Barbara Cameron awarded $197,764 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant for the project "Engendering Public Engagement, Democratizing Public Space"

Political Science Professor Barbara Cameron has been awarded a $197,764 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant for the project "Engendering Public Engagement, Democratizing Public Space" The project is an academic and community collaboration directed at developing and testing methods of inclusive public engagement to be used in a subsequent, larger project of public consultation organized around the […]

Making Sense of Politics: Optimism of the Intellect

Talk by Leo Panitch, Canada Research Chair and Distinguished Research Professor Monday, April 25, 2016 Click here to RSVP    

York U political science students recognized for top achievement at Model Arctic Council

The delegates of the 2016 Model Arctic Council Samantha Craig-Curnow, Veronica Guido, Val Muzik and Darren Zanussi are all fourth-year students in the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) at York University. They recently came away with accolades for their standout performances at the Model Arctic Council […]

The Department of Political Science invites you to Driving Remembrance from Below: Civil Society Initiatives and Memory Politics in Germany

A talk by Jenny Wüstenberg DAAD Visiting Professor York University Monday 28 March 2016 2:30 - 4:30 pm South 674 Ross Building, York University Jenny Wustenberg talk 28 March 2016 (PDF)

The Department of Political Science invites you to a talk by Lecturer Jesse Salah Ovadia: Petro-Developmental States and Local Linkages as Oil-Backed Capitalist Development in the Global South

Lecturer: Jesse Salah Ovadia, Newcastle University, UK Date: Monday 21 March 2016 2:30 - 4:30 pm Location: South 674 Ross Building, York University Oil has traditionally been seen as a curse for Africa; its extraction has brought about all of the negative features of capitalist development (poverty, exclusion, environmental degradation, loss of traditional livelihoods, etc.) […]

See how one Political Science student transformed his final paper on Arctic politcs (POLS 4101- Slowey) into a research presentation for the competition!

York University’s 3rd annual Undergraduate Research Fair took place Wednesday February 25, 2015 (11am – 1:30pm) in the Scott Library Collaboratory. This multidisciplinary Fair celebrates undergraduate researchers and their work, and allows students to showcase their best research project from 2014 in a friendly environment. Applications were reviewed by a selections committee. Successful applicants prepare a […]

The perspectives of York students on Canadian ties to a rapidly changing Asia have recently been published on the "Emerging Voices on Asia" blog of the National Conversation on Asia

York Political Science students "Emerging Voices on Asia".The perspectives of York students on Canadian ties to a rapidly changing Asia have recently been published on the "Emerging Voices on Asia" blog of the National Conversation on Asia. The blog posts by Jennifer Mendoza, Matt Summers, and Kirubel Abebe offer analysis on the environmental impact of […]

New book by Professors Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin: The Making of Global Capitalism

New book by Professors Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin: The Making of Global Capitalism argues that 'globalisation' has not diminished the power of states and neither are we witnessing a decline in US power and a return to inter-state rivalry. On the contrary, Panitch and Gindin argue, the unique power and capacities of the US […]

Presentations from Learn about the Global Politics program and Careers in Political Science (Feb 24) are now available for download

Presentations from Learn about the Global Politics program and Careers in Political Science (Feb 24) are now available for download.