Professor @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social Aurel Braun comments as the U.S.-Iran war shows signs of widening as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels exchange attacks with Saudi Arabia. globalnews.ca/video/119950...
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Congrats to Andrew McDougall, @carolinehossein.bsky.social, @dkingsbu.bsky.social and Filiz Kahraman on their recent appointments! www.politics.utoronto.ca/news/new-app...
Congratulations to Professor Emerita Sylvia Bashevkin, who was recently invested as an Officer of the #OrderofCanada! www.politics.utoronto.ca/news/sylvia-...
PhD student @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social Ryan Fleming and Prof @sheryl-lightfoot.bsky.social, co-director of the International Institute for #indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy, attended the Institute's inaugural meeting in Geneva, which convened Indigenous leaders, scholars and practitioners.
📢We’re hiring! @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social is seeking two tenure-track Assistant Professors in #Canadian politics and #American politics. Application deadlines are early October. Learn more and apply: www.politics.utoronto.ca/about-us/emp...
Challenging long-held beliefs about #democracy and #Blackfreedom: @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social Derefe Chevannes’s research examines what Black freedom requires in practice — and what happens when societies fall short of it. Learn more: www.politics.utoronto.ca/news/derefe-...
We typically think of deterrence as cold and calculating. In a new JCR with @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social's Pomeroy & Rathbun, we explore the psychology of deterrence thinking, showing it relies on intuition instead. When we shoot, we shoot from the hip. 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Join @fgvoficial.bsky.social Paula Vedovelli on July 27 at @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social for a guest lecture,'The Rise of Indicators of Economic Growth in Authoritarian #Brazil, 1960s-1970s.' 🗓️Monday, July 27, 2026 ⌚3:00-5:00 PM 📍Sidney Smith Hall, Room 3130
This JoD essay draws on our book, OUTSOURCING SURVEILLANCE: ONLINE OPINION MANAGEMENT IN CHINA. @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social @chinagovernancelab.bsky.social Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Outsourcing Surveillance
Cambridge Core - Political Economy - Outsourcing Surveillance
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Journal of Democracy@jodemocracy.bsky.social · last mo."The outsourcing of digital monitoring does not bode well for dissent in China. Online surveillance is becoming more precise and better at preemption." How the CCP Outsources Surveillance by Lynette H. Ong muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
Welcome @wktaylor.bsky.social, Viola and Desmond to @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social. Looking forward to meeting you all! www.politics.utoronto.ca/news/welcome...
Huge congrats to @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social Noel Anderson on winning this prestigious prize!
Conflict Research Society@thecrs.bsky.social · last mo.🏆 The 2026 CRS Book of the Year Prize goes to Noel Anderson for Wars Without End! His concept of "competitive intervention" is a major contribution to conflict studies. Congratulations also to incredible runners-up. Full announcement 👇 buff.ly/kKSy7Yu #CRS2026 #ConflictResearch #BookPrize
In a recent episode of the podcast 'Business Talk' with @deepakbbhatt.bsky.social, @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social @greenprofgreen.bsky.social discusses the gaps in global #climategovernance and the urgent reforms needed to bridge them, the subject of her latest book. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9bb...
Existential Politics: The Real Reason Global Climate Institutions Are Failing | Dr. Jessica Green
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1/ NEW RESEARCH: We find that Russian authorities used Cellebrite to gain access to activist Andrey Pivovarov’s phone. Full brief: citizenlab.ca/research/rus...
Russia Breaks Into Human Rights Activist's Phone With Cellebrite - The Citizen Lab
We analyzed Russian activist Andrey Pivovarov’s phone, finding that Russian authorities used forensic extraction tools made by Cellebrite to gain access to his device. A document prepared by Russian a...
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PM Mark Carney called the recent #US-Iran deal a 'game changer' that made the war across the Middle East 'worth it'. However it's still unclear between the two parties who holds the power and who should watch their back. Aurel Braun of @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social joins us to discuss lnk.to/bigstory
Congrats to @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social PhD student and #Vanier scholar Arvind Krishendeholl, who recently received Federal recognition as a leadership member of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Catalyst Grant project. www.politics.utoronto.ca/news/doctora...
From being “only a tiny, benign, panda bear” in 1975, ”China has become a great global dragon,” says @jjkirton.bsky.social, a @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social specialist on the #G7. apnews.com/article/chin...
Why Trump and other G7 leaders meeting without China might be a mistake
China's absence from G7 summits seems increasingly odd given its global economic influence. The G7, formed in 1975, includes only democratic nations, which excludes China under its authoritarian gover...
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Congrats👏🎓to Kai Selmes, graduating this spring as a member of @newcollegeuoft.bsky.social #politicalscience specialist program, with a minor in European affairs. Earning his degree reflects years of perseverance and overcoming personal challenges that began more than a decade ago.
U of T Faculty of Arts & Science@artsci.utoronto.ca · 2mo agoOvercoming personal challenges like addiction and self-doubt, #UofTGrad26 Kai Selmes is now off to complete his master’s studies at prestigious universities in Spain and Germany. Learn more: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/new-gra...
Opinion @theglobeandmail.com by @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social Aurel Braun: #Ukraine may be on the cusp of a turning point in its war against #Russia. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Ukraine may be on the cusp of a turning point in its war against Russia
An emboldened Ukraine is making gains, unconstrained by America and unafraid of Russia
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Scholars from #TurtleIsland and #Aotearoa recently gathered at @ziibiinglab to develop a special issue of the journal 'Democratic Theory' on #Indigenous Politics and democracy. Sponsored by @uoftirn.bsky.social and @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social in collaboration with @participedia.
A stalwart in the grad office for many years now, @louistentsos.bsky.social is leaving us!! We wish him all the very best as he starts a new position at UTSC in July! Sign the KB here: www.kudoboard.com/boards/HnRYN...
Join @mcgill.ca's @jacobtlevy.bsky.social at @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social on June 16th for his discussion on 'Constitutional Norms and Democratic Backsliding.'
The latest article co-authored by @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow Philip Henderson 'Settler colonialism and political theory,' is out now in 'Contemporary Political Theory.' rdcu.be/fnzWY #colonialism #politicaltheory
The new book from @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social @chagaiweiss.bsky.social 'Delivering Tolerance' @princetonupress.bsky.social, argues that public institutions and the people within them can improve intergroup relations in conflict-ridden societies. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Professor Emeritus @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social Nelson Wiseman discusses the Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour's new role as governor general and how she could use this precarious geopolitical moment to capture the country’s appetite for unity and identity. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/06/08/g...
Canada gets a new governor general
Louise Arbour, a former lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is being inducted as Canada’s next governor general. It comes at a nuanced time for Canada’s global id...
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Excited to share a review by our graduate fellow, Ted Allen-Rawding, featuring "Waiting To Be Arrested at Night" (Penguin Press 2023) by Tahir Hamut Izgil. Read the full review here: shorturl.at/ySFsT cc: @onglynette.bsky.social @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social
Congrats|Félicitations Sylvia Bashevkin @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social WINNER|Lauréate #CPSA_ACSP26 Best CJPS Article Gender+Pols Prize🏅Prix du meilleur article RCSP sur le genre & la politique🏅 Thank you Jury|Merci au jury ! @profsarahchilds.bsky.social-D’Aoust @uqam.ca-Goodman @brockufoss.bsky.social
The PM's record on #climateaction: experts including @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social @greenprofgreen.bsky.social chime in on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social 'Just Asking' with Saroja Coelho. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #cdnpoli #MarkCarney #Canada
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Opinion: Danielle Smith is playing a dangerous game with her referendum question on secession says @utsc.utoronto.ca @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social Robert Schertzer @theglobeandmail.com. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Danielle Smith is playing a dangerous game with her referendum question on secession
Smith has set in motion a national unity crisis, and it demands a Team Canada response
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'Labor in Hard Times' @cambup-law.cambridge.org by @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca Filiz Kahraman examines how labor movements in #Turkey and the #UK used #humanrights #law to counter neoliberalism, reclaiming #tradeunion rights. 📚 cup.org/4suzRdM #sociolegal
Labor in Hard Times
Cambridge Core - Socio-Legal Studies - Labor in Hard Times
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Professor Randall Hansen @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social on southeast Asia's #scamcompounds which generated an annual revenue of 12.9 billion in Cambodia in 2023, about 40% of the country's GDP @jakpost.bsky.social. www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026...
Inside the economics of Southeast Asia’s scam centers - Academia - The Jakarta Post
At the core of scam compounds is a system of paid but forced labor.
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