Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Corporate Welfare: Public Policies for Private Corporations

Everyone is welcome to attend our Visiting Professor's Workshop, featuring talks by the Institute's Visitor, Professor Kevin Farnsworth of The University of Sheffield, UK, Professor Marc-Andre Gagnon of the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton, and Jennifer Moore, Latin America Program Coordinator, MiningWatch Canada. The... More

Monday, October 21, 2013

Call for Papers – THE CORPORATE STATE: Perspectives from Political Economy

We are looking for papers and presenters that critically examine power within our everyday political and economic, digital and material, cultural and natural environments. How and why is the state increasingly intertwined with the market? How is this relationship changing in the twenty-first century? How do we conceptualize social control and... More

Monday, October 21, 2013

Visiting Professor Position

The Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University invites applications from distinguished scholars for a term-length appointment as Visiting Professor in the 2014-2015 academic year. The Institute is unique in Canada in offering an M.A. and a Ph.D. Specialization in Political Economy. There will be two appointments in the 2014/15 academic... More

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

BORDERS, POLICING AND LAW

All are welcome to attend the Institute of Political Economy's Research Symposium on Wednesday, June 12 from 1:00-4:00 p.m., 2017 Dunton Tower.  The symposium will feature presentations by our Visiting Professor Mat Coleman, Department of Geography, Ohio State University, Carleton University faculty members Dawn Moore (Law and Legal Studies) and... More

Monday, May 27, 2013

Political Economy’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

On Friday, May 24th the Institute hosted its 20th anniversary celebration.  The conference was attended by alumni from 1993-2012, current students in the MA in Political Economy and the Collaborative PhD with a Specialization in Political Economy, and numerous cross-appointed faculty from the Faculties of Public Affairs and Arts and Social... More

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

IPE@20

Celebrating 20 years of engaged research at the Institute of Political Economy!  This year the Institute is celebrating its 20th anniversary, marking the year that the first Master of Arts degrees in Political Economy were conferred.  The conference will feature panelists made up of former Visiting Professors and current teaching faculty, alumni... More

Friday, April 5, 2013

Community, Crisis & Solidarity – Visiting Professor’s Symposium

Everyone is welcome to attend Visiting Professor Teresa Healy's symposium on Thursday, April 11th at 1:00 p.m., in Room A720 Loeb.  The symposium, entitled 'Community, Crisis & Solidarity, features panels on Economic Development and Women in the North with speakers from FemNorthNet and the University of Ottawa, as well as a panel on... More

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Early Summer 2013 Courses

This summer the Institute welcomes alumnus Professor Mat Coleman, now an Associate Professor with the Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, as our summer visitor.  Professor Coleman will teach two courses in the early summer session, one for the Institute of Political Economy, cross-listed with the Department of Political Science... More

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Call for Papers – Eulogies for the Public: Capitalism, Warfare, and the Conservative Turn

Using the three broad themes of capitalism, warfare, and the conservative turn, the Critical Social Research Collaborative is seeking papers and/or creative submissions which address how the ‘public’ (broadly defined) is constituted, contested and enforced in contemporary society, for its 5th Annual Conference in Critical Social Research. The... More

Monday, January 28, 2013

Spotlight on our Students: Cameron Esler

Cameron Esler is a second-year student at the Institute and an award-winning documentary filmmaker focusing on social issues.  Cameron co-directed and co-wrote Burning Water,  a  2010 documentary on fracking in Alberta.  To read more about Cameron's experiences as a filmmaker and why he chose to pursue a Master of Arts degree at the Institute... More

Friday, September 21, 2012

Attention Prospective Students – Change to Ontario Graduate Scholarships

This year students must apply for an Ontario Graduate Scholarship to their prospective departments.    Students from outside of Carleton University should apply directly to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs.  For more information and the OGS application form, please click here.  Please contact the Institute Administrator at... More

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

New Collaborative MA Program in African Studies

The collaborative master’s program with a specialization in African Studies is especially designed for current Carleton master’s students in participating programs within the Faculties of Arts and Social Science, Public Affairs, and the Sprott School of Business who wish to enrich their training by developing expertise in the field African... More

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Congratulations to our Endowment Award Winners

The following students are winners of 2011-12 Endowment Awards: Alicia Baker, Lambda Foundation for Excellence Award Tessa Blaikie, David and Rachel Epstein Foundation Scholarship Cameron Esler,  Kalmen Kaplansky Scholarship in Economic and Social Rights Sabrina Fernandes, Norman Pollock Memorial Award for Latin American Studies Kirsten... More

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Professor Laura Macdonald New Director in 2013

The Institute is pleased to announce that beginning January, 2013 Professor Laura Macdonald of the Department of Political Science will take on the job of Director of the Institute.  Professor Macdonald will be the fifth Director in the Institute's history.  Former Directors include Michael Dolan (Political Science), Wallace Clement (Sociology),... More

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

New Research Placement Course is Zooming Along!

A new research placement course (PECO 5907) for our IPE Master’s students was approved last year and we are running it for the first time this year  (2011-2012). The placement is an opportunity for IPE students to engage in research activities with local, national and international organizations based in Ottawa. So far, the take... More

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