The economy and environment are hot topics for the federal election campaign, but a new voter guide on women's issues prepared by a 番茄社区 undergraduate student aims to push other issues to the centre of the spotlight too. Election 2鈥�
The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media for comment on the federal election campaign launched this weekend: John Borrows (Faculty of Law) is the Law Foundation Chair in Aboriginal Justice and Governance. He can comment on鈥�
Anthony H. Birch, who was Professor in UVic鈥檚 political science department from 1977 until 1989, and Chair from 1981 to 1986, passed away on Dec. 13, 2014 at the age of 90. 聽聽 Over the course of a long and distinguished career, he published numerous articles and 8 books鈥攁ll single authored. 聽His Representative and Responsible Government (1964) and later British System of Government (published in ten editions) remain central texts on UK politics and represent a particular tradition of British political studies, rooted in history and in the main canons of traditional political theory. He was also a student of comparative federalism, nationalism and regional integration. 聽His books and articles on these subjects have been very relevant to contemporary debates in Britain about Scottish and Welsh devolution. His last book, The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy, was published in a revised third edition in 2007, when Tony was well into his 80s.聽
In May 2014, a group of UVic students and two faculty members spent three weeks in South Africa for UVic鈥檚 first-ever Colonial Legacies Field School.
Tess (Taylor) Syrowik is a humanities student in UVic鈥檚 Department of Linguistics. This is her personal account of UVic's 2014 Colonial Legacies Field School in South Africa, Apr. 28 - May 21. Learn more about the 2014 Colonial Legacies field school
The following 番茄社区 researcher is available to discuss the recent alliance between Israel鈥檚 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and now-Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz. Andrew Wender (History/Political Science) is a professor of pol鈥�
In light of the worsening violence in Iraq and reports of targeted attacks against women, the following 番茄社区 faculty member is available to discuss the contemporary history of women before and after the US invasion of Iraq. Mona Se鈥�
The following 番茄社区 faculty member is available to discuss the European parliamentary elections (May 22 鈥� 25), which are taking place during a period of profound political and economic crisis, and will shape EU politics for the next鈥�
The following 番茄社区 faculty member is available to discuss the tentative trade deal signed by Canada and the 28-member European Union on Oct. 18: Amy Verdun (Political Science) is an expert on the European Union, specifically the in鈥�
The following 番茄社区 faculty members are available to comment following the RCMP news conference today about the thwarted domestic terrorism plot timed for Canada Day: Scott Watson (Political Science) is an expert in international se鈥�
The following 番茄社区 faculty members are available to comment following the RCMP news conference today about the thwarted domestic terrorism plot timed for Canada Day: Scott Watson (Political Science) is an expert in international se鈥�
