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Monday, July 29, 2024

Christine Streeter: Precarious funding for Ottawa’s nonprofit sector adversely impacts women

Christine Streeter, a PhD candidate in Carleton University’s School of Social Work: Political Economy, was featured in the Ottawa Citizen on July 16, 2024 with her opinion piece, entitled “Precarious funding for Ottawa’s nonprofit sector adversely impacts women”, which speaks to how the ongoing strike by Ottawa Children’s Aid Society... More

Monday, December 11, 2023

Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism Book Launch

On September 20, 2023 the Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University, and the Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives hosted a book launch for book launch for David Livingstone's 2023 Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism: Class, Class Consciousness, and Activism in the "Knowledge Economy ", published by Fernwood Press. Tipping Point for... More

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

IPE Institute Administator wins a 2022-23 Service Excellence Award

We are very pleased and proud that the  Institute Administrator Tabbatha Malouin is one of five individual recipients of the Carleton University Service Excellence Award this year, which was presented at an awards ceremony on February 23. More than 200 Carleton staff were nominated this year, and Tabbatha's achievement reflects both the depth of... More

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Leo Panitch Symposium

Leo Panitch, mentor, supporter, and the inspiration behind the creation of the Institute of Political Economy passed away from COVID-19 and pneumonia on December 19, 2020, shortly after a cancer diagnosis. Unfortunately, COVID restriction put our plans for an event to celebrate his legacy on hold. On Saturday, December 10th, 2022, we were finally... More

Friday, July 29, 2022

MA Student Catherine Littlefield talks about her experience with community-based research with the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun 

My Experience with Community-Based Research with the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun  By Catherine Littlefield MA Political Economy Student Photos provided by Catherine Littlefield After completing the first two terms of my M.A. with the Institute of Political Economy, I’ve started my thesis research this summer and have been staying in Mayo,... More

Thursday, June 9, 2022

IPE 2022 – 2023 Visitors

The institute of Political Economy is pleased to announce we have 3 visitors for the 2022 – 2023 academic year. Postdoctoral Fellow Phil Henderson September 2022 – August 2024 Phil Henderson is a settler, originally from Saugeen Anishinaabek territories and a PhD candidate in Political Science and Indigenous Nationhood at the University of... More

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Work and Labour Seminar Series

The Institute of Political Economy is organizing a Spring Seminar Series to highlight some key issues being discussed in our Work and Labour program. Seminar 1: Gig Economy (May 11, 2022) Seminar 2: Waitressing  (May 24, 2022) Seminar One: Gig Economy Did you miss our Gig Worker Seminar? You can now watch it here:... More

Monday, March 28, 2022

Statelessness, Forced Isolation and Crimmigration in Canada

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is organizing a talk, titled "Statelessness, Forced Isolation and Crimmigration in Canada" with Deepan Budlakoti. Event Information: Friday, April 1, 2022 from 2:00pm - 3:30pm, via zoom. To register for this event, please click here. Deepan Budlakoti is born and raised in Canada, stateless for over 10... More

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Congratulations to Justin Paulson on receiving a Faculty Grad Mentoring Award

Congratulations to Justin Paulson on receiving a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award! Dr. Paulson is currently the Director of the Institute of Political Economy and a Professor in the Sociology and Anthropology Department. Dr. Paulson was one of eight faculty members  to receive this recognition.  The Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards are... More

Sunday, July 18, 2021

IPE 2021 – 2022 Visitors

The institute of Political Economy is pleased to announce we have 3 visitors for the 2021 – 2022 academic year.   Visiting Fulbright Scholar Herman Mark Schwartz September 2021 – August 2022 Herman Mark Schwartz (Mark) is a professor in the Politics department of the University of Virginia. He is best known for work... More

Monday, June 21, 2021

Congratulations to our Graduates!

  We are  happy to announce our graduates for 2020 - 2021! They have overcome so much during the last year and we would like to take this opportunity to wish them all the best as they embark on the next chapter of their life. We have created a special Virtual Convocation page to... More

Monday, March 1, 2021

Congratulations to our Winter 2021 Graduates!

Congratulations to our Winter 2021 Graduates! MA Political Economy Janna Bryson Amina Kane Diana Kolesnik Kyla Piccin Rominick Villaneuva Patricia Wallinger Collaborative PhD M. Wesley Petite (Political... More

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