Friday, July 20, 2018

Glennys Egan- Why Political Economy is the Right Choice

Glennys Egan is a Senior Gender and Research Specialist with Digital Opportunity Trust, a non-governmental organization that supports young people in Africa and the Middle East who are applying technological innovations to community development. How did you become interested in international development? When I chose to pursue my B.A. in... More

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Outstanding Dissertation Award

  The Institute of Political Economy is proud to announce that the recipient of the 2018 CALACS Outstanding Dissertation Award is Sabrina Fernandes, Ph.D. Sabrina completed her M.A at the Institute of Political Economy, and now her Ph.D. in Sociology with a specialization in Political Economy.  Her supervisor, Prof Justin Paulson is... More

Friday, May 4, 2018

2018 Mathew Nelson Memorial Scholarship Winner Announcement

Congratulations to Caglar Dolek, winner of the 2018 Mathew Nelson Memorial Scholarship! Çağlar Dölek is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology with a Specialization in Political Economy. He transferred his Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara-Turkey to Carleton University in September 2017.... More

Friday, March 23, 2018

Summer Term Visiting Professor

The Institute is pleased to announce that our Visiting Professor for the summer term will be Mark P. Thomas! Enrolment is now available through Carleton Central for Professor Thomas's course on Socio-Geographic and Intersectional Perspectives on Work and Labour (runs May 7 - June 19). Click below for Professor Mark Thomas's academic profile and... More

Friday, November 24, 2017

Visiting Professor Employment Opportunity

Looking for a temporary change in scenery? The Institute of Political Economy in the Faculty of Public Affairs is accepting applications from qualified candidates for the position of Visiting Professor. Two appointments are currently available. Academic Unit: Political Economy Category of Appointment: Term Rank/Position Title: Visiting Professor... More

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Winter 2018 Visiting Professor

The announcement you have all been anticipating has arrived! The Institute of Political Economy is excited to announce our Visiting Professor for the Winter 2018 term. Professor Luis Llambi of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research is an expert in the field of agricultural economics and rural development. Professor Llambi will teach one... More

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Director Cristina Rojas Receives SSHRC Grant

Cristina Rojas, Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy “Territory Making as World Making: a Participatory Comparison of Indigenous-state Conflicts in Bolivia and Paraguay” In the 1980’s, 31 small Indigenous communities in the Bolivian lowlands created the Indigenous Federation of Eastern Bolivia (CIDOB) and... More

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Mathew Nelson Memorial Award – Fundraising Update

We are excited to announce that with the help of many generous donations we have reached our goal of $10,000 for the Mathew Nelson Memorial award. The Institute of Political Economy would like to thank the many generous sponsors who have contributed to the award including faculty, alumni, labour unions and Mat's friends and... More

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Political Economy Grad Conference- Call for Papers

We are excited to announce that the planning for our 19th Annual Institute of Political Economy Graduate Conference is well underway. Our conference is scheduled to take place on March 2, 2018. The title of this year’s conference is “Learning to forget, learning to remember: rethinking silence in space, place and memory”. The title... More

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Upcoming Visiting Professor Lecture

The Institute of Political Economy welcomes all to attend an upcoming on lecture on November 8, 2017 by visiting professor, H. Simten Coşar. Writing through Dark Times: Knowledge, Methodology and Practice in Academia Date: Wednesday, November 8, 3:00 p.m. Location: Room 2017, Dunton Tower, Carleton University Everyone welcome Human history has... More

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Fall 2017 Visiting Professor

The Institute welcomes Professor H. Simten Cosar, who will teach two courses while at Carleton this term: Feminism, Peace, and War: Intersectionalities for Political Economy, and The Political Economy of Everyday Academic Life for the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Professor Cosar is formerly of the Faculty of Communication, Hacettepe... More

Friday, May 19, 2017

Visiting Professor Position – Winter 2018

The Institute invites applications from distinguished scholars for a term-length appointment as Visiting Professor in Winter 2018. This appointment involves teaching two graduate courses in an area of political economy, one for the Institute and for the Department of Political Science, and delivering a public lecture. Applications should include a... More

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Political Economy: Old Challenges, New Responses, March 20-21, 2017

The Institute is participating in the Faculty of Public Affairs' Research Month with a two-day conference on Political Economy: Old Challenges, New Responses. Speakers from our cross-appointed faculty, current and former Visiting Professors, members of the non-profit community, graduates of our program, and current graduate students will present... More

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Who’s Got the Power? Locating Power in Times of Social Change

The Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University will be hosting its 18th Annual Graduate Student Conference, “Who’s Got the Power? Locating Power in Times of Social Change” on Monday, February 27th, 2017 in Room 2017 Dunton Tower. We invite you to attend! Download conference program here. Please find the schedule below: 9:00 am... More

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Mat Nelson, 1982-2017

The Institute of Political Economy extends sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mat Nelson, who passed away on January 17 after a long illness.  Mat was a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science, and took part in our Collaborative PhD with a Specialization in Political Economy.   Mat was close to... More

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

CCPA Research Assistantship for Incoming Students

RAship for Austerity Research Project One student entering the MA in Political Economy program at Carleton University in 2017-18 will be selected as a Research Assistant for the project "Austerity and its Alternatives". The Institute of Political Economy is a partner in this research alliance, and receives funding for an RA to work for... More

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Visiting Professor Positions 2017-2018

The Institute invites applications from distinguished scholars for a term-length appointment as Visiting Professor in the 2017-18 academic year. We are unique in Canada in offering an MA and a PhD Specialization in Political Economy. There will be two appointments in the 2017-18 academic year - one in the Fall term (September 2017 to... More

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

CFP: 18TH ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE

The organizing committee of the Institute of Political Economy's 18th Annual Graduate Student conference invites abstracts from all disciplines to take part in 2017's conference entitled "Who's Got the Power? Locating Power in Times of Social Change." Click here for more information on suggested topics and submission dates and... More

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Symposium on The Governance of Seeds and Food: Taking Stock

Please join us October 27th, for a day-long symposium in honour of our Visiting Professor Harriet Friedmann. The symposium celebrates Professor Friedmann's work and the work of the USC on seed and food governance. The symposium's participants include members of the USC, The Coady International Institute, Just Food Ottawa, and faculty and students... More

Monday, June 13, 2016

Political Economy Welcomes Visiting Professor Harriet Friedmann for Fall 2016 Term

We are happy to announce that Professor Friedmann will be joining us as a Visiting Professor for the fall 2016 term, to teach a course for Political Economy on 'Political Ecology of Food' and a course for Sociology on 'Transitions of Sociology.' Professor Friedmann, is a professor of Sociology and Geography and a Fellow... More

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

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Summer Visitor John Rapley

The Institute welcomes Professor John Rapley for the early session of the summer term. Professor Rapley will teach one course for the Institute, PECO 5501/PSCI 5501/SOCI 5504 - The Ethical Foundations of Economics: An Alternative Approach to Economic Theory* and a course for the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, SOCI 5805 - Sociology of... More

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Fall Convocation Story – Daniel Tubb

We are very proud of Daniel Tubb, M.A. Political Economy alumnus, and soon to be granted the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, with a Specialization in Political Economy.  Daniel is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University.  Please read more about Daniel Tubb's experience at Carleton. Congratulations... More

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Laura Macdonald and Pablo Heidrich on International Trade

Laura Macdonald and Pablo Heidrich's article in opencanada.org, entitled 'The Blurring of Economic and Diplomatic Interests,' looks at Trade Minister Ed Fast's address to the Economic Club of... More

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