It is with great sadness that we note the passing of former Queen's student Will Cockrell. Will graduated from the MA program in Political Studies in 2018, specialization Political and Legal Thought, writing his Masters Research Paper on the question "What is Democratic about 'Property-Owning Democracy'?" Condolences to his family, fiancée, and loved ones can be directed to McCall Gardens: https://www.mccallgardens.com/obituaries/william-george-cockrell

A celebration of Will's life will be hosted by his family.

Details:

Saturday, November 5th, 2022 | 1:00 PM (Eastern Time) | London, Ontario, in Kings College, Labbatt Hall, and virtually

To obtain the Zoom link and passcode, please contact Rachel Lang at polscomms@queensu.ca

The Department of Political Studies' and the Centre for the Study of Democracy and Diversity present:

"2022 US Midterm Elections: A Crisis of Democracy"

A post-mortem panel discussion following the November 8 US midterm elections.

Featuring:  

Carmen Celistini - The Far Right and Christian Nationalism

Paul J. Gardner - US Politics

Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant - Elections and Structuring the Vote

Joel Sokolsky - International Relations

Watch the event here!

Details:

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

2:30-4:00 PM

Mackintosh-Corry Hall | D216

*Registration is not required*

2022 Lecture:  Vibe Shift: The Contentious Promise of Liberalism - Elamin Abdelmahmoud

The John Meisel Lecture Series in Contemporary Political Controversies Fourth Annual Lecture

"Vibe Shift: The Contentious Promise of Liberalism"

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Lecture 4:00-5:30 PM | Biosciences Complex Room 1101

Reception 5:30-6:30 PM | Biosciences Atrium (Light refreshments served)

About the Lecture: Growing up in the shadow of The End of History and the supposed triumph of western democracy, it seemed that liberalism was stable, inevitable and perhaps even permanent. But this declaration turned out to be premature. This lecture surveys our modern relationship to liberalism and its promise, and interrogates how the social and political institutions tasked with protecting and reinforcing liberalism have come up short. 

About the Speaker: Elamin Abdelmahmoud is a culture writer for BuzzFeed News and host of CBC’s pop culture show Pop Chat, and author of the bestselling memoir Son of Elsewhere. He was a founding co-host of the CBC Politics podcast Party Lines, and he is a contributor to The National’s At Issue panel. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, the Globe and Mail, and others. When he gets a chance, he writes bad tweets.

Research and Teaching Luncheon

The Department of Political Studies is hosting a “Research and Teaching” luncheon with three short presentations from recently retired faculty who will share their thoughts on “advice they wished someone had told them at the start of their academic career".  The participants are Grant Amyot (Comparative Politics and Political Theory), Keith Banting (Canadian and Comparative politics), and Kim Nossal (International Relations).  After the presentations there will be a Q & A and group discussion for about an hour. 

This event should be of particular interest to tenure-track faculty, post-docs and graduate students interested in pursuing an academic career. 

This luncheon is limited to the first 25 (invited) registrants.  

Details:

Thursday, November 3, 2022 | 12:00- 1:30 PM | Light lunch will be served

Ontario Hall, Room 206 

Internal event | RSVP required

The Department of Political Studies Presents:

Maryam Monsef

"Politics Hurts but it Matters"

Maryam has led public policy files at the highest levels. In 2018 and 2019, she was recognized by Apolitical, along with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Michelle Obama and Malala, as one of the Top 20 global influencers on gender equality.

Maryam has spent thousands of hours delivering powerful speeches, and giving media appearances, from Davos, G7, G20 and the UN, to hot seat political shows, classrooms and workplaces. She is a member of the National Speakers Bureau and a Traill College Fellow at Trent University.

Details:

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 3:30-4:20 PM 

Ellis Hall Auditorium 

No registration required!