Current graduate students

Friday, March 27, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Political Science Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Emmett Macfarlane

In this talk, Dr. Macfarlane will speak on to the relationship between specific governments and the judiciary. Extending a previous study of the records of the Mulroney, Chrétien, and Harper governments before the Supreme Court of Canada, and applying a conception of political regimes adapted from American scholarship, this paper analyzes the impact of judicial review on the Trudeau governments’ legislative agenda.

Monday, March 23, 2026 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Digital Data Divide: Speculative Futures of Technology, Care, and Society

Technological innovation increasingly shapes how we live, care, decide, and relate to one another. Yet conversations about these futures often revolve around regulations, technical feasibility, or business models. What happens if we create spaces where these futures can be felt, questioned, and collectively imagined?

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Political Science Speaker Series: Gender, Peace, and Power Sharing

Dr. Allison McCulloch will be speaking on her upcoming book Gender, Peace, and Power-Sharing, which explores how power-sharing and the women, peace, and security agenda intersect in peacebuilding practices. It offers a feminist “alternative telling” that captures the tensions and potential of these frameworks