 13, 2022

Erin Tolley: Women and racialized political candidates are being set up to fail

New op-ed by Erin Tolley: Recent elections have resulted in more women, racialized and Indigenous people holding political office in Canada. That’s good news, but we’ve got a long way to go. Elected institutions still do not reflect the demographics of the populations they claim to represent. These representational gaps are a clear indicator... More

Monday, June 13, 2022

Melissa Haussman: Reflecting on the 50-Year Battle to Save Roe v. Wade

As a political scientist, Professor Melissa Haussman has been researching women’s reproductive rights in North America for at least twenty years. She grew up in the United States, in a Republican home in Massachusetts, but changed her partisan affiliation in graduate school. She went on to study not only Roe v. Wade, but its... More

Monday, June 13, 2022

Not dead yet: The Ontario Liberals can’t be counted out

new op-ed by Jonathan Malloy: The Liberal Party of Ontario has – to put it lightly – fallen on hard times. In last week’s provincial election, the Ontario Liberal Party once again came in third place, and while its 2018 wipeout was bad enough, a repeat – winning just one more seat than when... More

Monday, June 13, 2022

Union win at Mexican auto plant brings new hope for labour rights

new op-ed by Laura Macdonald. Autoworkers in Silao assembled some of the most lucrative pick-up trucks sold in North America, yet earned a fraction of the wages paid to workers in the U.S. and Canada—an imbalance that has contributed to a collective lowering of work standards, hurting workers all across the continent. read more... More

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Erin Tolley awarded SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant

Erin Tolley has been awarded a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant for her project “Black Canadians' Participation and Inclusion in Electoral Politics.” Working in collaboration with Operation Black Vote Canada, this Partnership Engage project will create an archive highlighting the experiences and contributions of Black Canadians who have run for... More

Monday, June 6, 2022

Andrea Chandler awarded SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Andrea Chandler has been awarded a 2022 SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant for her project "Alleviating Loneliness, Encouraging Friendship: The Role That Political Society Can Play." The focus of Prof. Chandler’s project will be to consider whether political society (governments and political leaders) can influence the formation of friendships and... More

Monday, May 30, 2022

Achim Hurrelmann and Aaron Ettinger named favourite faculty by residence students

We are proud to announce Achim Hurrelmann and Aaron Ettinger have been nominated for the 2021-2022 Favourite Faculty member by residence students.      ... More

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Congratulations to Victoria Tait on the successful defence of her PhD thesis

Congratulations to Victoria Tait on the successful defence of her PhD thesis, entitled "Backtalk: Implementing United National Security Council Resolution 1325 in the Canadian Armed Forces." Victoria’s dissertation examined the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in the... More

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