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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... 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... More

Monday, May 9, 2022

Congrats to Ethan Gao on his dissertation defence!

Congratulations to Ethan Gao on his recent successful PhD dissertation defence. His thesis is entitled "The dialectic of logos and eros: Plato’s display of rhetoric in the Phaedrus and... More

Monday, May 9, 2022

Congrats to Shireen Faisal, winner of CUSA’s C.V. Hotson Memorial Award

The C.V. Hotson Memorial Scholarship is presented annually to a Carleton undergraduate student who has maintained a high degree of academic achievement and has indicated an... More

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Congrats to MA student Nicole Ciza

"As part of Global Affairs Canada's (GAC) International Youth Internship Program (IYIP), I’m overjoyed to have been selected by the College of the Rockies for a 6-month internship in Kitale, Kenya. Beginning in June, I’ll be... More

Monday, May 2, 2022

Taylor Green: Reflections on Maus through a Pandemic

New story by PhD candidate Taylor Green, "Reflections on Maus through a Pandemic," published in the Canadian Society for the Study of Comics annual newsletter Grawlix. Taylor bridges the... More

Monday, May 2, 2022

Polisci students benefit from close connection with UNHCR

Since the launch of the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) in 2018, 12 Carleton students have benefited from a special arrangement with the United Nations Refugee Agency... More

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Erin Tolley: The mayor’s office shouldn’t be a men’s club — but where are all the women?

New op-ed by Erin Tolley, Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race, and Inclusive Politics and Associate Professor in the Department of... More

Friday, April 15, 2022

Craig Mutter: Outstanding TA Award

Congratulations to Craig Mutter, winner of the Department of Political Science Outstanding TA Award for 2021-22. Craig is just completing year one of our Master's program. His principle area of interest is Canadian politics ... More

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

In-person or online classes? The choice is yours!

As campus opens up to more in-person classes, we are pleased to announce we will also continue to offer online classes. In our program there are online options that enable you to plan a class schedule to combine in-person... More

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Political Science Ranking – our expertise is recognized!

Carleton University was ranked one of the top destinations to study 'Politics' in the 2022 QS subject rankings. We're 6th in Canada and in the top 200 internationally, well ahead... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Faculty publications the first quarter of 2022

Chandler, Andrea. 2022. “Democratization, Authoritarianism, and Gender in Russia.” In Katalin Fábián, Janet Elise Johnson, and Mara Lazda, eds., The Routledge Handbook of Gender in Central-Eastern Europe and Eurasia.... More

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Get connected!

Get connected! Are you a polisci alumni or student? Join our new LinkedIn group, for polisci faculty, alumni, staff, and students. This group is It is designed as a forum for for networking and career opportunities, to showcase the... More

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Podcast interview with PhD student Hayley Rose Malouin

PhD student Hayley Rose Malouin was recently a guest on a film podcast discussing Park Chan-Wook's film The Handmaiden. The discussion focuses on gender and sexuality politics and... More

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

New Book out by Sophie Marcotte Chénard: Devant l’histoire en crise

SOPHIE MARCOTTE CHÉNARD Devant l’histoire en crise: Raymond Aron et Leo Strauss Devant l'histoire en crise-communiqué What can we learn from history? Is it true that... More

Monday, March 21, 2022

Andrea Chandler: Russian unrest during war and the impact on Putin’s leadership

Global News talks to Andrea Chandler about the protests in Russia over the Ukraine invasion and if they could affect President Vladimir... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

March 23: What Can You Do with a Political Science Degree?

What Can You Do with a Political Science Degree? Wednesday, March 23, 2022 6.30 -7.30 pm Register All are welcome! Discover the fascinating and varied opportunities a BA in Political... More

Monday, March 14, 2022

How the rules could help shape who becomes the next Conservative leader

Bill Cross talks to CBC News about "How the rules could help shape who becomes the next Conservative leader." The leadership rules for the current race have kept the $300,000... More

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Laura Macdonald: How to break the bias in Canada’s gender and trade agenda

Feminists have applauded Canada’s efforts to “break the bias”—the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day—working against women in global trade. However, many... More

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Waller Newell: Vladimir Putin, Tyrant

Vladimir Putin, Tyrant: The Russian leader’s actions express essential and unalterable truths about human nature, which we ignore at our peril. By Waller R. Newell When Vladimir Putin sent Russian forces into Crimea in 2014,... More

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Elliot Tepper on the situation in Ukraine

Political Science Adjunct Research Professor Elliot Tepper has a weekly review of global politics on city news. This week the program was on the situation in Ukraine. view program ... More

Monday, February 28, 2022

Invasion of Ukraine puts Chinese relationship with Russia under pressure

[Jeremy Paltiel] says China has staked its reputation and position on the United Nations Security Council to the UN principle of territorial integrity, which prohibits states from... More

Monday, February 14, 2022

Congrats to Laura Primeau

Congrats to Laura Primeau on the recent defence of her thesis proposal. Laura's doctoral dissertation, "Mobilizing the Law: Indigenous Resistance to the Mayan Train in the South of Mexico," is supervised by Prof. Cristina Rojas and... More

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

CPSS Event: Career Speaker Series with Daryl Churney

The Carleton Political Science Society (CPSS) presents: Career Speaker Series Daryl Churney, Executive Director General of the Parole Board of Canada Online Event Tuesday, March 1 7.00 pm... More

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Andrea Chandler: “Why Now? What Vladimir Putin Has to Gain in a War with Ukraine?”

Andrea Chandler talks to CTV News about the ongoing situation in Ukraine. With the Canadian government pulling diplomats' families out of... More

Monday, January 24, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Blake Barkley!

Congratulations to Blake Barkely on his recent successful PhD dissertation defence. His thesis is entitled “Revisiting the Politics of Asylum in Africa: Explaining Kenya’s Sub-National Policy Variation” and his supervisor is... More