Graduate Faculty
The following is a list of graduate faculty who regularly participate in the Master of Arts program in Political Science:
- Dr. Christopher Alcantara (Canadian Politics; Canadian Public Policy; Aboriginal Politics; institutions and institutional change, federalism and multilevel governance)
- Dr. Christopher G. Anderson (International Migration, Multiculturalism and Citizenship Policy; Canadian Public Policy; Canadian Politics)
- Dr. Andrea Brown (African politics, women and politics, and non-Western political thought)
- Dr. Alistair Edgar (Post-conflict peace and reconstruction programs; sovereignty and humanitarian intervention as competing norms and practices in global governance)
- Dr. Patricia Goff (International political economy, international relations theory, and international organization, with a particular interest in trade and cultural policy)
- Dr. Dejan Guzina (Comparative democratization and ethnic politics)
- Dr. Derek Hall (East and Southeast Asian political economy; history of capitalism; political ecology)
- Dr. Jorge Heine (Multilateralism, South-South relations, practice of diplomacy, democratization, transitional justice and Latin American politics)
- Dr. Rhoda Howard-Hassmann (International Human Rights, Genocide Studies, Women's and Gay/Lesbian Rights, Globalization) On leave July 1/11 to June 30/12
- Dr. Thomas O. Hueglin (History of political thought, community and federalism, Althusius)
- Dr. Barry Kay (Public opinion and elections; the politics of policy making; Canadian and American politics, research methodology)
- Dr. Loren King (Political philosophy, especially theories of justice, democratic theory, decision and game theory, and moral issues in urbanization, economic development, and global politics) On leave July 1/11 to June 30/12
- Dr. Rianne Mahon (Comparative political economy, with particular reference to social policy; international organizations and public policy)
- Dr. Andrea Perrella (Economic voting, political attitudes, and methodology)
- Dr. Jason Roy (Political behaviour and participation, public opinion, elections, and Canadian politics)
- Dr. Kim Rygiel (Citizenship and migration; security, mobility and border controls; globalization and international public policy; global politics; gender and global politics)
- Dr. Yasmine Shamsie (The political economy of development, Latin American politics, international organizations, peacebuilding,and hemispheric integration)
- Dr. Brian Tanguay (Electoral reform in liberal democracies and on the evolving division of labour between political parties and organized interests, Quebec politics)
- Dr. Debora VanNijnatten (Comparative public policy, environmental policy [Canadian and American]) On leave July 1/11 to June 30/12
In addition, most terms we offer graduate-level courses with contract instructors. Please check our course offerings for names of other instructors affiliated with our graduate program.


