2011 United Nations Summer Interns

What do political scientists do?  Politics is about power, and political science understands the processes, ideas, and institutions through which power is structured, as well as power's effects. Thus, we look at subjects that range from Canadian elections and political parties to the ethics of war and post-conflict management, from the political economy of the global South to theories of justice and citizenship, and from environmental movements to gender relations. In the Department of Political Science, our research and teaching engage with the big questions and with the critical events that shape politics around the world.

 

  1. Why do young people become extremists? by John McCoy and Andy Knight

    The appalling attack in Boston and the revelation that two young Canadian men, Xristos Katsiroubas and Ali Medlej, were killed in the siege of the Amenas gas plant in Algeria in January have brought the issue of extremism back into the public spotlight, both at home and abroad.

  2. Political Science Alum Ms. Renee Vaugeois given the UAlberta Advocacy Award

    Ms. Renée Vaugeois is a graduate of the U of A’s Political Science department and the current Executive Director of the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights.

  3. Political Science Grad Student Nathan Andrews Named in Top 30 Under 30

    Political Science PhD candidate Nathan Andrews was selected as one of this year's "Top 30 youth under 30" by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation.

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  1. Chinese investment critical, says institute director

    Political Science Professor and Director of the China Institute Gordon Houlden is quoted in this CBC article.

  2. North Korea's fate rests on China's balance of fear

    Professor Gordon Houlden, the highest-ranking Ottawa-based Canadian diplomat to have entered North Korea, offers his insight on the recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

  3. Alberta's war on advanced education will backfire

    Adjunct Professor Robert Murray pens this op-ed in defence of post secondary education in light of the provincial government's recent actions.

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