About the department
The Department of Political Science fosters an open and transparent institutional culture. We encourage deliberative democracy in the classroom, in our academic functions, and in departmental decisions.
Our academic mission
Our purpose is to lead students to develop self-sustaining, critical and evaluative thought, which is central to our democratic society. The department is not limited to any one perspective on political science, nor to any orthodoxy regarding methods, approaches, or theories. Our faculty members are active researchers who contribute to the discipline in the following areas:
- Constitutional law
- Comparative politics
- Policy making
- Political theory
- International relations
- Public administration
- Canadian politics
- Quebec politics
- Nationalism
- Federalism
- Public opinion
Engage with experts
Unique in a university setting, we host a Public Administration Scholar-in-Residence who brings direct knowledge of the public service to our students.
Our two Indigenous Governance Experts-in-Residence bring both Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives of Indigenous politics, policy and governance.
We encourage exchanges between researchers and students through a faculty research seminar and a variety of conferences. Our Henry Habib Lecture series, named after the our emeritus professor, has welcomed guest speakers including Jean Chretien (former Prime Minister of Canada).
