The past year has been extremely productive for the Department. In addition to providing excellent education to students, faculty demonstrated outstanding performance

in research, publication, university governance and engagement with the community.

The Department went through an Institutional Quality Assurance Program (IQAP) review and received very positive and constructive feedback from the reviewers. Implementation of the various recommendations for further improvement has commenced and will continue over the next year and beyond. A new specialization in public law and judicial studies was introduced.

Michelle Dion won the 2016 Status of Women Award of Distinction from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty

Associations. Todd Alway was the winner of the teaching excellence award from the McMaster University Students Union for 2015-16.

The 5th graduate conference on “Mapping the Global Dimensions of Policy” was organized in February 2016. During the year, two special panels on contemporary issues were held on the Canadian National Election and the Syrian Crisis and its Implications.

I would like to thank all our faculty, staff and students for their contribution, and look forward to another productive year.

Ahmed Shafiqul Huque

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

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POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES

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Dr. Richard Stubbs joined the Department of Political Science in 1990 and served as Chair during 1997-2002. Richard specializes in the areas of international political economy, the East Asian Region, and security and economic issues in Southeast Asia. He has authored, co-authored and co-edited a number of books. They include Political Economy and the Changing Global Order (2006, 3 editions), Rethinking Asia’s Economic Miracle (2005), Hearts and Minds in Guerilla Warfare (1989), New Challenges for ASEAN (1995), Theorizing Southeast Asian Relations (2008), and Human Rights and Democratic Transition in Asia (2001). Richard contributed substantially to the governance in the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and McMaster University and was recognized for his outstanding service to the McMaster University Faculty Association.

Dr. Don Wells’ association with McMaster University started in 1989. He held a joint appointment in the School of Labour Studies and the Department of Political Science. His teaching and research interests covered a wide range of areas such as global governance and regulation of labour rights and standards, immigration, globalization and transnationalism, poverty, economic restructuring and labour, and political parties and social movements. Don was the Director of the School of Labour Studies during 2008-13. He is the author of Empty Promises: Quality of Working Life Programs and the Labour Movement (1987) and Soft Sell: ‘Quality of Working Life’ Programs and the Productivity Race (1986).

We wish Richard and Don happy post-retirement lives.

Dr. Richard Stubbs with wife Grace.

Dr. Don Wells (fourth from right) with his family.

n PANEL Following the outbreak of conflict in Syria that sparked a major global crisis, the Department of Political Science organized a panel to discuss “The Syrian Conflict and International Violence” on November 27. The panel was Chaired by Samantha Jackson and panelists included Berkay Ayhan, Alina Sajed, Alex Sevigny, and Sarah Shoker. The panel discussed the causes of the Syrian civil war, the attack on Paris, media and political violence, and the causes of people joining militant groups.

n FACULTY RETIREMENT

Robert O’Brien introduced C-ROADS (Climate Rapid Overview and Decision Support Simulator) in his class on Global Public Policy. Students were organized into teams representing countries

or groups of countries, with the ultimate goal of negotiating an international climate change agreement to save as much of the world as possible from the disastrous effects of climate

change, including rising sea levels that threaten to swallow entire nations. This innovative approach to teaching has helped students learn traditional research skills as they prepared for the negotiation. It also gave students a practical demonstration of politics on a global scale, illustrated the challenges involved in reconciling equally valid international interests and positions. The experience sensitized students to the social and scientific aspects, and helped develop insight on the morality, economics and politics of climate change.

Dr. Walter Dawson joined the Department for the Fall term of 2015-2016 as Fulbright Chair in Governance and Public Policy. He conducted research for his project entitled “Assessing Policy change in an Aging Society: Long Term Care Services in Canada.” He is the Director of Research and Analytics at the Oregon

Health Care Association in Portland and a member on the Board of Directors for the Oregon Gerontological Association. Dr. Dawson serves as a Lecturer in the School of Community Health at Portland State University.

After providing stellar service as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University, Dr. Dustin Garrick accepted an offer to move to Oxford University in the United Kingdom. I am pleased to report that Dustin has been appointed as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in our Department for a period of three

years commencing in 2016. This will allow him an opportunity to continue his funding proposals and research collaboration with faculty members in the Department of Political Science and co-supervise graduate students. We welcome Dustin back in his new role.

n FULBRIGHT CHAIR IN GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY

INNOVATION IN TEACHING

AWARDS

n ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Seven teams of undergraduate Political Science students competed for the Clarke Prizes in Advocacy and Active Citizenship 2016. Adam Chiaravalle (pictured above, right) won the first prize for his project on developing a strategy to promote local sustainable food options for students on campus. Jessie Faber, Anthony Reda, and Lauren Byce were placed second for their project on increasing awareness of student mental health issues. Hana Faidi’s project on employment opportunities for young women in refugee camps was awarded the third prize.

n CLARKE PRIZES IN ADVOCACY AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

n SPECIALIZATION IN PUBLIC LAW AND JUDICIAL STUDIES

We are excited to announce the introduction of a specialization on Public Law and Judicial Studies in our B.A. (Honours) program. It was designed after considerable research and planning and examines the role that constitutional, administrative, criminal and international laws attempt to play in limiting or controlling the use of power by governments in democratic states. Students will also be able to critically examine the extent to which the judiciary and courts are key players in democratic systems and assess their potential to fulfill or extend their intended roles.

Dr. Michelle Dion won the 2016 Status of Women Award of Distinction from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). The award recognizes women who have improved the lives and working conditions of academic women and, by extension, their colleagues, families, and friends. OCUFA noted Michelle’s dedication to equity coupled with her exceptional research skills that made a real difference for academic women at McMaster, not to mention across Ontario and Canada.

Dr. Todd Alway won the McMaster Students Union Award for excellence in teaching for the third time in 2015-16. He won the award earlier in 2011 and 2013, and was nominated several times. In addition to being an outstanding performer in classrooms, Todd makes significant contributions to our undergraduate program through ideas, pedagogical practices, and training teaching assistants.

On the occasion of the 42nd general elections, the Department of Political Science sponsored a panel titled “Reflections on the 2015 Canadian National Election” on October 21. The session was chaired by Dr. Catherine Frost. Brief presentations by Dr. Karen Bird (Gender, Ethnicity and Identity), Dr. Peter Graefe (The NDP’s Changing Fortunes), Dr. Henry Jacek (Battleground Ontario), and Dr. Richard Stubbs (Canadian Foreign Policy) were followed by lively discussions with participation from the floor.

PANEL

MAPPING CONFERENCEThe 5th in a series of interdisciplinary

graduate student conferences on bridging the gap between international relations and public policy was held at McMaster on February 8 and 9, 2016. Mapping the Global Dimensions of Policy5 was organized by a predominantly graduate student committee, and hosted by the Department of Political Science, in conjunction with the Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization, and co-sponsored by the Institute for Globalization and the Human Condition, Global Health Program, Booth School of Engineering Practice, and McMaster Centre for Climate Change, with additional support from the McMaster Graduate Students Association.

Graduate students, at both PhD and MA levels, presented papers in eight sessions organized around themes such as Migration, Global Political Economy, Environment, Citizenship, Trade and Finance, Security, and National Strategies in the face of Globalization. About half the papers were from non-McMaster students, coming from as far away as Mexico City and Vancouver.

A new feature of the conference was a very successful Professional Development Workshop featuring Katherine Marsden, Netina Tan and Peter Nyers.

The conference featured guest speakers Ellen Gutterman (York University) and Katherine Hochstetler (Balsillie School). As usual, a reception at the Phoenix provided

an opportunity for conference participants to discuss the issues in a more relaxed format. Planning for Mapping6, to be held in February 2017 is underway, and volunteers are most welcome.

P.h.D. Graduate Employment

Nicholas Bernards, Ph.D. 2016, SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON

Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Ph.D. 2016, SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, ON

Nicole Wegner, Ph.D. 2016, Sessional Lecturer, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Stephanie Tombari, Ph.D., 2016, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

Halina Sapeha, Ph.D., 2014, Public Engagement Post-Doctoral Fellow, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL

M.A. and B.A. Graduate Employment

Paul Di Ianni, B.A. 2008, M.A. 2009, Account Director, Public Affairs, Edelman Government Relations, Toronto

Ramneek Grewal, B.A. 2012, M.A. 2013, Executive Assistant, Director of Operations, Metrolinx, Toronto

Simon Granat, B.A. 2013, Constituency Assistant, Office of David Christopherson, Member of Parliament, Hamilton Centre

Katherine Marsden, B.A. 2010, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs/Cabinet Office, Toronto

Chelsea Peet, B.A. 2009, Intergovernmental Affairs in the Cabinet Office and Tour Organizer for the Premier’s Trade Missions

Sylvia Pena, B.A. 2011, Senior Government Relations Specialist, Ontario Real Estate Association, TorontoRoopinder Sandhu, M.A. 2011, Corporate Effectiveness Advisor, Management Advisory Services, City of BramptonEmma Stanley-Cochrane Ferrone, M.A. 2009, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Community and Social Services as a Senior Program AdvisorPaul Szachlewicz, M.A. 2016, Policy Advisor, Horizon Utilities Corporation, Hamilton.Jonathan Trentadue, M.A. 2010, Information and Research Coordinator, Cabinet Office/Executive Council Office, Government of Ontario, TorontoNatalie Tutunzis, B.A. 2008, M.A. 2009, Communications Coordinator, Metrolinx, TorontoDouglas Wong, M.A. 2013, Program Manager, Government Relations-Ontario, Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada, Toronto

n ALUMNI EMPLOYMENT (Recent*)

*based on available information

PUBLICATIONSMarshall Beier-J. Marshall Beier, ed. (2016). Childhood and the Production of Security (London: Routledge).-J. Marshall Beier (2016). “Critical Interventions: Subjects, Objects, and Security,” in Alan Collins, ed., Contemporary Security Studies, 4th edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press).-J. Marshall Beier (2016). “Indigenous Diplomacy,” in Costas M. Constantinou, Pauline Kerr, and Paul Sharp, eds., SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy (Los Angeles: SAGE)-J. Marshall Beier (2015). “Shifting the Burden: Childhoods, Resilience, Subjecthood,” Critical Studies on Security 3.3, 237-52.

Karen Bird-Karen Bird (2016). “Understanding the Local Diversity Gap: Supply and Demand of Visible Minority Candidates in Ontario Municipal Politics,” in Antoine Bilodeau, ed. Just Ordinary Citizens? Towards a Comparative Portrait of the Political Immigrant, Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Katherine Boothe-Katherine Boothe (2016). “Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals in Canada.” Health Reform Observer. 14, 1, 1-20.

Catherine Frost-Catherine Frost (2016). “The Revolution Might Be Tweeted But The Founding Will Not Be: Arendt and Innis on Time, Authority and Appearance,” Canadian Journal of Communication 41, 2, 271-86.

Peter Graefe-Peter Graefe (2016). The Politics of Social and Economic Development in Quebec. In Stéphan Gervais, Christopher Kirkey and Jarrett Rudy (eds.) Quebec Questions:

Quebec Studies for the Twenty-First Century, 2nd Edition. (New York: Oxford University Press), 372-386.-Peter Graefe (2016). Balancing the claims of nation and class: Fifty years of covering Quebec. In Cy Gonick (ed.) Canada Since 1960: A People’s History (Toronto: Lorimer).-Peter Graefe (2015). Social Assistance in Ontario. In Daniel Béland and Pierre-Marc Daigneault (eds.) Welfare Reform in Canada: Provincial Social Assistance in Comparative Perspective (Toronto: University of Toronto Press), 111-126.

Shafiqul Huque-Shafiqul Huque and Kamrul Ahsan (2016). “Citizen’s Charter and Implementation Failure: Performance of Local Councils in Bangladesh,” Public Administration and Policy, 19, 1, 6-22.-Shafiqul Huque (2016). “The ‘holy grail’ of governance: drivers, challenges and opportunities for developing countries,” in N. Ahmed, ed., Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh (New York: Routledge), 15-30. -Shafiqul Huque (2016). “The Path to Governance: Political and Administrative Development in Bangladesh,” in M. Huque, ed., Bangladesh: History, Politics, Economics, Society and Culture (Dhaka: University Press), 249-274.

Inder Marwah-Inder S. Marwah (2016). “Two Concepts of Liberal Developmentalism.” European Journal of Political Theory, DOI: 10.1177/1474885114543572.-Inder S. Marwah (2016). “Review of Jeanne Morefield, Empires Without Imperialism: Anglo-American Decline and the Politics of Deflection.” Contemporary Political Theory, DOI: 10.1057/cpt.2015.50.

Stephen McBride-Stephen McBride (2016). “Constitutionalizing Austerity: Taking the Public out of Public Policy” Global Policy, 7, 1. 5-14-Stephen McBride, Rianne Mahon and Gerard Boychuk, eds. (2015). After ‘08: Social Policy and the Global Financial Crisis (Vancouver: UBC Press).-Stephen McBride (2015). “The Economics of Austerity” in Kevin Farnsworth Zoe Irving eds. Social Policy in an Age of Austerity (Bristol: Policy Press), 67- 85.-Stephen McBride (2015). “Neoliberalism in Question?” in McBride, Mahon and Boychuk eds., After ‘08: Social Policy and the Global Financial Crisis (Vancouver: UBC Press), 21-39.-Berkay Ayhan and Stephen McBride (2015). “Global Crisis and Social Policy in Semi-Peripheral Europe: Comparing Ireland, Portugal and Greece” in McBride, Mahon and Boychuk eds. After ‘08: Social Policy and the Global Financial Crisis (Vancouver: UBC Press), 237-253-Rianne Mahon, Gerard Boychuk and Stephen McBride (2015). “Introduction” in McBride, Mahon and Boychuk eds. After ‘08: Social Policy and the Global Financial Crisis (Vancouver: UBC Press), 3-17-Gerard Boychuk, Rianne Mahon and Stephen McBride (2015). “Conclusion” in McBride, Mahon and Boychuk eds. After ‘08: Social Policy and the Global Financial Crisis (Vancouver: UBC Press), 313-319-Stephen McBride and Jacob Muirhead (2015). “Challenging the Low Wage Economy: Living and Other Wages” Alternate Routes. 27, 2015, 55-86

Peter Nyers-Peter Nyers and Zeina Sleiman (2016). ‘Citizenship’, in Aoileann Ni Mhurchu and Reiko Shindo, eds., Critical Imaginations in International Relations (London: Routledge), 28-40.

Robert O’Brien-Robert O’Brien and Marc Williams (2016). Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics 5th Edition (New York: Palgrave). -Andreas Beiler and Robert O’Brien eds (2016). Developing Alternatives to Neo-liberalism: tax justice, fair trade, democracy-driven public sector transformation and eco-socialism. (South Africa: Rosa Luxemburg Foundation)

Tony Porter-Huebener, Paul, Susie O’Brien, Tony Porter, Liam Stockdale, and Rachel Zhou (2016) “Introduction: Exploring the Intersection of Time and Globalization.” Globalizations, May, 13, 3, 256-69.-Porter, Tony, and Liam Stockdale, (2016). “The Strategic Manipulation of Transnational Temporalities”. Globalizations, May, 13, 3, 270-84.-Porter, Tony (2015) “Global Benchmarking Networks: The Cases of Disaster Risk and Supply Chains,” Review of International Studies, 41, 5, 865-86. -Porter, Tony and Karsten Ronit (2015) “Implementation in International Business Self-Regulation: The Importance of Sequences and their Linkages,” Journal of Law and Society, 42, 3, 413-33.-Porter, Tony and Karsten Ronit (2015) “Harold D. Lasswell, The Decision Process: Seven Categories of Functional Analysis,” Steven J. Balla, Martin Lodge, and Edward C. Page, eds., The Oxford

Handbook of Classics in Public Policy and Administration, (Oxford: Oxford University Press), 54-68

Alina Sajed-Alina Sajed (2016). “Peripheral modernity and anti-colonial nationalism in Java: economies of race and gender in the constitution of the Indonesian national teleology.” Third World Quarterly, DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1153419 -Alina Sajed (2015). “Insurrectional Politics in Colonial Southeast Asia: Colonial Modernity, Islamic ‘Counterplots’, and Translocal (Anti-colonial) Connectivity”, Globalizations 12, 6, 899-912.

Netina Tan-Netina Tan, editor (2016). Special Section on “Electoral Rules, Quotas and Women’s Political Representation in Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore,” Pacific Affairs 89, 2. -Netina Tan (2016). “Gender Reforms, Quotas and Women’s Political Representation in Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore,” Pacific Affairs 89, 2, 309-323. -Netina Tan (2016). “Party Pragmatism and Electoral Incentives: Explaining the Rise of Women Politicians in Singapore,” Pacific Affairs 89, 2, 369-393. -Netina Tan (2016). “Pre-Electoral Manipulation and Its Effects on Singapore’s 2015 GE,” in Terence Lee and Kevin Tan, eds., Change in Voting: Singapore’s 2015 General Election (Singapore: Ethos Book), 169-190. -Netina Tan (2016). “Are gender quotas helping female politicians in Asia?” East Asia Forum, 24 Jun 2016, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/06/24/are-gender-quotas-helping-female-politicians-in-asia/#more-51032

Political Perspectives Newsletter is published annually by the Dept. of Political Science, McMaster Univ. Editors: Dr. S. Huque, Chair; Ms. W. Ryckman, Administrator. Please send suggestions or contributions to: Department of Political Science, Kenneth Taylor Hall, Rm. 527, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton ON Phone: 905-525-9140 ext. 24420 | www.politicalscience.mcmaster.ca

n STUDENT AWARDS Danielle Blab GSA Travel Assistance Award Kelsey Leonard Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarship Kelsey Leonard Philomathia Travel in Water Policy & Research

Scholarship Angela Licata Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Liam Midzain-Gobin SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS

Doctoral Award Hubert Rioux Ouimet David Oliver Mackey OGS Scholarship Hubert Rioux Ouimet Ellen Louks Fairclough Memorial Scholarship Sarah Shoker Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Zeina Sleiman-Long Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Nowrin Tabassum Howard P. Whidden Graduate Scholarship

n CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RECENT PHD GRADUATES Nicholas Bernards Actors and Entanglements in Global Governance:

The ILO in sub-Saharan Africa Malcolm Campbell Verduyn Reasserting Private Authority in Times of Crisis:

Technical to Moral Discourses in Anglo-American Finance

Steve Haarink North Korea does not Exist: Human Rights in Asymmetry Fatma Armagan Teke Lloyd Gender, Migration Regimes and Frames of

Deservingness: The Gendered Management of Women’s Care Migration from Armenia to Turkey

Stephanie Tombari The Green Publicity State: Sustainability, Austerity, and the ‘Green Economy’ in Michigan and Ontario, 2007-2012

Nicole Wegner Inter-National Imag(ining): Canada’s Military in Afghanistan