Artwork: “Wings of Desire” on silk paneling by Dr. Nergis Canefe Doing Work When The World Is On Fire: Academic Research During Covid-19 There is no doubt that Covid-19 has changed the way we do almost everything, including academic work and in particular research. While we continue to live under various lockdowns and restrictions, how can […]
Beyond the Socialist Impasse: Remembering Leo Panitch June 5th 12-6PM EST, Online On June 5th Left Forum and the Socialist Register are commemorating the life and spirit of Leo Panitch. The Left Forum is sponsoring a series of online panels which underline three major foundations of Panitch’s corpus of research, teaching, and activism: (1) Re-imagining Socialist Parties and Practice; […]
York University Assistant Professor Gerald Bareebe participated in a panel discussion on The Agenda. Bareebe discussed the present and future of Uganda as it approaches its 50th anniversary since Idi Amin seized power. Bareebe noted many Ugandans expected the country’s Jan 2021 election to be troublesome. He noted safety, security and voter fraud were particular areas of concern. According […]
It is with tremendous pleasure to share the news that Distinguished Research Professor Stephen Gill has been awarded the prestigious and world-renowned Killam Prize given in recognition of his scholarly excellence and impactful research in global affairs and international relations. Congratulations, Professor Gill, on this well-deserved honour! Your recent work on global and planetary health […]
We are devastated by the passing of Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Leo Panitch and send our most heartfelt condolences to his family. Leo was the quintessential public intellectual. Informed by Marxist thought, he was a stalwart of social justice who helped us grasp the causes of oppression while offering a socialist vision of a different […]
York University Associate Professor Gregory Chin wrote an article that was published by the Torino World Affairs Institute on June 15. Read full story.
“Richard Saunders, an associate professor in the Department of Politics at York University, has been awarded Partnership Development Grant funding from the Social Science Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to support his new project exploring innovations in resource nationalism policymaking in Southern Africa. The proposed project – led by Saunders and supported by five […]
“The Marxist Studies in a Global and Asian Perspective (MSGAP) blog titled “York Left Consortium: Reflections on Capitalism’s Half-Life” serves as an accessible location for written interventions of various sorts relating to COVID-19 and its aftermath on the part of leftist faculty and grad students at York, as well as guest contributors.” More…
Thanks to Professors Alex Nunn and Stuart Shields in the UK and the British Academy/Leverhulme Foundation research project “Foundations of International Political Economy”, for their thoughtful work in putting together a video of the Robert Cox Memorial Panel. The panel was hosted at the International Studies Association, March 2019 in Toronto and was a fitting […]
Sometimes the most meaningful experiences arrive in the most unexpected ways. That was the experience for York University political science Professor Gabrielle Slowey. Late last December, Slowey, who is also the director of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University, received a direct message on Twitter from the Alvin Fiddler, who is the […]