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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Why a Degree in Political Economy? Interview with Vlad Diaz Cuellar

Congratulations to student Vladimir Diaz Cuellar, who will graduate this June with a Master of Arts in Political Economy. Vlad was recently interviewed by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, regarding his intellectual roots, his time at the Institute, and his future plans. To read the article, please see the Grad Studies' Convocation... More

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Rianne Mahon on Gender and Global Governance: Some Research Challenges

Friday, April 15th, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., Room 2017 Dunton Tower, Carleton University To cap off  IPE's Collaborative PhD Thesis Workshop, Professor Rianne Mahon will present a talk on Gender and Global Governance: Some Research Challenges. Professor Mahon is a former director of the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton. She now holds the... More

Monday, March 21, 2016

Strategic Corporate Research Workshop

As part of the Faculty of Public Affairs Summer Institute, Political Economy's Adjunct Research Professor Tom Juravich will be conducting a two-day workshop on strategic corporate research. Professor Juravich, from the Department of Labor Studies, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has been organizing these workshops for over a... More

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Visiting Professor Richard Westra’s Talk, “Merchants of Venice on Wall Street”

Richard Westra argues that changes across the capitalist world at the turn of the 21st century put into play a global financial system which operates as a reincarnation of ancient usury. Capitalism had tamed the activities of money lending and tethered finance to expanding production of material goods and increased social wealth. But, as... More

Monday, November 9, 2015

Call for Papers: Doctoral Thesis Workshop

CALL FOR PAPERS DOCTORAL THESIS WORKSHOP CARLETON UNIVERSITY APRIL 15, 2016 The Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University will host a PhD Thesis Workshop on April 15, 2016. We welcome submissions from doctoral students currently working on a dissertation chapter or proposal on any issue related to political economy. This is a great... More

Friday, October 30, 2015

Visiting Scholar Suzanne Mills’ Talk on Political Economy of Work in Northern Resource Development

As part of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Founders Seminar series, Suzanne Mills, Associate Professor of Labour Studies and Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University will present a talk on the following: Place-based rights and mobile jobs: the new political economy of work in northern resource development. When:... More

Friday, October 30, 2015

Call for Papers: IPE’S 2016 Grad Conference

Carleton University’s Institute of Political Economy is pleased to announce our 17th Annual Graduate Students Conference.  The theme will be “Beyond Crisis: Innovative Analysis through Intersectionality.”  We invite MA and PhD students of all disciplines to submit abstracts on a wide selection of issues, both domestic and international.... More

Monday, October 19, 2015

Cross-appointee Marc-André Gagnon Grades Federal Parties on Prescription Drug Coverage

In an article published October 17 in Policy Options, entitled "Federal Elections and Prescription Drugs: A Grade Report," Gagnon analyzes proposals from five federal parties on prescription drug reform: Canada and the United States are the only two OECD countries that do not provide public coverage to enable access to prescription drugs for the... More

Monday, October 5, 2015

The Harper Record 2008-2015

Today the CCPA released The Harper Record 2008-15, edited by IPE Adjunct Professor Teresa Healy and Stuart Trew. The book contains contributions by five Institute alumni: Sophie O'Manique, Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, Lucy Sharratt, Jane Stinson and Tamara Krawchenko. Congratulations to you all! See here for more information about this publication... More

Monday, August 10, 2015

Alumnus Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood talks to Embassy newspaper about investor-protection suits

Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (M.A., 2014) discusses why Canadian companies are falling short in investor-protection suits in an interview with Embassy. Please read the article... More

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Collaborative PhD with a Specialization in Political Economy

Stephanie Redden talks about taking part in the Collaborative PhD with a Specialization in Political Economy. To learn more, please attend our information session on Friday, September 18 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1524 Dunton... More

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Professor Teresa Healy’s Workshop May 28-30

As a long-time activist in the Canadian labour movement, Teresa Healy knows how hard activists work—and how rare it is that they have a moment to stop and reflect.  hat need motivated her to create the upcoming workshop, “Policy Advocacy and Social Change”, which will run from May 28–30 as part of the FPA... More

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