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The School of Political Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences is delighted to announce a new partnership with the House of Commons Parliamentary Internship Program. This collaboration will give students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the heart of the Canadian political world.

In Canada, rates of violent crime have returned to levels of 20 years ago and the homicide rate is second only to the United States and rising. Rates of homicide for Indigenous peoples are six times those of non-Indigenous people. Gender based and sexual violence is at epidemic levels. Our main response has been increased expenditures on policing – now close to $20 billion – and punitive legal ref...

First of its kind in Canada, program to advance research in therapeutic potential of psychedelics

The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking back at its participation in the 91st edition of the annual ACFAS Congress. Our researchers organized, moderated and took part in the various colloquia of the Congress, held on our campus from May 13 to 17, 2024.Vincent Mirza, Director of the Research Center on the Future of Cities, and his team ...

The School of Political Studies warmly congratulates its two colleagues Mark Salter and Daniel Stockemer on their impressive contribution to research.

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Allison J. Ouimet has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Scientist-Practitioner Early Career Award from the Clinical Section of the Canadian Psychological Association. This honor recognizes members who exemplify the integration of the two core domains of clinical psychology: clinical practice and training, and psychological science and research.

Undergraduate students Yasmine Hadid and Hunter Vanderlaan collectively co-authored four different articles with Kevin Page on economic and fiscal issues in Policy Magazine.

Congratulations Elisa Stragapede for receiving one of CPA's Student Research Grant - Fueling connection: A dyadic study to examine the role of empathy within couples’ experience with endometriosis.

With the establishment of a groundbreaking research chair in science diplomacy, professors Patrick Fafard from the University of Ottawa and Pascal Griset from Sorbonne University in Paris will explore how scientific collaboration can transcend national borders and foster advances in global health and security.