On December 1, students from PSCI 299 (Political Science Beyond the Classroom) participated in a speed-networking event held in the Velocity Start space in South Campus Hall with six PSCI alumni, from both the public and private sector.
The department of Political Science is pleased to congratulate Eric Helleiner, whose recent book, "The Forgotten Foundations of Bretton Woods: International Development and the Making of the Postwar Order"(Cornell University Press, 2014) was recognized at ISA 2016 with the Francesco Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical International Relations.
On September 15 2015, the Trudeau Foundation announced that Professor Bessma Momani, a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, was awarded one of five 2015 Trudeau Foundation Fellowships.
The Department of Political Science is very proud that Professor Eric Helleiner, was among the newly-announced fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – people who have been peer-elected as the best in their field. The fellowship of the Royal Society consists of individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the arts, the humanities, social science, science, and Canadian public life.
Abstract:
At Arts convocation, William Coleman of the Department of Political Science received the distinguished title of University Professor. He joins an extraordinary group of only sixteen such title-holders at Waterloo who have been recognized for their “exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence in a particular field or fields of knowledge.”
The department of Political Science would like to congratulate the University of Waterloo Model United Nations Club for their impressive achievements at this years North American Model United Nations Conference in Toronto.
This year's winners include:
Best Position Paper:
Security Council
Joint Crisis
Outstanding Delegate:
SPECPOL
CONGRATULATIONS to all the students involved in making this such a successful event!
The department of Political Science would like to congratulate Jud Whiteside and Benjamin Ries for their outstanding achievements!
This is Eric Helleiner's third book publication of the year, with The Status Quo Crisis and Forgotten Foundations of Bretton Woods: I