People profiles

Frederick Bird

Professor Emeritus | Adjunct Professor

Areas of specialization

International development and business;

The practices of global ethics;

The political economy of global poverty;

Comparative ethics;

Max Weber

Gerard Boychuk

Professor

Areas of specialization

American and Canadian Politics

Comparative-Historial Political Development (Canada & US)

Comparative Social Policy

Angela Carter

Associate Professor | Balsillie School of International Affairs Fellow

Areas of specialization

Environmental policy/politics

Political economy

Comparative politics

Canadian politics

William Coleman

Professor Emeritus

Areas of specialization

Public policy,

Globalization studies,

Global Governance,

Politics of Indigenous Peoples

Andrew Cooper

Professor | Associate Senior Fellow, Centre for Global Cooperation Research

Areas of specialization

Conventional & unconventional forms of international diplomacy;

National perspectives on global governance and rising powers, middle powers, small states;

Canadian & comparative foreign policy;

International political economy

Anna Drake

Assistant Professor

Areas of specialization

Contemporary Political Theory

Democratic Theory, Deliberative Democracy

Rights, Justice, and Activism

Feminist Theory

Justice & Gender

Anna Esselment

Associate Professor | Associate Dean, Graduate Studies

Areas of specialization

Intergovernmental relations,

Campaigns and elections,

Canadian institutions,

Canadian politics,

Provincial politics,

Political parties,

Political marketing

Jasmin Habib

Associate Professor | Chair, Political Science

Areas of specialization

Refugees, Diasporas and Exiles Settler-Colonialism, Postcolonialism, Anti-Racism Nonviolence, Peace, Feminist and Social Justice Movements Ethnography and Autoethnography Israel/Palestine Culture and Politics

Eric Helleiner

Professor

Dr. Helleiner's CV Areas of specialization

International political economy,

International money and finance,

History of political economy

Daniel Henstra

Professor

Areas of specialization:

public administration

public policy

local government

federalism and multilevel governance

Jingjing Huo

Associate Professor

Areas of specialization

Political economy,

Political parties,

Research methods

John Jaworsky

Professor Emeritus

Areas of specialization

Politics in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe;

Politics of nationalism and ethnicity;

Comparative public administration

Ashok Kapur

Distinguished professor emeritus | Adjunct professor

Veronica Kitchen

Associate Professor

Areas of specialization

Security studies (critical security studies, feminist security studies) National security Counter-terrorism International Relations Canada-US relations

Emmett Macfarlane

Associate Professor | Associate Chair, Graduate Studies

Areas of specialization

Canadian Politics,

Public Policy,

The Supreme Court of Canada,

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms,

Parliament,

Constitutional Law

Bessma Momani

Professor

Areas of specialization

International financial institutions,

Middle East Politics and Economics,

International Affairs,

Diversity and Populism

Mariam Mufti

Associate Professor | Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies | Co-op Advisor

Areas of specialization

Politics of South Asia, hybrid regimes, democratization, party politics, comparative politics

John Ravenhill

Professor

Areas of Specialization

International Political Economy,

Production and Trade,

Regionalism,

Economics and Security

Horatiu Rus

Associate Professor

Areas of specialization

International trade,

Environmental & natural resource economics,

International development,

Political economy

Hongying Wang

Associate Professor

Areas of specialization

Chinese politics,

International relations,

Political economy

David Welch

University Research Chair

Areas of specialization

International relations,

International security

Heather Whiteside

Associate Professor | Balsillie School of International Affairs Fellow

Areas of Specialization

Political Economy

Public Policy

Robert J. Williams

Professor Emeritus

Areas of specialization

Canadian municipal government & politics

Ontario provincial politics

Public policy for the arts and culture

Michelle Vello

Alumni Profile | Michelle Vello

I graduated with an MA in Political Science from UWaterloo in 2017.

Christopher Bennett

Adjunct instructor

Areas of Specialization

Contemporary political theory

Environmental ethics and climate justice

History of ideas

Kazim Habib

Alumni Profile | Kazim Habib

My Political Science education at the University of Waterloo is a big part of how I got to work in Canadian politics. By studying at Waterloo, I experienced politics firsthand as part of my co-op terms and applied the classroom discussions we regularly had in student life and in the workplace.

Sarah Howard

Alumni Profile | Sarah Howard

My first position following graduation (Professional Skills Communications and Events Specialist) and my current role (Graduate Student Experience Specialist) may seem an unconventional career trajectory following a Master of Arts in Political Science; however, the skills and experiences provided to me during my MA were crucial in both securing and succeeding in these rewarding and intellectually engaging positions.

Alana Cattapan

Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair

Areas of Specialization

Gender and public policy Reproductive justice Public engagement Community-engaged research Health policy and biotechnology Canadian politics

Bridget King

Alumni Profile | Bridget King

1) What are some of the key things you learned in your Political Science major that helped prepare you for the job you have now?

Rowland Keshena Robinson

Assistant Professor

Areas of Specialization

Native American and Native Canadian Politics Native Identity Decolonization Settler Colonialism Critical Native, Structuralist, Postmodern, Marxist, & Decolonial Theory

Background

BA in Anthropology (2010 Waterloo) | MA in Public Issues Anthropology (2011 Waterloo) | PhD in Sociology (2020 Waterloo)