• Dr. Louise Carbert featured in CBC News article on the boundaries commission.
  With the shifts in Nova Scotia's population since 2012, this 2022 redistribution of federal electoral districts is bound to be more difficult for Louise Carbert's 2nd time as a Commissioner.
  
• Dr. Hayden interviewed about burnout and capitalism
  Dr. Anders Hayden was interviewed for an article in the magazine Refinery 29 titled: "'I Don’t Deserve To Be Burned Out.' How Capitalism Complicates Rest." https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/04/10918535/feeling-guilty-resting-imposter-syndrome
  
• Political Science PhD candidate Tobias Schminke wins Dal's 2022 IMPACT Award
  Congratulations to Tobias Schminke on winning the Dal 2022 IMPACT Awards for the Student Entrepreneur of the Year. Read more here https://www.dal.ca/news/2022/03/30/impact-awards-2022-dalhousie.html?utm_source=Today@Dal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dalnews.
  

From Dal News

• Dal’s latest Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar deciphers our changing democracy
  Tobias Gerhard Schminke was one of 13 scholars selected out of 500 applicants to receive the prestigious Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship and becomes the third Political Science doctoral student at Dal to receive it in 10 years.
  
• International forum brings world security leaders to Dal with post‑COVID era top of mind
  Top global thinkers, policy makers and government officials converged at Dalhousie last week for the Halifax International Security Forum's annual public panel, touching on a variety of topics surrounding China, global cooperation and the world after COVID-19.
  
• ‘Democracy has to rise to the occasion:’ Inaugural Stanfield Conversation tackles the state and fate of democracy
  Renowned political thinkers Charles Taylor and Simone Chambers took part in the launch of a new series honouring the legacy of politician Robert Stanfield.
  
• From political science to "Power & Politics": How Vassy Kapelos uses school‑honed skills to hold politicians to account
  Vassy Kapelos (MA’06), host of CBC's "Power & Politics," is returning to her alma mater later this month to moderate Dalhousie's inaugural Stanfield Conversations. Learn more about how Kapelos’ time in political science classes at Dal led to a career as one of Canada’s most accomplished political journalists.
  
• Ask an expert: Kiran Banerjee on what the Taliban’s takeover means for Afghanistan and the global community
  This week, we delve even deeper beyond the headlines with a two-part series on the Taliban's re-emergence in Afghanistan. In part two, Kiran Banerjee, an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and a Canada Research Chair, explain what the Taliban’s return will mean for Afghan citizens and the international community.