The Departmental Speaker Series features contributors from Queen's and beyond covering topics across all the fields of political studies. Since the series was introduced in the Winter term, 2009, we have enjoyed high attendance from faculty and students alike. For students, the series is a great opportunity not only to expose oneself to original research, but, as importantly, to take part in and become familiar with the practice of scholarly debate in the discipline of political studies.

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WINTER 2013 UPCOMING SPEAKERS

THE OWL OF MINERVA ONLY FLIES AT DUSK, BUT WHERE IS IT GOING?
Lea Ypi, London School of Economics
Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B313
(Poster)

WINTER 2013 PAST TALKS

MAJORITIES AND MINARETS: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND PUBLIC SPACE
David Miller, University of Oxford
Friday, March 22, 2013, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Robert Sutherland Hall (SPS) Rm 448
(Poster)

GENDER DIVERSITY ON ONTARIO'S COURTS: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS REFORM
Erin Crandall, Skelton-Clark Post Doctoral Fellow, Queen's University
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B313
(Poster)

ISRAEL, IRAN, AND THE ARAB SPRING--A COMING STORM?
Yoram Peri, University of Maryland
Thursday, March 7, 2013, 7:00pm to 8:30pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B201
(Poster)

FOUNDATIONS OF INTERCULTURAL GOVERNANCE, THE CONCEPT AND ITS CONCEPTIONS
Richard Zapata-Barrero, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B313
(Poster)

THE CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY
Lori Turnbull, Dalhousie University
Thursday, February 14, 2013, 11:30am to 1:00pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B313
(Poster)

THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE QUESTION
Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B313
(Poster)

THE 'MIRAGE' OF SOCIAL JUSTICE: HAYEK AGAINST (AND FOR) RAWLS
Andrew Lister, Queen's University
Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Robert Sutherland Hall (SPS), Rm 448
(Poster)

FALL 2012 PAST TALKS

MINORITY PROTECTION IN CHINA: ACHIEVEMENT AND CHALLENGES
ShaoQing Zhou, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B313
(Poster)

RESPONSIBILITY AND HISTORIC INJUSTICE
Catherine Lu, McGill University
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B313
( Poster ) 

DEMOCRATIZATION IN THE ARAB WORLD: WHAT ROLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Marie-Joëlle Zahar, Universite de Montreal
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B313
(Poster)

CITIZENSHIP AND THE POLITICS OF INCLUSION/EXCLUSION: THE CASE OF CANADA (jointly sponsored with Gender Studies)
Yasmeen Abu-Laban, University of Alberta
Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Rm B313
(Poster)

SLEEPING WITH AL-QAEDA
Ambassador Bob Fowler, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 7:00pm to 8:15pm, Stirling Hall, Rm. 301A
(Poster)

THE EU, RUSSIA, AND THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
Nicu Popescu, European Council of Foreign Relations
Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 12:30pm to 2:00pm, Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 448
(Poster)