Queen's Department of Political Studies

02/27/2025

We're excited to welcome our next speaker to Queen's Department of Political Studies this afternoon! A warm welcome to Monique Deveaux of the University of Guelph, who will be speaking about "What if vulnerability is the point? Rethinking the state's role in structural exploitation".

We hope you can join us at 2:30pm in Robert Sutherland Hall 448!

https://www.queensu.ca/politics/what-if-vulnerability-point-rethinking-states-role-structural-exploitation

01/31/2025

Q: Why study political studies at Queen's? 🇹🇩
A: Because of the quality of our programs!

Queen's is consistently rated in the top 🇨🇦 universities, and Queen's Department of Political Studies is known for its excellent research and deep commitment to excellence in graduate work!

Our graduate students and faculty members explain:

Interested in graduate studies in Political Studies? Find out why you should choose Queen's. For more information, please see: queensu.ca/politics/graduate.

01/28/2025

Join Peter L. Biro, President of think-tank Section 1, at on Feb. 3 for a talk on what normalizing the notwithstanding clause means for democracy. Quebec and Saskatchewan courts issued opposing rulings on judicial review after its use. Does democracy align with protecting rights or limiting court jurisdiction? Register to attend in person or online: https://bit.ly/4hc9Ryk


Queen's University School of Policy Studies
Queen's Department of Political Studies

01/27/2025

Q: Why study political studies at Queen's? 🇹🇩
A: Because of the breadth of our programs!

We offer both MA and PhD degrees in ALL the key fields of Canadian political science, and are one of only 5 departments in 🇨🇦 to offer a Gender and Politics field!

To learn more about our research in the G & P field, watch Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant speak about her current research projects:

Professor Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Canadian Politics | Gender and Politics) discusses her current research and why Queen's is a great place to study.

01/23/2025

The topic of the 2024 John Meisel Lecture was perfect 👌, just two days after the US elections when the results were still sinking in.

Peter MacLeod's lecture on "Maximum Democracy or Learning to love the public" was fascinating, thought provoking, AND timely. Now, just a few days following the inauguration of President Trump, it seems a fitting time to premiere the video! Make some 🍿, pour yourself a🥤, get comfortable and enjoy the lecture!

[Introductions and Lecture Only] Peter MacLeod (Founder and Principal, MASS LBP) delivered the sixth John Meisel Lecture in Contemporary Political Controver...

01/16/2025

🥳 Congratulations to Queen's Department of Political Studies Associate Professor Andrew Lister on the publication of his latest book, "Justice and Reciprocity", with Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)! The book is now available for pre-order 📚📩

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/justice-and-reciprocity-9780198924043?q=andrew%20lister&lang=en&cc=ca #

01/13/2025

Interested in pursuing an MA or PhD in Political Studies? There are 9 DAYS LEFT to apply to our graduate programs at Queen's Department of Political Studies!
For info on applying to our grad programs, visit our website at:
https://www.queensu.ca/politics/graduate/applying
To learn more about our research excellence, visit us at:
https://www.queensu.ca/politics/research/what-we-do

11/15/2024

🇹🇩 Congratulations to Matthieu Aikins, 2022 Pulitzer Prize winning Canadian-American journalist and author, and Queen's Department of Political Studies alumnus, on receiving his honorary degree at
Queen's University this morning for his extraordinary work in journalism! 🥂 Queen's University Alumni

Queen’s will recognize extraordinary leaders in arts and culture, mental health, language, volunteerism, and journalism.