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Congratulations to Dr. von Hlatky! St茅fanie von Hlatky, a professor in the Department of Political Studies and the Faculty of Arts and Science Associate Dean (Research), has won a prestigious national fellowship award, The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation's Distinguished Fellowship for 2024-2027. Dr.
Date
Wednesday June 26, 2024Location
The turn of the century brought on a wave of new and complex problems that the international community must face. From advancements in technology that have moulded and reshaped domestic political spheres; to leaps in communication that have enabled the rise of powerful non-state actors; to the digitalization of the finance world and the introduction of crypto currencies, we have seen change across virtually every channel of interaction.
Being able to understand these changes and conduct meaningful research to uncover their impacts are essential to a peaceful and cooperative future.
鈥淣ew Realities鈥 can be considered through many lenses. Understanding the effect evolving social change can have on national or international organizations is bound to change the way the organization operates. The international implications of the ongoing War in Ukraine, or the Israel-Hamas War, have the power to reshape and restructure the security situations in Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. The rise in domestic right-wing support in many regions of the world, or the risks following the possible re-election of Donald Trump, could have the power to challenge many government鈥檚 operational and fiscal 鈥渟tatus-quos鈥. And an increase in uprisings and coups, more specifically in the West African region, have regressed democracy to a point that concerns regional security and opens the door to global humanitarian crises.
These are all situations and dimensions of the global landscape that are undergoing change, and therefore creating a new reality the international community must confront.
In this opinion piece, , Bella Aung explains how, in response to a growing online resistance, the military government in Myanmar has responded through the implementation of a variety of draconian measures of digital repression.
Date
Friday June 21, 2024Location
Date
Monday April 22, 2024Location
Online via Zoom(Mondays) April 22, 29, May 6, 13
5 - 7 pm
Recent advances in biomedical knowledge and innovation- such as sequencing of the human genome, gene therapy and genome editing, the biology of aging, behavioral genetics, etc.- raise the prospect that science could be utilized to 鈥渆nhance鈥 our biology rather than simply search for treatments for specific diseases. In his book Beyond Humanity? (Oxford University Press, 2011) the philosopher Allen Buchanan defines biomedical enhancement as 鈥渁 deliberate intervention, applying biomedical science, which aims to improve an existing capacity that most or all normal human beings typically have, or to create a new capacity, by acting directly on the body or brain鈥. This course will introduce students to both the science and ethics of biomedical enhancement, covering a range of topics like eugenics, genetics, the therapy/enhancement distinction, procreative liberty, aging, and memory modification.
Colin Farrelly (he/him) is the Sir Edward Peacock Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Studies at Queen鈥檚 University and is cross appointed with Philosophy. He has held academic appointments at universities in England, Scotland, the United States, T眉rkiye, and Canada. Recent publications include two books on the ethics of the genetic revolution and a series of journal articles on the science of aging in venues like the British Medical Journal, The Journals of Gerontology, Aging Cell, Royal Society Open Science, and the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. Colin is also the organizer of the local Philosophy Meetup (Kingston), which brings local residents into pubs and parks to discuss philosophical topics in ethics, science, politics, and psychology.
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Date
Sunday May 5, 2024Location
The turn of the century brought on a wave of new and complex problems that the international community must face. From advancements in technology that have moulded and reshaped domestic political spheres; to leaps in communication that have enabled the rise of powerful non-state actors; to the digitalization of the finance world and the introduction of crypto currencies, we have seen change across virtually every channel of interaction.
Being able to understand these changes and conduct meaningful research to uncover their impacts are essential to a peaceful and cooperative future.
鈥淣ew Realities鈥 can be considered through many lenses. Understanding the effect evolving social change can have on national or international organizations is bound to change the way the organization operates. The international implications of the ongoing War in Ukraine, or the Israel-Hamas War, have the power to reshape and restructure the security situations in Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. The rise in domestic right-wing support in many regions of the world, or the risks following the possible re-election of Donald Trump, could have the power to challenge many government鈥檚 operational and fiscal 鈥渟tatus-quos鈥. And an increase in uprisings and coups, more specifically in the West African region, have regressed democracy to a point that concerns regional security and opens the door to global humanitarian crises.
These are all situations and dimensions of the global landscape that are undergoing change, and therefore creating a new reality the international community must confront.
We are inviting submissions from graduate students on topics that address the complexities of the 鈥渘ew reality鈥 the world is beginning to navigate. The conference will be in a hybrid format. Participants can either join in-person at Queen鈥檚 University or online via Zoom. The keynote speaker has not yet been determined.
Some Proposed Themes / Subtopics:
Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words to: psgsa.grad.con@gmail.com
Date
Friday April 5, 2024Location
10:00-10:05 AM 鈥 Opening Remarks | Kaitie Jourdeuil, coordinator
Panel 1 | 10:05-11:05 AM
11:05-11:10 AM 鈥 Break (light refreshments served)
Panel 2 | 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10-12:30 PM - Lunch (light lunch served)
Panel 3 | 12:30-1:30 PM
1:30-1:35 Break (light refreshments served)
Panel 4 | 1:35-2:35 PM
2:35-2:40 PM 鈥 Closing remarks | Kaitie Jourdeuil
Date
Thursday April 11, 2024Location
成人大片 the event:
We are a group of York University students and alumni, both Palestinian/Arab and Israeli/Jewish, who want to change the way that the conversation about Israel/Palestine is happening at York University. We believe that, as fellow students who have a connection to this land, we all deserve human dignity and an honest conversation. We have established an Israel/Palestine student dialogue group on our campus for the purpose of sharing multiple perspectives in a respectful manner.
We are happy to share with the Queen's community the important dialogue work we are doing. York University Professor Randal Schnoor will moderate a public panel discussion with student leaders of York University's BRIDGING THE GAP to explore student motivations for starting this dialogue group, views on the current campus climate, challenges, and opportunities for dialogue. Question and discussion period with the audience will follow.
成人大片 Dr. Schnoor:
Dr. Randal Schnoor, a sociologist, specializes in the study of contemporary Jewish Life in North America. For the last three years he has been teaching a course at York University entitled "Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Canada."
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In this course he succeeds in fostering a healthy environment for honest and respectful discussion between Jews and Muslims. Upon the Hamas attack on Israel of October 7/23 and the subsequent heavy Israeli military response, he was motivated to revitalize the BRIDGING THE GAP Israel/Palestine student dialogue group at York which had laid dormant since the onset of the COVID pandemic. The dialogue group is now thriving where Dr. Schnoor works closely with an executive of eight students (Jewish/Israeli/Palestinian/Arab) to design programming and establish safe spaces for genuine dialogue on the York campus.
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Date
Tuesday March 26, 2024Location
Light refreshments served
The Kim Richard Nossal Teaching Award
The Kim Richard Nossal Teaching Award is in recognition of and his legacy of commitment to higher education and teaching in Political Studies at Queen鈥檚 University.
This student-led award recognizes and celebrates teaching excellence at the undergraduate level in the Department of Political Studies at Queen鈥檚 University. In particular, it rewards undergraduate instructors in the department who are at the beginning of their teaching careers, who have made an exceptional contribution to the study and education of Political Studies through their teaching at this university. The award will be presented to either one or two nominees annually each spring.
Date
Monday March 11, 2024Location
