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As one of Canada’s premier departments of political science, we are committed to both research and teaching. Our faculty are actively engaged in a wide range of research activities and projects, and highly visible in the discipline of political science both in Canada and abroad.

And we are no less committed to our students. We offer a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs in politics. Our undergraduate program—one of the most popular programs at Queen’s—provides students with a solid grounding in political science. At the graduate level, we offer the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy in Canadian politics, comparative politics, gender and politics, international relations, and political theory.

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Visiting Researcher

Pinar Erkem Gulboy, a Ph.D. student from the University of Istanbul is visiting our department over the next six months or so.  She will be sharing an office with our graduate students (M-C C408)

G.Pinar Erkem Gulboy is a researcher and a PhD student in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul University. Her thesis is on "The Role of Identity Politics in Conflict Regulation: the Case of Cyprus". She has an MA degree from Vrije Universitait Brussel on European Integration and Development. She has written papers on European Identity, Enlargement, Turkey-EU Relations, Turkish Political Life, Ethnic Conflict in Macedonia, and the Cyprus Confict.   Her email address ispinarerkem@gmail.com

Speaker Series

 "Democratization in the Arab World: what role for the international community? Wednesday, November 14, 2:30-4 PM, M-C B-313.

Marie Joëlle Zahar is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Université de Montréal. A specialist of civil wars and post-conflict reconstruction, she is particularly interested in the impact of foreign intervention on the dynamics of (in)security in the Middle East. A graduate of McGill University, she has held visiting positions at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (Stanford), the Université Lyon-2 and the Institut d’études politiques de Lyon, and the Centre d’études du monde arabe moderne (Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut). Dr. Zahar has recently co-authored Beyond the Arab Spring: Authoritarianism and Democratization in the Middle East (Lynne Reinner, 2012).

Politics Department DSC Event

The Politics DSC (Department Student Council) will be hosting its first, annual Beer with Profs next Wednesday night (November 21st) at the Grad Club! Tickets are $7 beforehand and $10 at the door for any student ( age 19+) wishing to attend. Tickets will  be sold in Mac-Corry On Monday November 19^th  from Noon-2pm and Tuesday November 20^th from 10am – Noon;  Politics DSC members will  also have tickets on hand to sell (exact change only) and will advertise this in classes. Please note that students do not have to drink beer to attend the event, but it is a 19+ event.