Department Events

April 17
5X5 Lightning Talks
Co-Sponsored by The Centre for the Study of Political Behaviour

April 16
Escaping Justice: Impunity for State Crimes in the Age of Accountability
Dr. Cyanne Loyle

April 13
Greenhouse Futures: Agrarian Questions, Infrastructures, and Imaginaries at the Urban(izing) Frontier
Dr. Nathan McClintock
Co-Sponsored by The Centre for Urban Policy and Local Governance

April 9
Making Sense of the Iranian Conflict: A Panel Discussion (Online)
Dr. Samar El-Masri, Dr. Adam Harmes & Dr. Matt Lebo
Co-Sponsored by The Centre for the Study of Political Behaviour

April 6
The Partisan Effects of Social Media Bans
Dr. Tiago Ventura
Co-Sponsored by The Centre for the Study of Political Behaviour

February 25
Ukraine: 4 Years After Russia's Escalted War
Speakers: Maksym Butkevych (Ex-POW, Journalist), Andriy Kulykov (Journalist, Hromadske Radio co-founder), and Olesia Ostrovska‑Liuta (Mystetskyi Asenal Director)
Film Screening: Mama's Voice (2025) | Larysa Larovenko
Co-sponsored by the Department of History, TJ Centre, Ukranian Canadian Congress London Branch, Social Science Students' Council and funded by the Social Science Student Donation Fund

January 14
A Practical Guide to Meta-Analysis
Dr. Tobias Rohrbach (Fribourg University, Switzerland)
Co-Sponsored by The Body Politics Lab

November 27
What Does a Better Canada Look Like?
Honorable Anne McLellan (Co-Chair) & Honorable Lisa Raitt (Co-Chair, Vice-Chair, CIBC Capital Markets)
Coalition for a Better Future Canada Campus Tour Series

October 17
The Gender Gap in Political Power: Causes, Consequences, and Paths Forward
Dr. Diana O'Brien (Washington University)
Co-Sponsored with the Centre for Computational and Quantitative Social Science (CCQSS)

October 9
Graduate Student Workshop
Dr. Paul Kellstedt (The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University)

May 20
Risk or Reward: Whether Inclusiveness Invites Engagement with Abortion Movement Online Messages
Dr. Kate Hunt (Indiana University-Bloomington)
Co-sponsored with The Body Politics Lab

May 10
The Biodiversity Crisis in Biodiversity Crisis Communication
Dr. Mike Gruszczynski (The Media School, Indiana University)
Co-sponsored with The Body Politics Lab

May 5
Election Interference and Security In A Contested Infosphere
Co-Sponsored by Rotman Institute of Philosophy, The Electro-Governance Group (EGG), and Starling Centre

March 25
Colonial Political Economy and the Destruction of Indigenous Human Capital: Estimating the Private Costs of Indian Residential Schools (some findings from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey series)
Dr. Veldon Coburn (McGill University, Faculty Chair of the Indigenous Relations Initiative)

March 19
3 Years Russo-Ukranian War in the New Global Order Workshop
Dr. Marta Dyczok

March 12
How Do People Evaluate the Accuracy of Video Posts When a Warning Indicates They Were Generated by AI?
Dr. Yuya Shibuya (University of Tokyo) and
How Voters Form Factual Beliefs About Female Political Leaders and What We Can Learn From THem: Insights From Japan
Dr. Gento Kato (Meiji University)

February 25
3 Years Russo-Ukranian War: Trump Uses Putin's Imaginary Country Rhetoric Against Canada
The Honorable Roman Washuk (Canada's Former Ambassador to Ukraine), Dr. Adam Harmes, Dr. Matt Lebo, Dr. Marta Dyczok

February 25
Electoral District Boundary Effects in Canada
Dr. Chris Cochrane (University of Toronto)

February 13
Motivated Misperceptions and Public Opinion About Abortion
Dr. Erin Cassese (University of Delaware)
Co-Sponsored by The Body Politics Lab and The Centre for the Study of Political Behaviour (CSPB)

February 6
Why Independents in Canadian Politics Matter Now More than Ever
Bobbi Ann Brady (2022 Haldimand-Norfolk MPP) & Dr. Alex Marland (Acadia University, Nova Scotia)

January 31
No Option But Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
Dr. Thomas Zeitzoff (School of Public Affairs, American University)
Co-Sponsored with the Centre for Computational and Quantitative Social Science (CCQSS)

February 5, 2025
Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy
Dr. André Lecours (Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa)

March 22, 2024
Governing the Homelessness Crisis in Canada
Dr. Alison Smith (Associate Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga)

February 27, 2023
Gender, Social Recognition, and Political Influence
Dr. Cesi Cruz (Assistant Professor, UCLA)