Prolific political scientists

When it comes to publishing books in Political Science, it never rains, apparently.  It pours.

Over the course of the past year, eleven political science faculty members (roughly one-third of the department) have produced new  publications, covering a diverse range of topics  such as religion and law in India, federalism and women’s political participation, Hume and political rhetoric, elections and the measurement of democracy, political and economic integration in Europe and North America,  international relations and ethics, Canadian security, refugees and the politics of asylum, and global politics and financial governance.

According to Randall Germain, Chair of the Department, research has always been and remains at the centre of the department’s activities  and mission.

“We consider ourselves one of the best departments of Political Science in Canada, he said.  “Our recent publication record is yet another indicator that we are at the top of our game.”

To celebrate the achievement, the department hosted an afternoon seminar on January 13th to  give students an opportunity to speak to the authors about their research.

The event showcased these recently published works:

Bill Cross.  Auditing Canadian Democracy. (UBC Press)

Joan deBardeleben and Achim Hurrelman, eds. Transnational Europe: Promise, Paradox, Limits. (Palgrave)

Randall Germain. Global Politics and Financial Governance. (Palgrave)

Marc Hanvelt. The Politics of Eloquence: David Hume’s Polite Rhetoric. (University of Toronto Press)

Melissa Haussman, Marian Sawer, Jill Vickers.  Federalism, Feminism and Multilevel Governance: Gender in a Global/Local World. (Ashgate)

Achim Hurrelmann.  Democracy’s Deep Roots: Why the Nation State Remains Legitimate. (Palgrave Macmillan)

James Milner. Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa. (Palgrave Macmillan)

Jon Pammett.  Dynasties and Interludes: Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics. With L. LeDuc, J. Mackenzie, A. Turcotte.  (Toronto: Dundurn)

Elinor Sloan.  Security and Defence in the Terrorist Era: Canada and North America. 2nd edition. (McGill-Queen’s University Press)

Gopika Solanki. Adjudication in Religious Family Law: Cultural Accommodation, Legal Pluralism, and Gender Equality in India (Cambridge University Press)