A new report co-authored by a 91ÑÇÉ« researcher says the federal and provincial governments are not doing a good job helping the unemployed find work, despite spending billions of dollars each year on employment training and programs.  The report says Canada’s system isn’t optimized to assist the unemployed – and underemployed – in finding meaningful work […]
David Dewitt, associate vice-president research (social sciences & humanities) and a professor of political science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, will be taking a leave of absence from 91ÑÇÉ« to become the vice-president of programs at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). His new position commences July 1. Left: […]
Giambattista Vico Lecture to be held February 15, 2011 Universities can play a critical role in confronting the democratic deficit pervading politics at every level, 91ÑÇɫ’s George Fallis will argue in this year’s Giambattista Vico Lecture Feb. 15. What is to be done, Fallis will ask, about declining voter turnout, strident and polarizing debate, public decision-making […]
In her ongoing effort to illuminate the experience of Muslims in the West, 91ÑÇÉ« Professor Haideh Moghissi has recently produced her second book on the subject, Muslim Diaspora in the West: Negotiating Gender, Home and Belonging. Released in December, the volume of essays by scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explores issues of race […]
By 2050, the median age in Korea is projected to be 57 years, according to an article written by Thomas Klassen of 91ÑÇɫ’s Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. The article was published January 12, 2010 for GlobalBrief.ca, but was quoted in fastcompany.com's July 29 article about […]
Professor Saeed Rahnema in the Department of Political Science spoke to the The Globe and Mail July 12 about the reasons why stoning is a rarely used form of execution in Iran (see below). The sentencing of an Iranian woman accused of adultery to die by stoning has garnered international media attention in recent weeks: […]
Protesters are turning to theatrical tactics like papier-mâché bobble-head costumes, human oil slicks, rebel clowns, samba bands and floats to demonstrate against the G20 summit meetings, reported The Globe and Mail June 25: Lesley Wood, a sociology professor in 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies who specializes in social movements, says dissent has […]
Professor David McNally, professor of political science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, speaks to CBC News about Black Bloc protest groups and their participation in the protest movement and Toronto's G20 summit on June 27, 2010. The clip runs 4:30 and is available on CBC's website. Republished courtesy of YFile– 91ÑÇÉ« […]
Professor Emerita Barbara Godard, the Avie Bennett Historica Chair in Canadian Literature, died Sunday, May 16, from complications related to her illness, at Toronto Western Hospital surrounded by family. Funeral arrangements for Friday are noted at the bottom of this page. Here, 91ÑÇÉ« humanities Professor Jody Berland, English Professor Julia Creet and PhD student Elena Basile […]
Today, more than halfway around the world, 91ÑÇÉ« Distinguished Research Professor of Communications, Culture and Political Science Stephen Gill is watching his vision become reality. Gill is at the University of Helsinki in Finland as the institution’s inaugural Jane & Aatos Erkko Visiting Professor in Studies on Contemporary Society. As part of his role with […]
A new book co-edited by 91ÑÇÉ« Professors Norene Pupo and Mark Thomas will receive its official launch Thursday, March 25 at a special reception from 3 to 5pm in 626 91ÑÇÉ« Research Tower. Interrogating the New Economy: Restructuring Work in the 21st Century is a collection of original essays investigating the social, political and economic […]
91ÑÇÉ« has been awarded a grant to establish a European Union Centre of Excellence(EUCE). Recognized for the excellence, breadth and depth of its European Union (EU) studies and scholarly activities, 91ÑÇÉ« will receive funding of $480,000 over three years to integrate the University’s existing research, teaching, outreach and networking activities on Europe and the […]
