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Janine A. Clark

Professor Clark received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, her MA in Political Science from Carleton University and her Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Geography from the University of Waterloo.

Carol Dauda

Professor Dauda received her PhD at the University of Toronto in 1999. Dauda’s previous research focused on comparative developing countries and she conducted research in Africa in the late 1990s on the effect of decentralization programs and the reform of local government institutions on...

Julie Simmons

Professor Simmons received an MA and a PhD, both in political science and with a specialization in public policy, from the University of Toronto; and a BA (Hons) in Political Science with International Relations from the University of British Columbia.

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Jordi Díez

Troy Riddell

Professor Riddell received his BA and MA from the University of Calgary and Ph.D. from McGill University.

Ian Spears

Professor Spears teaches courses in international relations and the politics of developing areas (specifically Africa), however, his research interests have focused largely on problems and prospects for conflict and conflict resolution in African states. His earlier research concerned the...

Maureen Mancuso

Professor Mancuso's principal thrust of her research agenda has been the areas of political ethics, corruption, and scandal.

As I readily acknowledge, it seems to be a field that never suffers a shortage of new case studies. My principal methodological technique has been...

Judith McKenzie

Prior to gaining my MA and PhD in political science, I worked as an urban planner for approximately 10 years in the Ottawa area and in Toronto. I have had a long-time passion and interest related to environmental issues and am pleased to be teaching and doing research in this field.

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Andrea Paras

Andrea Paras joined the University of Guelph in 2012, after spending a year working at the Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Her research is centered on questions that investigate the political and ethical consequences of international humanitarian action. She also has...

Candace Johnson

Prior to joining the University of Guelph in 2003, Professor Johnson has taught at Brock University in St. Catharine’s Ontario and at the American University in Washington, DC. Professor Johnson has published in the areas of health care and social policy, the philosophical and...

Dennis Baker

Professor Baker is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Calgary. His research focuses on the separation of powers, particularly the relationship between the courts and the representative branches. His book...

Tim Mau

Professor Mau completed a D.Phil. at St Antony’s College, Oxford University where he was both a Commonwealth and SSHRC Doctoral Scholar. Prior to attending Oxford, he completed the Guelph-McMaster Collaborative M.A. in Public Policy and Administration and an Honours B.A. in Political...

Theresa Lee

Professor Lee received her B. A. (High Distinction) from the University of Toronto, majoring in Political Science, with a minor in Philosophy. She completed graduate studies at Princeton University, receiving both M. A. and Ph. D. degrees in Politics and Program in Political Philosophy. She...

Byron Sheldrick

Professor Sheldrick studied Political Science at Carleton University before going to law school at the University of Toronto. He then returned to the study of Political Science, completing his MA and PhD at York University in Toronto. He previously taught in the Law department at...

Tamara A. Small

Professor Small’s (PhD, Queen’s University) research is focused on the use of digital technologies by Canadian political elites. In addition to conducting research on e-campaigning in the last five Canadian federal elections, she has published work on Twitter, blogging by Canadian...

Craig Johnson

Professor Johnson received his PhD from the London School of Economics in 2000. His research and professional interests centre upon the governance of social policies aimed at reducing risk and vulnerability to chronic poverty, forced displacement and long-term environmental change...

Adam Sneyd

Professor Sneyd’s recently published book analyzes how globalization might be altering the factors that have entrenched poverty across Africa south of the Sahara. He is interested in learning more about how new ideas and practices associated with corporate social...

David MacDonald

I have a PhD is in International Relations from the London School of Economics. I am an Associate Professor in the department. From 1999 to 2002 I was Assistant Visiting Professor at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP EUROPE). From 2002 to 2007 I was a Lecturer, then Senior...

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The Department of Political Science is committed to helping students and the broader community understand and analyze issues of power, authority and governance that shape our lives and the lives of individuals around the world. Our faculty have teaching and research interests in a wide array of subjects within Political Science, with particular strengths in issues in global politics (such as conflict, democratization, development); law, justice and politics (such as human rights, judicial process, criminal justice); and Canadian and comparative policy and governance issues (such as environment, health, trade, local politics, e-governance).

Studying and discussing the key questions that confront political scientists can help students become better citizens while enhancing their analytical and communication skills. This background can help open the door to many future opportunities.

If you have any questions about our programs, the University or the faculty in our Political Science department, please browse our website or contact us at polsmail@uoguelph.ca

In Memory of

Dr. Onkar Prasad (OP) Dwivedi, Professor Emeritus
Political Science Department,University of Guelph
January 20, 1937-January 29,2013

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2013 Speaker Series

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 2:30-4:30 pm 621 Mackinnon Building, Rm 621 Allison McQueen, Assistant Professor Stanford University Hans Morgenthau and the Postwar Apocalyptic Imaginary...

2012-13 Brown Bag Lunch Series

Thursday March 28 2013, 2:30 –3:30pm MACKINNON BLDG, RM 621 Mark Mitchell, PhD Candidate, University of Guelph USAID and Democratization in Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and...

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