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
Assistant Professor | Balsillie School of International Affairs Fellow
Associate Director, Arts First
Areas of specialization
Environmental policy/politics
Political economy
Comparative 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
Political theory (Contemporary Political Philosophy, Democratic Theory, Rights & Justice)
Gender & Politics (Feminist Theory, Justice & Gender)
Anna Esselment
Associate Professor | Chair
Areas of specialization
Intergovernmental relations,
Campaigns and elections,
Canadian institutions,
Canadian politics,
Provincial politics,
Political parties,
Political marketing
Aaron Ettinger
Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization
International Relations International Political Economy US Foreign Policy
Jasmin Habib
Associate Professor | Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies
Director, Global Engagement Seminar Program
Areas of specialization
Migration
Conflict and Security
Research Methodologies
Indigenous Peoples
Background
BA (Trent); MA (Notre Dame); PhD (McMaster)
Eric Helleiner
Professor
Areas of specialization
International political economy,
International money and finance,
History of political economy
Daniel Henstra
Associate Professor | Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Areas of specialization
Public administration Public policy Local government Federalism and multilevel governance Emergency management Climate change adaptation
Kathryn Hochstetler
Professor | Centre for International Governance Innovation Chair of Governance in the Americas
Areas of specialization
Global governance,
Comparative politics,
Latin America
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
Veronica Kitchen
Associate Professor
Areas of specialization
International Relations,
International Security,
Critical Security Studies,
Counter-Terrorism,
Security Bureaucracies,
Urban Security,
Mega-Event Security
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 | 2015 Trudeau Fellow | Centre for International Governance Innovation Senior Fellow
Areas of specialization
International Monetary Fund,
International financial institutions,
Foreign policy to the Middle East,
Economic integration of the Middle East,
Economic liberalization in the Middle East
Mariam Mufti
Assistant Professor
Areas of specialization
Comparative politics,
South Asia,
Democratization and regime change,
Electoral and party politics
John Ravenhill
Director, Balsillie School of International Affairs; 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
Professor | Centre for International Governance Innovation Chair in Global Security
Areas of specialization
International relations,
International security
Heather Whiteside
Assistant 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
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.
Myron Momryk
Author
Myron Momryk graduated from the University of Waterloo with a BA History in 1970. We went on to receive his MA in History in 1972. Myron is the author of dozens of books, ebooks, and articles on a variety of topics including his recent book, "Mike Starr of Oshawa, a Political Biography".
Alexander Lanoszka
Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization
International security
Alliance politics
Theories of war
European security
Biography and Research
BA (Windsor), PhD (Princeton)
Michelle Vello
Alumni Profile | Michelle Vello
I graduated with my MA (Poli Sci) from UWaterloo in 2017 and recently began working as a Policy Analyst with the Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) in Ottawa. I am a part of their accelerated development program, the Policy Analyst and Recruitment Development Program (PARDP), which recruits new MA and PhD graduates from all over Canada and the world.
Christopher Bennett
Arts First Lecturer
Areas of Specialization
Contemporary political theory
Environmental ethics and climate justice
History of ideas
Background
BA (Queen’s), MA (Queen’s), PhD (Warwick)
Research
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.
