The Department of Political Science Speaker Series runs monthly throughout the academic year, with the exception of December and April.
Wednesday, November 20 @ 3 to 4:30 p.m. in TH 246
The Department of Political Science invites you to “Unpacking the United States’ Authoritarian Turn,” a panel discussion about Trump’s re-election and what it means for Canada, the United States, and the world.
All are welcome!
Associate Professor Blayne Haggart
Carolyn Dunton, Skelton-Clark Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen’s University
Associate Professor Stefan Dolgert
Assistant Professor Liam Midzain-Gobin
Tuesday, November 12 @ 1 in PL 308
The Department of Political Science is pleased to host Caroline Dunton, Skelton-Clark Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen’s University, for a research talk that examines recognition of new African states in the UN from 1955 to 1962 as compared to the Algerian war in the UN context, tracing how Canadian leaders and diplomats treated these issues differently by drawing on archival material from Library and Archives Canada and the United Nations archives.
Dunton will deliver a talk entitled, “The Recognition Game: The Calculus of Decolonization at the United Nations” on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 1 to 2 p.m. in PL 308.
Dunton is the Skelton-Clark Post-Doctoral Fellow, in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University. She studies Canadian foreign policy, the United Nations Security Council, diplomacy, and settler colonialism in Canada. She holds a PhD from the University of Ottawa, where she has also been a Research Associate at the Centre for International Policy Studies. She also holds an MA from The George Washington University, an MA from the University of Ottawa, and a Bachelor of Knowledge Integration from the University of Waterloo. Outside of academia, she has worked at Global Affairs Canada, including as a Senior Policy Analyst in Foreign Policy Planning and the Cadieux-Léger Fellow. She is currently the Book Reviews Editor at International Journal. For more information on Dunton’s research, please visit her web site.
Thursday, October 24 @ noon in MCC 402
The Department of Political Science is pleased to host Kaitie Jourdeuil for a research talk that explores the relationship between political theory and decolonization.
Kaitie Jourdeuil will deliver a talk entitled, “Political Theory ‘On the Hook’: Settler Theorists as Listeners and Knowers” on Thursday, Oct. 24 from noon to 1 p.m. in MCC 402.
Kaitie Jourdeuil is a SSHRC doctoral scholar in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University, specialising in Political Theory and Canadian Politics. Her research interests are shaped by two questions: (1) What does it mean to live well in community with one another? and (2) What shared values should guide relationships within our political community and with other communities? Her doctoral project explores how Canadians might change their shared values and political practices in dialogue with Indigenous political thought and how Canadian political theorists can respond to calls from their Indigenous colleagues to decolonize political theory and Canadian politics.
Monday, October 7 @ noon in Plaza 410
The Department of Political Science is pleased to host Dr. Elizabeth McCallion of the University of Toronto for a research talk that explores how women legislators impact the development of Canadian law.
Dr. McCallion will deliver a talk entitled, “Canada’s First Gender-Equal Legislature: Understanding the Impact of Women Senators on Canadian Legislation” on Monday, Oct. 7 from noon to 1 p.m. in Plaza 410.
Elizabeth McCallion is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Her current book project, Reforming Representation: Women and Institutional Change, explores how political actors have leveraged reforms to regender institutions, with a specific focus on women in the Canadian Senate. Her work has appeared in Politics & Gender, Representation, and The Canadian Journal of Political Science.
