UUֱ�� News - Dept. of Political Science

Two Members of the Yan P. Lin Centre newly inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

webfull — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:01:45 +0000

Congratulations to Lin Centre (RGCS and RGGJ) members Arash Abizadeh and Daniel Weinstock, newly inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada!

Published: 5 September 2024

Critical thinking protecting Ukrainians against Russia's disinformation campaign

webfull — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:11:23 +0000

In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? A study led by UUֱ�� and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that Ukrainians who engaged in more analytic thinking were less likely to believe the pro-Kremlin disinformation, even if they were generally pro-Russia.

Published: 4 August 2022

Poverty reduction, evolutionary change, and laser cutting

webfull — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:24:23 +0000

Pac-Man carving by laser cutting. Credit: H. Borchers et al.

A gentler, more precise laser cutting technique

Laser cutting techniques are usually powered by high energy beams, so hot that they melt most materials. Now scientists from UUֱ�� have developed a gentler, more precise technique using low-power visible light.

Published: 30 June 2022

Young Alumni Supporting Crowdfunding Initiatives for UUֱ��24

webfull — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:33:48 +0000

The Research Group in Constitutional Studies is hoping to build a permanent endowment that will provide long-term funding for students.

/arts/article/young-alumni-supporting-crowdfunding-initiatives-mcgill24

Published: 8 March 2022

ISID congratulates Professor Manuel Balán on his new edited volume, "Legacies of the Left Turn in Latin America"

webfull — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:22:52 +0000

ISID is pleased to acknowledge the recent publication of Legacies of the Left Turn in Latin America: the Promise of Inclusive Citizenship. Co-edited by Professor Manuel Balán of ISID and Professor Françoise Montambeault of the Université de Montréal and published by the University of Notre-Dame Press, the book will have a formal local launch on February 21 at 4 pm at Bar A, 213, rue Rachel est.

Published: 11 February 2020

Award-winning scholarship from RGCS

webfull — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:06:27 +0000

Five recent books by RGCS faculty members have been recognized with prestigious prizes awarded by scholarly associations from around the world.

Published: 2 September 2019

Recent reviews of book by RGCS faculty

webfull — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:05:01 +0000

Reviews of Arash Abizadeh, Hobbes and the Two Faces of Ethics

Ioannis Evrigenis, in Perspectives on Politics

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1537592719001889

Devin Stauffer, in Political Theory

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0090591719868430?journalCode=ptxa

Published: 2 September 2019

Visitors to RGCS, 2019-20

webfull — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:03:15 +0000

Two visiting professors and one postdoctoral fellow will join the Research Group on Constitutional Studies this academic year.

Published: 2 September 2019

Postdocs moving on

webfull — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 12:55:18 +0000

Congratulations to these postdoctoral fellows from the Research Group on Constitutional Studies and the Research Group on Global Justice who are moving on to new appointments in 2019-20!

Samuel Bagg (RGCS) has been awarded a two-year Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship in Politics at Nuffield College, Oxford University.

Published: 2 September 2019

RGCS: CFA Fulbright visiting chair, 2020-21

webfull — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 12:53:17 +0000

RGCS hosts a visiting Fulbright Chair for stays of one semester, extendable to up to one year. The Chair receives a stipend of $US 25,000, and is expected to be in residence at UUֱ�� conducting research throughout the term of the award. The Chair will be a Fellow of RGCS during his or her stay, expected to take an active part in the Group's intellectual life, including regular participation and one presentation at the RGCS faculty and fellows workshop. There is no teaching requirement.

Published: 2 September 2019