This is the official page for the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. What do political scientists do?
Politics is about power, and political science understands the processes, ideas, and institutions through which power is structured, as well as power's effects. Thus, we look at subjects that range from Canadian elections and political parties to the ethics of war and post-conflict management, from the political economy of the global South to theories of justice and citizenship, and from environme
10/06/2025
Join us for the 2025 Henry Marshall Tory Lecture on
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 when Greg Anderson presents
"Tariff Man, World Order, and Canada: Asymmetries of Power and the International System"
Attend in-person or Zoom; more info and registration options: http://www.friendsoftheuofa.ca/2025/09/2025-henry-marshall-tory-lecture/
08/14/2024
Check out this new course! Political Science 470: Power and Resistance! Register now while there is still space!
05/30/2024
https://theconversation.com/albertas-voter-id-law-is-a-solution-for-a-problem-that-doesnt-exist-231130
Jared Wesley comments in this article!
Alberta’s voter ID law is a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist Canadians should watch events in Alberta very carefully because voter ID laws are often the first step of many in restricting the voting rights of eligible citizens. They spread and escalate quickly.
05/23/2024
A new project in disfluency studies by Joshua St. Pierre casts the speech disorder in a new light!
Reimagine stuttering Partly to challenge assumptions of normative communication, Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies Joshua St. Pierre — and a team of disabled and disability-allied scholars, clinicians, dysfluent artists and community members — are launching a project called the Stuttering Commons.
At Home with Human Rights: Activating Local and International Human Rights Strategies with Audrey Macklin, Professor (Law) and Chair in Human Rights, University of Social Justice Education, OISE, University of Toronto
Learn more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/at-home-with-human-rights-activating-local-and-international-human-rights-tickets-791617227437
11/28/2023
11/01/2023
Profile of Political Science grad Nathanial Haile!
Policy studies program offers connections, practical experience and life-changing opportunities for grad student Nathaniel Haile Haile has excelled in his position as an intern with the Privy Council Office and in a fellowship promoting Black Canadians getting involved in leadership and public policy.
10/25/2023
Congratulations to Rissa on her awards!
Political Science Graduate Student, Rissa Reist, wins multiple awards Political Science Graduate Student, Rissa Reist, has won both the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships and the Dorothy J Killam Memorial Graduate Prize
Couldn't make the Hurtig Lecture? We've got you covered! Go to: uab.ca/hurtig to watch the video!
The Annual Hurtig Lecture | Political Science Katherine Govier CM is the author of 13 works of fiction. Her most recent novel is The Three Sisters Bar & Hotel. Her previous novel, The Ghost Brush, was published in Japan and worldwide and Creation was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Katherine has won the Toronto Book Award and Ca...
10/02/2023
The Hurtig Lecture is this Thursday! For more information go to
The Annual Hurtig Lecture | Political Science Katherine Govier CM is the author of 13 works of fiction. Her most recent novel is The Three Sisters Bar & Hotel. Her previous novel, The Ghost Brush, was published in Japan and worldwide and Creation was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Katherine has won the Toronto Book Award and Ca...