Issue n. 45 | January

VOLUME 4 / ISSUE 1 SPRING 2014

A Message from Acting BRIEFS Chair, Ryan Balot We are proud to announce the J. his year has been a Stefan Dupré Memorial Scholarship memorable one for in Canadian Politics for Political Sci- T ence undergraduate students study- the Department, one that ing Canadian politics. has brought us a host of new faculty and postdoc- The Department is pleased to an- toral fellows, an array of nounce we will be launching our new fresh research opportuni- website in June! ties for our students, and Be sure to visit: a variety of occasions to http://politics.utoronto.ca honour our many award winners. When I review Forum Research has generously the articles in the current pledged a donation of thirty-six polling issue of the newsletter, datasets annually to the Department what I see, above all, is for student and faculty research. The data, hosted on-line at Robarts our impact both on the sis of Christopher Cochrane Library, is available to any Ontario discipline of political sci- university student or faculty member. and the thoughtful activism of ence and on the political (Read more on page 3) world around us. Melissa Williams and Yas- From the academic min Dawood, the Department awards and recognition is flourishing; it is doing exactly received by Professors what it should be doing as a INSIDE Stren, Magocsi, Fujii, leading department in a top- Scholars and the Elections Act 2 and Bashevkin, to the Forum Research Data Archive 3 ranked research institution. I unique classroom strat- New Faces in the Department 5 invite you to read further into egies developed by our ‘Left’ from ‘Right’ 7 the issue, where I hope that TAs, to the leadership Fresh off the Press 8 roles of our graduates, to you will feel as proud and in- Alumni Mentoring 10 the cogent political analy- spired as I am. 2 Visiting the University of Bristol By Sylvia Bashevkin

n March 2014, I had the pleasure of visiting the viewed me at an informal panel on academic life IUniversity of Bristol as the Benjamin Meaker at the Gender Research Centre, and I attended Visiting Professor. My host was Professor Sar- a PhD student paper presentation at the Centre. ah Childs, best known for her work on the impact This type of short-term visitorship is beneficial of New Labour women in the British parliament. to both the scholar who receives valuable feed- Activities during my stay included writing a back on their work, and to the host institution that blog, presenting a seminar for faculty and grad- can energize a course, a graduate student com- uate students, and delivering an undergraduate lecture – in each case I focused on my current munity, and establish a public blog presence in research on women as foreign policy leaders. the middle of the semester. The seminar featured a discussant, Professor I’m grateful to the University of Bristol for the Tim Edmunds of the Global Insecurities Centre invitation and to the Social Sciences and Hu- at Bristol, whose comments were followed by a manities Research Council of Canada for fund- lively discussion period. Professor Childs inter- ing this important research project. Scholars and the Fair Elections Act n April 23, 2014, Professor that the proposed amendments the Commissioner of Elections OMelissa Williams and col- don’t touch the main harms that at the Senate committee study- leagues released an open letter the bill will do to democratic in- ing the bill. He also noted that signed by 465 academics to stitutions.” partisanship may have influ- Prime Minister Stephen Harper, The main harms noted by Wil- enced reaction to the bill and the House of Commons, and liams are: the failure to grant the that many of the bill’s critics the Senate. Commissioner of Elections the questioned the motives of the The letter, co-authored by six power to compel witnesses to government. professors including Williams, testify, the appointment of poll Owing in large part to the and Yasmin Dawood, an As- supervisors by the incumbent open letters, public awareness sistant Professor of Law at the party (a provision the govern- of the bill was raised and the U of T and cross-appointed ment dropped in its amended government was pressured to to the Department, was a fol- bill), the elimination of vouching amend the bill. Although Wil- low-up to a previous open letter for voters (a provision modified liams thinks the amendments released on March 11, 2014, by in the amended bill), and pro- are an improvement and will Williams and colleagues. The hibiting Elections Canada from “undo the worst of the damag- letters criticized several provi- encouraging voter turnout. es created by the original bill”, sions and proposed amend- Nelson Wiseman, also men- she adds that, “the bill still fails ments to the Fair Elections Act. tioned in The Globe and Mail to strengthen the investigative Williams told The Globe and article, did not sign either letter powers of the Commissioner of Mail, “My judgment – and that of but spoke in favour of extend- Elections and still limits vouch- my many, many colleagues – is ing the investigative powers of ing for the identity of voters.” Links to letters: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/03/11/dont-undermine-elections-canada/; http://www.huffngtonpost.ca/yasmin-dawood-/fair-elections-act-academics_b_5205487.html 3

Forum Research collaborates with the Department of Political Science orum Research, headed by Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, This on-going donation will enable researchers to Fa former student of our department, recently study trends in public opinion, thereby facilitating donated to the Department a valuable collection the analysis of changing public attitudes to policy of datasets from its library of political polls. The issues, political parties, and politicians. Forum Poll™ is among the most reliable sources of Forum’s polling datasets have already benefitted data on social and political issues at the municipal, students in the Department. In Professor Joseph provincial, and federal levels; its election polls are Fletcher’s course, POL 242Y – Research Methods often among the most accurate. As a result, Fo- for Political Science Specialists – students have rum Research has become one of Canada’s best utilized the datasets in their research projects. known and most respected public opinion survey The Department is grateful to Forum Research firms. for this significant contribution. This valuable addi- The donation by Forum Research includes thir- tion to the University’s data archive, hosted on-line ty-six datasets compiled in 2013 and are comprised by Robarts Library, is available to all Ontario uni- of twelve datasets at each of the municipal, provin- versity students and faculty members. The data cial, and federal levels. Forum intends to donate archive may be accessed at: its dataset collections to the Department annually. http://bit.ly/PolSciDataverse Professor Emeritus Jonathan Barker t a time when so much was being contested countries development. Ain the United States, Jonathan Barker found After Jonathan retired, the events of 9/11 – he had “a breath of fresh air” when he arrived in Canada a daughter in New York City at the time – shook in 1967. An authority on the politics of rural de- him and led him to write velopment in Africa, the level of student activism The No-Nonsense Guide at the University of – the ability and lack to Terrorism (Verso: of hesitancy of students to challenge the views of 2003), a short but power- their professors – impressed Jonathan. He also ful and accessible book. recalls how well students and colleagues such as Translated into numerous Cranford Pratt received him. Many of Jonathan’s languages, he believes it students from Africa returned to their native coun- is his most widely read tries and made signifigant contributions to their publication. Let the Mayoral Race Begin! By Gabriel Eidelman ark your calendars, political junkies: Octo- first-class airfare to the Philippines and India. Mber 27, 2014, should be one of the craziest And of course, all eyes will be on Toronto and its election days you’re bound to see. Municipal now (in)famous mayor, . Drugs, death election season is upon us here in Ontario, with threats, and conspiracies: what more could you several exciting races across the GTA. In Mis- ask for in a Hollywood thriller municipal elec- sissauga, residents head to the polls to elect a tion? Ford’s main challengers, , Karen new mayor for the first time in (gasp!) 36 years, Stintz, David Soknacki, and , have as 93-year-old “Hurricane” Hazel McCallion has all declared their candidacies. The stage is set finally decided to step down from public office. for a political battle royale the likes of which this In Brampton, embattled Mayor Susan Fennell city has never witnessed. How will it end? As seeks re-election amidst revelations that she the mayor himself likes to say, “We’ll just have to and her staff expensed nearly $200,000 in trav- wait for October 27, and let the people decide.” el costs, including 5-star accommodations and 4 Professors Saluted with Honorary Degrees nstitutions in Canada and abroad continue to ac- Slovakia’s Prĕsov University bestowed Professor Iknowledge the achievements of our Department’s Magocsi’s honorary degree in June, 2013. In his faculty members. Professor Emeritus Richard acceptance address, Stren, long-time Director of the Centre for Urban Professor Magocsi and Community Studies and current Director of its spoke of the dangers successor, the Cities Centre, and Professor Paul of universities being Robert Magocsi, Chair of Ukrainian Studies, have captured by a narrow been awarded honorary doctorates in recognition bureaucratic mindset of their notable academic contributions. as well as the chal- After completing his undergraduate degree in lenges presented by our department and doing his graduate work in the modern technology. United States, Professor Stren returned to teach at An authority in study- his alma ma- ing nationalism in ter, attaining Central and Eastern an interna- Europe, he singled out tional reputa- Slovakian society as a tion as a lead- reflection of Europe’s ing scholar on multicultural reality. In addition to his extensive the manage- studies and atlases of the region, Professor Ma- ment of cities gocsi has made noteworthy contributions to Cana- in developing dian Studies since joining our department as the countries. Editor-in-Chief of The Encyclopaedia of Canada’s The Univer- Peoples and as the Director of the Multicultural sity of Que- History Society of Ontario. bec, under the auspices of the National Institute The scholarly activities of Professors Stren and of Scientific Research, conferred Professor Stren’s Magocsi speak to their roles as creative intellectu- honorary degree in recognition of his outstanding als. Their accomplishments and their continuing achievements. In addition to recognizing his con- contributions, recognized by others as models of siderable number of influential books and articles, excellence, do our department proud. the NISR emphasized the scientific rigour and so- Kudos to them. cial conscience he has brought to his activities. Honouring our Graduates and Professor Emeritus Frank Peers aculty, staff, and students gathered on May 14, During the reception, Professor Emeritus Frank F2014, to honour our graduate students who re- Peers was recognized for his extraordinary gen- ceived awards this past year in a variety of com- erosity to the Department’s endowed graduate petitions including the Social Science and Hu- awards program. In recognition of his tremendous manities Research Council and Ontario Graduate contributions to the Department and its graduate Scholarships, as well as a number of Dissertation students, Sidney Smith Hall Room 3050 has been Research and Travel award competitions. named The Frank Peers Room. Did you know? You know that the University of Toronto is a big institution, but did you know the annual operating budget is $2 billion this year? You know that the Political Science Department is popular, but did you know that 3,576 students enrolled as specialists, majors, or minors this past year and that there were enrolments of 11,069 full course equivalents (FCEs) in the Department’s undergraduate courses? 5 New Faces in the Department

Professor Mathias Albert UTM department on January 1, 2015 as an Assis- from Bielefeld University is tant Professor in the field of Urban Politics. Her dis- the 2014-15 Hannah Arendt sertation deals with urban water management and DAAD Visiting Professor in among her many current projects, she is studying Political Science. He will the impact of climate change on cities. be teaching two courses on Politics in Europe and Peng-Fei Li, who is with us The Emergence of Modern on a prestigious Banting Post- World Politics. doctoral Fellowship, is working with Professor Harald Bathelt. Olena Bagno-Moldavsky After completing his PhD at will be a Post-Doctoral Fel- Peking University, Peng-Fei low as of September 2014 worked as a consultant in the with the the Centre for Jew- Beijing office of the World Bank. ish Studies at the U of T. Last year, he was a Lecturer at Olena will be teaching two East China Normal University courses in Political Science in Shanghai. during the 2014-15 academ- ic year. Professor Joel S. Migdal from the University of Washing- Han Il Chang is also in ton will be a Visiting Professor the Department as a post- in the Department and will be doctoral fellow. His fields in- teaching an intensive course clude Comparative Politics to senior undergraduate and and Political Economy. Han graduate students on Israel in Il is currently working with the Global Context in the fall. Professor Peter Loewen on experimental political sci- Laura Rabinowitz will be ence. joining the department as the Allan Bloom Memorial Post- Currently a Max Weber doctoral Fellow. Laura will be Postdoctoral Fellow at the working with Professors Clif- European University Insti- ford Orwin and Ryan Balot tute in Florence, Michael and her research will focus on James Donnelly (not to be classical political thought (mor- confused with our own Pro- al and political virtue, in particular), early modern po- fessor Emeritus Michael litical thought, and constitutional law. Laura will also Wade Donnelly) will be teach an undergraduate course. joining the St. George De- partment and the School of Joining the UTSc department Public Policy and Governance as an Assistant at the rank of Assistant Pro- Professor. fessor on July 1 in the area of Comparative Public Policy is Sara Hughes, who has Stefan Renckens. He comes taught at the University of to us fresh from completing his Colorado at Boulder, is cur- PhD at Yale where his supervi- rently a postdoctoral fellow sor was our own alumnus, Pro- with the Environmental Pro- fessor Benjamin Cashore. tection Agency in North Car- olina. She will be joining the 6 David Cameron: Administrator Extraordinaire line courses, from “Government is very much com- olitical Science faculty mem- a first year undergraduate course mand and control,” he notes, bers have served the Univer- P to the graduate core course in “people are waiting to be told sity in many leading administra- Canadian Politics, served as what to work on.” In contrast, he tive roles. David Cameron, the an Ontario deputy minister, and continues, “success at the Uni- Department’s former Chair, is a co-authored with Professor Gra- versity depends on your powers prime example. After serving as ham White a book nominated of persuasion because you work a federal assistant deputy minis- for the prestigious Donner Prize. with colleagues, not subordi- ter and assistant secretary to the After yeoman service as the De- nates. It is more collegial.” cabinet, David joined the Depart- partment’s Director of Under- David considers the celebra- ment in 1985 but was engaged graduate Studies and then as tion for him when he stepped full-time as the university’s Vice Chair, David is now the Dean of down as Departmental Chair a President for Institutional Rela- the Faculty of Arts and Science. high point in his career. “I’ve had tions. How do government and uni- some very good times and been Since then, he has taught front- versity administration compare? very well treated.” Yes, Virginia, there is a paradise for academics and it’s called the Russell Sage Foundation By Lee Ann Fujii the growing political divide in the the only “unfortunate” part of my have been a Visiting Schol- US, and the recovery of the Viet- time as a Visiting Scholar is that Iar at the Russell Sage Foun- namese community in New Orle- it is quickly coming to an end. dation (RSF) in New York City ans following Hurricane Katrina. since September 2013. RSF’s To say that I have benefited from mission is to study inequality in my time here would be a gross the US, a topic that has recent- understatement. I have learned ly come to the front and centre immensely about inequality from of American political discourse. my colleagues, including econo- I am among a cohort of nineteen mists and statisticians who are scholars, representing a variety able to communicate complex of institutions and disciplines. ideas in straightforward, uncom- The projects we are working plicated terms. I have also ben- on are equally diverse, from my efited from on-going discussions own study of political violence with scholars of race and social to studies of latent prejudice, in- movements, topics that directly ter-generational social mobility, inform my own project. Indeed, Want to help create a better educational experience for our undergraduate and graduate students in Political Science? Donations to the Department contribute to the establishment of awards and schol- arships, but that’s not all. Donations support field research costs for students, awards for students to present their research at conferences, and funding for networking events. Donations are easier than ever. Please see page 12 to find out how you can donate. Visit us on the web: http://politics.utoronto.ca https://www.facebook.com/politics.utoronto https://twitter.com/PolSci_UofT 7 How to Tell “Left” from “Right” By Christopher Cochrane he words ‘left’ and ‘right’, in line of political disagreement to group. Some political sci- Ttheir political sense, date in French society at the time. entists are tempted to relegate back more than two centuries Nowadays, citizens, journal- these words to the “rhetoric” of to the seating arrangement of ists, and academics in a wide politics and exclude them al- the French National Assembly in range of countries employ these together from the “science” of the early days of the Revolution. words in similar ways to describe it. These critics are mistaken. rival positions in debates about Radical democrats and their Far from being of little use to sympathizers sat to the left of the wealth redistribution, abortion, the science of politics, the very king; the supporters of the cler- gay and lesbian rights, immigra- persistence and diversity of gy and the aristocracy sat to his tion, war and peace, and, more ‘left’ and ‘right’ highlights the right. This seating arrangement recently, environmentalism, became a metonymy for the main among other things. The words phenomena of ideational diffu- ‘left’ and ‘right’ anchor casual sion and evolution. It provides conversations about political dis- an opportunity to examine how agreement and the formal equa- people see, categorize, and tions that model it. Yet, there is orient themselves to the polit- an enduring and embarrassing ical world around them. And it problem for those that study left/ opens a window to the elusive right differences: even casual ob- concept of ideology; its nature, servers of politics know the left/ structure, and the ways in which right divide when they see it, but individual and system-level char- not even experts can tell you pre- cisely what these words mean. acteristics interact to shape it. Indeed, many academics ar- The left/right divide is sim- gue that these words lack a ple and clear and thus easy for “semantic substratum” or that people to see; it is not near- their meaning varies willy-nilly ly as simple, however, as our from person to person or group definitions make it out to be.

Preparing Our Graduates By Peter Loewen f our PhD graduates in the last ten years, ration, academic publishing, and interviewing. Otwo-thirds found academic employment My friends and mentors read a number of draft within two years. Many other graduates have applications to help me improve how I pre- succeeded in alternate career paths. In- sented my credentials and research agenda.” dustriousness and publishing are common After holding a postdoctoral fellowship, Inder threads shared by two recent graduates. Marwah accepted a tenure-track position in Po- Carey Doberstein recently accepted a ten- litical Theory at McMaster University. His advice ure-track position at the University of British Co- mirrors that of Doberstein: “Publish! My thesis lumbia-Okanagan. “Given that there are many committee was supportive and encouraging, re- elements of the academic job market beyond viewing my work, and providing invaluable feed- my control,” he says, “I made sure those ele- back. Present your work widely; network and get ments that I could control were impeccable. It to know people at conferences and professional meant cultivating a CV with high quality peer-re- events. Develop reading groups with colleagues; viewed publications, conference participation, no one will be more willing to read your work teaching experience, and a well-executed dis- with a critical eye, and it’s enormously helpful.” sertation. I attended every job market seminar Sound advice from two successful graduates. the Department offered, including CV prepa- 8 Our Graduates as Fresh off the University Leaders Press Ryan Balot. Courage ur Department has long had a reputation for providing out- in the Democratic Polis. Ostanding administrative leaders at the University. Many may not realize, however, that some of our graduates have also be- New York: Oxford Uni- come leaders at other post-secondary institutions across Cana- versity Press, 2014. In da. this careful and compel- ling study, Balot brings A 1995 graduate and recognized expert together political theory, classical on parliamentary democracy in Canada, history, and ancient philosophy in David Docherty now serves as Mount order to re-conceive of courage as Royal University’s ninth President. His a specifically democratic virtue. thesis was published as the well-known Ronald Beiner. Polit- book, Mr. Smith Goes to Ottawa: Life in ical Philosophy: What It the House of Commons (UBC Press: Is and Why It Matters. 1997). David previously served as the Cambridge: Cambridge Dean of Arts and senior advisor to the University Press, 2014. Vice-President, Academic, at Wilfrid In this book, Beiner ex- Laurier University where, in recognition amines epic theorists of political of his skills in integrating scholarly re- philosophy, and discusses why they search and teaching excellence, he received the Faculty of Arts are compelling in their contributions and flaws. After serving as Vice-President of Raisa B. Deber with St. Thomas University in Freder- Catherine L. Mah. Case icton, New Brunswick for seven Studies in Canadian years, Richard Myers now heads Health Policy and Man- Algoma University. Richard, who agement, Second Edi- is fluent in a number of languages, tion. Toronto: University earned all three of his degrees in of Toronto Press, 2014. our Department. A member of the This text offers a wide selection of Council of Scholars of the American cases that allow a comprehensive Academy of Liberal Education, he is look at the concepts and methods the author of The Canadian Regime used to examine public policy, pub- lic health, and healthcare manage- (UTP: 5th Ed 2014), a popular textbook published in both English ment issues. and French. Randall Hansen. Dis- Joel Sokolsky, an authority on Canadi- obeying Hitler: German an foreign and defence policy, interna- Resistance After Opera- tional security relations, and American tion Valkyrie. Doubleday foreign and defence policy, recently Canada, 2014. Both hor- completed his appointment as Principal rifying and life-affirming, of the Royal Military College. Previously, Disobeying Hitler tells he served as a consultant to the Depart- the untold story of a German revolt ments of Defence and Foreign Affairs. against the dying Nazi tyranny in the His most recent book is The Soldier year following the well-published and The State in the Post-Cold War Era assassination attempt in 1944. (Queens: 2002). Randall Hansen and Desmond King. Sterilized by the State. Cambridge: If there is any measure of success for a university department it Cambridge University is the quality of its graduates. The accomplishments and success Press, 2013. This com- of our alumni speak volumes on this issue. prehensive analysis of 9

eugenics in North America focuses on the second tions, Diverse Responses. Montreal: half of the twentieth century. King and Hansen McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2014. show why eugenic sterilization policies persisted This text provides a rich overview of the following the 1940s in the United States and Can- historical, demographic, and political ada with riveting tales of victims and primary doc- forces that shape social cohesion. It uments on the subject. also explores the implemented policies Lawrence LeDuc, Richard G. Niemi, and programs and their effects on immigrant, mi- and Pippa Norris. Comparing Democra- nority, and host community issues. cies 4: Elections and Voting in a Chang- Kristin R. Good, Luc Turgeon, and ing World. London: Sage Publications, Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos. Seg- 2014. With its newly added introduction mented Cities? UBC Press, 2014. This and chapters, this text remains a must- text, co-edited by former University of read for students and lecturers studying elections Toronto PhD students, Good and Tur- and voting behaviour, comparative politics, parties, geon, and current Associate Professor and democracy. Triadafilopoulos, provides an extensive analysis of Dilip Solman, Janice Gross Stein, how urbanization and pluralization are shaping the and Joseph Wong. Innovating for the world’s urban centres. Global South: Towards an Inclusive In- David A. Wolfe. Innovating In Urban novation Agenda. Toronto: University of Economics: Economic Transformation in Toronto Press, 2014. This text offers in- Canadian City-Regions. Toronto: Univer- novative and new solutions for reducing sity of Toronto Press, 2014. An in-depth poverty in the developing world. With the multi- exploration of how the social dynamics disciplinary expertise of the University of Toronto’s that influence innovation and knowledge Global Innovation Group, leading experts on engi- flows in Canadian city-regions, and contribute to neering, medicine, management, and global public transformation and long-term growth. This book is policy examine the causes and consequences of part of the Innovation, Creativity, and Governance endemic poverty and the challenges of mitigating in Canadian City-Regions series. its effects. Note: book descriptions are either taken or paraphrased Paul Spoonley and Erin Tolley. Diverse Na- from the publisher’s website. PSAA: Alumni Association in Action By Katherine Valiquette n March 2014, the Political Science Alumni Associ- engaging speakers, so Iation (PSAA) held its first event of the year at Alum- stay tuned for upcom- ni Hall, In Conversation: Featuring Karen Stintz. ing event details and The Toronto Councillor and mayoral candidate speaker announcements. provided her analysis of the issues facing Toronto. The PSAA will host After a brief presentation by the Councillor, its first Annual Gener- Professor Nelson Wiseman moderated a live- al Meeting this spring. ly question-and-answer period. It offered the Check out the PSAA web- audience an in-depth look at Stintz’s views on page (http://politics.utoronto.ca/alumni/psaa/) for such topics as local and regional transit, the To- event updates and details about this important ronto Island Airport, and municipal governance. meeting. The Association will be seeking to ratify The PSAA looks forward to continuing the In its new Constitution, elect an executive committee, Conversation series. Future events will feature and set a date for the end-of-semester reception. Faculty Members as University Administrators Congratulations to our faculty members who will be taking up new administrative appointments as of July 1, 2014. These include: Ryan Balot, Acting Associate Chair and Graduate Director; Sim- one Chambers, Director, Centre for Ethics; Victor Falkenheim, MA Supervisor; Rodney Haddow, Associate Chair and Undergraduate Director; Antoinette Handley, Acting Director, Health Studies Program and Nelson Wiseman, Director, Canadian Studies Program. 10 to build educational vice providers, compile capacity in the GTA policy insights, provide by broadening student advice, and present learning. The Program findings. They may also enhances the educa- research initiatives that tional experience of stu- other cities or agen- dents by exposing them cies have undertaken to the social, cultural, or evaluate the poten- ethical, and political di- tial for common ground mensions of civic life. among multiple stake- As service, students holders. In doing so, volunteer to support an students develop new agency; as learning, skills in relating to man- (L to R) Jane Farrow, Yulia Pak, Ian Malczewski, Nicole Swerhun students reflect on the agers, clients, patrons, role and objectives of and stakeholders. the municipal, provin- The course evalua- Life Outside the cial, NGO, or non-profit tions speak to the suc- agency with which they cess of the Program. Walls By Anthony Careless work and the challeng- Students often laud their n order to test the 2008, the courses have es in accommodating “one of a kind” learning Icourse theories pre- been part of the Depart- the agency’s multiple experience and nota- sented in two 4th year ment’s commitment to stakeholders. Work- bly, after graduation, courses, Democracy in the University’s Centre ing 20 hours over eight many continue to work Decline and Citizenship, for Community Part- weeks, students may with the agency on con- students engage in real- nerships. It develops lead or facilitate public tract or as volunteers. time, real-life, policy partnerships with com- consultations, report work off campus. Since munity organizations on the meetings of ser- Alumni Mentoring Undergraduates: A wonderful experience in my final year By Inayat Singh I had no idea it would expanding my profes- layed my anxiety about n behalf of the un- have such a significant sional network in my what to expect in the Odergraduate men- impact on my profes- field of interest, the en- working world. I heart- tees, I would like to sional development and vironmental field. ily recommend the Pro- thank all of the mentors the degree to which it The Mentorship Pro- gram to senior under- and faculty who kindly would expand my pro- gram and the prac- graduate students who gave their time to make fessional network. tical advice of my wish to learn more and the Political Science My mentor, Dr. Neil mentor also made me expand their networks Undergraduate Mentor- Freeman, inspired and more confident about in a field that interests ship Program, now in its guided me through a post-graduate life. It al- them. second year, a success. number of practical My experience in the skills. He encouraged program, as a graduat- me to request meetings ing fourth-year student, with professionals and has been wonderful to make meaningful and surpassed my ex- connections. A piece pectations. In Sep- of his advice that I will tember, I applied to the always remember is, program on a whim. It “never leave a meet- turned out to be one of ing without scheduling the best decisions of my another meeting.” This undergraduate career. advice proved instru- mental in significantly (L to R) Dr. Neil Freeman and Inayat Singh 11 Our Teaching Assistants Teach, Challenge and Innovate By Jacques Bertrand e are often reminded that two to discuss the provoca- cy, and then organize, classify Wour teaching assistants tive article by Kenneth Waltz and choose the questions they (TAs) are the “front-line” for our on “Why Iran should get the deem most important, before students. What we sometimes bomb”. Students must articulate formulating an experimental de- forget is that they are also as- their respective positions using sign to answer the questions. piring academics with a wealth conceptual and theoretical in- Students are engaged, stim- of enthusiasm, new ideas, sights; she then shifts the focus ulated, and challenged by and dedication to teaching. the views of policy makers and our TA’s. Often students’ per- There are many TAs in our De- the role of the media in shap- spectives change in light partment doing excellent work ing views of the Iranian regime of new arguments and evi- thorough their development of Another TA teaches students dence offered during tutorials. new pedagogical approaches, using experimental methods in These are but two examples of and experimenting with new Political Science. Drawing on the many ways our TAs are help- ways of engaging students. Two a “Question Formulation Tech- ing our students learn Political distinct examples come to mind. nique (QFT)”, students gener- Science and doing so with such One TA divides her group nto ate questions about democra- creative and clever pedagogy. Awards, Prizes and Milestones to our graduate students. partment Outstanding Teaching PhD students Geoffrey Cam- Assistant Award. eron and Nathan Lemphers Undergraduate student, Jor- have been awarded prestigious dan Ouellette, has won a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Founda- SSHRC, which will fund his MA tion scholarship. research at the UBC next year. Professor Joseph Carens has The following faculty mem- won the 2014 C.B. Macpherson bers received SSHRC Insight Prize for the best book in political grant funding: Stephen Clark- (L to R) Emily Tsui (APSS), Benjamin Gillard theory written by a Canadian. son, Margaret (Peggy) Kohn, (APSS), Sanjeev Dewett (ASSU) Beth Jean Evans, a 4th year and Mark Manger. he Department of Politi- PhD candidate in the Depart- Jacques Bertrand also re- Tcal Science is proud to an- ment and the School of the Envi- ceived grant funding from the nounce that the Association ronment, was the recipient of the United States Institute of Peace. of Political Science Students 2013 University Teaching Excel- Finally, we congratulate (APSS) has received the ASSU lence Award. Jacques Bertrand, Matthew Sanjeev Dewett Course Union of Christine Farquharson, a Pol Hoffmann, and Nelson Wise- the Year Award. Minor is a UTAA Scholar. man on their promotions to the Among the list of 2014 Rhodes Professor Ron Levi, cross-ap- rank of Professor. Scholars is Aliyyah Ahad, an pointed to the Department, is the alumna who graduated with high 2014 recipient of the Ludwik and The News.Politics Team distinction from the Department Estelle Jus Memorial Human Editor: Nelson Wiseman in 2012. Rights Prize. Editorial and Design Associates: Carolynn Branton, our Professor Peter Loewen was Julie Guzzo, Elizabeth Jagdeo, Graduate Administrator, was the awarded the Mount Allison Uni- and William Schatten recipient of this year’s Dean’s versity Contemporary Achieve- Student Life Award. Carolynn ment Award in recognition of his Additional Contributors: Ryan Ba- lot, Sylvia Bashevkin, Jacques was recognized for her dedica- academic and career achieve- Bertrand, Anthony Careless, tion to improving the quality of ments. Christopher Cochrane, Gabriel Ei- student experience and the De- For her dedication as a teach- delman, Lee Ann Fujii, Peter Loew- partment sincerely appreciates ing assistant during the 2012-13 en, Neil Nevitte, Inayat Singh, and Carolynn’s continuous efforts to academic year, Lindsay Mahon Katherine Valiquette enhance the services provided was awarded the inaugural de- 12

Professor Neil Nevitte takes a “health week” break twice yearly, sailing to the British Virgin Islands in De- cember and the Bahama Islands in April. Pictured here resting their sea legs, Neil and his nautical friends stand beside their skipper’s boat, which boasts 1,200 square feet of sail and a top speed of 11-12 knots.

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