University of Toronto Department of Political Science

PhD candidate -poli-sci.bsky.social Gamal Mansour discusses the trial of Atef Najib. https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/4553853-202375/f5999942-4292-4fbc-b5a5-efa284983e15/SGALJAZ_08-11-2026_19.05.29.mp4

Congratulations to Derefe Chevannes, who has received the CSUS (Centre for the Study of the United States) Faculty Research Award! https://www.politics.utoronto.ca/news/derefe-chevannes-receives-csus-faculty-research-award

The Stomach for Uncertainty: Professor Lynette H Ong -poli-sci.bsky.social on Studying from the Inside. Interview with Clever Magazine. Read the full article here: https://clevermagazine.org/daria-bella-matuznaia/tpost/dnmog0a8k1-the-stomach-for-uncertainty-professor-ly

“We need to modernise and transform the , but we are a very long way away … unfortunately, the future doesn’t look particularly bright,” says -poli-sci.bsky.social Kent Roach.

Can the Mounties regain Canada’s trust after race, sexism and public safety scandals? The Royal Canadian Mounted Police face increasing scrutiny from critics who say they have lost touch and should be disbanded

Professor -poli-sci.bsky.social Aurel Braun comments as the U.S.-Iran war shows signs of widening as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels exchange attacks with Saudi Arabia.

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Congrats to Andrew McDougall, .bsky.social, .bsky.social and Filiz Kahraman on their recent appointments! https://www.politics.utoronto.ca/news/new-appointments-7

Congratulations to Professor Emerita Sylvia Bashevkin, who was recently invested as an Officer of the Governor General of Canada! https://www.politics.utoronto.ca/news/sylvia-bashevkin-invested-officer-order-canada

Doctoral student and Indigenous scholar -poli-sci.bsky.social Ryan Fleming and Professor -lightfoot.bsky.social, co-director of the International Institute for Peoples' Rights and Policy, recently returned from the Institute's inaugural meeting in Geneva. Convening international Indigenous leaders, scholars, practitioners, youth, and emerging researchers, they addressed the international framework relating to the rights of Indigenous peoples through direct participation in the 19th session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP).