Recent News

In this week’s blog post, MQUP author Jennifer Grubbs looks back to the tragic murder of 32-year-old Heather Heyer, shedding light on the troubled and hostile nature of the current American political climate. Through her contextualization of recent civil unrest in America, Grubbs explores the consequences of white nationalism and the … Read More >

“The more we vilify sex work, the more we marginalize those who participate in it. The more we marginalize any group of people, the more we allow abuse and violence to fester.” Slut-Shaming, Whorephobia, and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution

As MQUP author Meredith Ralston argues – and as current events continue … Read More >

As evidenced by the yellow vests protest movement that began in France in 2018, the state of the French nation inspires gloom among many of its citizens. MQUP author Brigitte Granville views this malaise as a peculiarly French symptom of the difficulties experienced by many advanced industrial democracies in the face of globalization, technology, … Read More >

“Presidents alone do not make foreign policy. Nor can they change it on their own.” National Security Entrepreneurs and the Making of American Foreign Policy

The unprecedented—and at times unusually chaotic—nature of this year’s American presidential election captured international attention, leaving many to wonder at the fate and future of American politics and … Read More >

As we enter the final month of the 43rd Canadian federal election campaign, we have compiled a Canadian political science reading list. Whether exploring how Canadian government functions, providing historical context, or dissecting specific policy issues, each of the titles offer a unique perspective on Canada’s current democratic system.

Democracy in Canada
The … Read More >

In Donald J. Savoie’s new book, Democracy in Canada: The Disintegration of Our Institutions, he investigates the forces shaping the workings of Canadian federalism and the country’s national political and bureaucratic institutions.

As a lead up to the book’s publication in September 2019 and the upcoming Canadian federal election, we have … Read More >

John Stewart, director of policy and research at the Canadian Nuclear Association, spent twenty years as an economist and manager inside the US embassy in Ottawa. His latest book, Strangers with Memories: The United States and Canada from Free Trade to Baghdad, describes the apogee and decline of Canada’s relationship with the … Read More >

Warren Buffett Invests in Canada, but Should You?
By Gretchen Morgenson

When Warren Buffett acts, investors notice. And after he took a roughly $300 million position last month in Home Capital Group, a troubled Canadian mortgage underwriter, some investors saw it as a vote of confidence not only in that company, but also in Canadian … Read More >

We are very pleased to have John von Heyking, author of The Form of Politics: Aristotle and Plato on Friendship (Spring 2016), as our guest blogger. The post is an excerpt from International Political Anthropology Vol. 10 (2017) No. 1: Index; this issue is dedicated to The Form of Politics and includes … Read More >

Author Christopher Dummitt’s new book Unbuttoned: A History of Mackenzie King’s Secret Life has been receiving substantial attention in the press.  Below is a list of some of Dummitt’s recent media appearances, along with reviews and news pieces related to the book.

Excerpt in the Toronto Star

Piece by Jim Bronskill in The Globe … Read More >