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Thursday, September 20, 2018 11:30 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Fall Speaker Series with Kate Glover-Berger

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Kate Glover-Berger is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Western University. Her research and teaching span many areas of public law, with a particular focus on constitutional and administrative law.

She will be visiting UWaterloo as part of the Department Speaker Series.

Thursday, October 18, 2018 11:30 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Fall Speaker Series with Megan Gaucher

Megan Gaucher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. Broadly speaking, her research interests focus on the intersections between citizenship, family, gender, sexuality, and race in Canadian immigration and refugee law and policy.

During her visit to UWaterloo she will discus her new book Keeping it in the Family: The (Re-) Production of Conjugal Citizens Through Canadian Immigration Policy and Practice.

Friday, March 9, 2018

MPS Visits Ottawa

MPS Visits Ottawa

Twenty-two MPS students made their way to Ottawa on February 22 to participate in a policy jam session graciously hosted by the Treasury Board of Canada, and Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada.

The Department of Political Science is thrilled to celebrate the return of the Master of Public Service (MPS) program to the main campus of the University of Waterloo. Steve Orsini, Secretary of the Cabinet, Head of the Ontario Public Service and Clerk of the Executive Council gave the keynote address on Friday, November 24, 2017  during the formal grand opening of the program's new space.

The MPS program can now be found in East Campus 5. 

Prof. Eric Helleiner is one of six 2017 recipients of the prestigious Killam Research Fellowship valued at $70,000 per year for 2 years. During this time Prof. Helleiner will pursue groundbreaking research on "Globalizing the Classical Foundations of International Political Economy".

Prof. Anna Esselment joined Prof. Danisch (Speech Communication) and Prof. DeVidi (Philosophy) at the KPL on March 16th for a panel discussion on "Post-truth. Fake News. Alternative facts." as part of the University of Waterloo's Beyond 60 Community Lecture Series.

With a new presidential administration south of the border, members of the University community are being invited you to attend a panel discussion on the social, cultural and economic consequences of American politics and its implications for Canada.