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 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 >

Swingback: Getting Along in the World with Harper and Trudeau, the new book from journalist and author Mike Blanchfield, continues to receive considerable attention in the press.  Read more reviews of the book here:

Review from Quill & Quire

Review from Bob Rae for The Globe and Mail

To … Read More >

Coming this April from MQUP and the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, a timely new book that takes a look at Canadian electoral reform: Should We Change How We Vote?: Evaluating Canada’s Electoral System. 

From the introduction –

“Canadians have the capacity to have a serious conversation about electoral reform. But in … Read More >

In the January/February 2017 issue of the Ontario Planning Journal, Noreen Dunphy reviews Greg Suttor’s new release Still Renovating: A History of Canadian Social Housing Policy.

Below is an excerpt taken from the review. The full review can be viewed online, on page 16 of the Ontario Planning Journal.

Reviewed … Read More >

We are thrilled to have H. Christian Breede, co-editor of new release Going to War? Trends in Military Interventions, be our guest blogger. Christian, who is assistant professor of political science at the Royal Military College of Canada is also a serving infantry officer with the Canadian Army. In his blog post, he tells the story behind the photo that was … Read More >

Today on our blog, Zachary Spicer, assistant professor of political science at Brock University and author of The Boundary Bargain: Growth, Development, and the Future of City-County Separation, joins us for a Q&A with MQUP Editor Jacqueline Mason.

Together they discuss the implications of urban sprawl in once-rural Ontario, and what this means for existing policy and municipal institutions.

Jacqueline Mason: Your book, … Read More >