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IPE@20
Celebrating 20 years of engaged research at the Institute of Political Economy! This year the Institute is celebrating its 20th anniversary, marking the year that the first Master of Arts degrees in Political Economy were conferred. The conference will feature panelists made up of former Visiting Professors and current teaching faculty, alumni from academia and ... more
Community, Crisis & Solidarity – Visiting Professor’s Symposium
Everyone is welcome to attend Visiting Professor Teresa Healy’s symposium on Thursday, April 11th at 1:00 p.m., in Room A720 Loeb. The symposium, entitled ‘Community, Crisis & Solidarity, features panels on Economic Development and Women in the North with speakers from FemNorthNet and the University of Ottawa, as well as a panel on Solidarity, with ... more
Early Summer 2013 Courses
This summer the Institute welcomes alumnus Professor Mat Coleman, now an Associate Professor with the Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, as our summer visitor. Professor Coleman will teach two courses in the early summer session, one for the Institute of Political Economy, cross-listed with the Department of Political Science and the Department of ... more
Call for Papers – Eulogies for the Public: Capitalism, Warfare, and the Conservative Turn
Using the three broad themes of capitalism, warfare, and the conservative turn, the Critical Social Research Collaborative is seeking papers and/or creative submissions which address how the ‘public’ (broadly defined) is constituted, contested and enforced in contemporary society, for its 5th Annual Conference in Critical Social Research. The conference is being held in conjunction with ... more
Spotlight on our Students: Cameron Esler
Cameron Esler is a second-year student at the Institute and an award-winning documentary filmmaker focusing on social issues. Cameron co-directed and co-wrote Burning Water, a 2010 documentary on fracking in Alberta. To read more about Cameron’s experiences as a filmmaker and why he chose to pursue a Master of Arts degree at the Institute of Political ... more