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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

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Tune in: “Back to ‘normal’? Prospects for a more just post-pandemic world” by Dr. Lindsey McKay

We will be kicking off our 21st annual graduate student conference (un)masking with a keynote presentation from Institute of Political Economy alum, Dr. Lindsey McKay! Dr. Lindsey McKay is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Sociology, Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Colombia. She is a sociologist and political economist of health,... More

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Watch: Pension Fund Capitalism and the Covid-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Socialist Perspective (Lecture By Kevin Skerrett)

Video Recording of Pension Fund Capitalism and the Covid-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Socialist Perspective Thank you to everyone who was able to join our event! For those who missed the live lecture and discussion, we happy to announce the full video recording is available for viewing. Follow the prompt to watch the November 18,... More

Friday, January 15, 2021

CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED! IPE 2021 Graduate Student Conference: (un)masking

POST UPDATE! The Institute of Political Economy will be hosting it's annual graduate student conference on February 25-26, 2021 [via zoom]. Abstract submissions are now being accepted for this winter's conference: (un)masking. Please see full details of this year's theme in our call for papers poster/text copied below; and send your abstract... More

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Leo Panitch, Professor Emeritus at York University, and former Professor of Political Science at Carleton University has passed away (1945-2020)

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. Leo was born in 1945 to a working-class family in the North end of Winnipeg. Following PhD studies at the LSE in England,... More

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