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Dr Tari Ajadi (PhD Dal 2023)--now a professor at McGill--has been awarded the prestigious CAGS dissertation prize, for “Power in Presence: Understanding Black-Led Coalitions and Policy Change in Halifax, Nova Scotia” (supervisor: Dr. Kristin Good)

POLI/HIST major Coby Steer, who was awarded the Rear-Admiral F.W. Crickard Essay Prize for 2023-24, has been profiled by Dalhousie’s Giving program

Prof. Pruysers answered a series of questions about the race to replace Justin Trudeau, in a Dal News article titled “Why Would Anyone Want to be Liberal Party Leader Right Now?”

In Liberia, Prof. Tasker held meetings with representatives from civil society organizations, police, magistrates, and prosecutors, and validation workshops to discuss earlier research with groups of war-affected women in Montserrado, Bong, and Nimba counties. In Rwanda, she met with colleagues from HEAL Africa-Goma, to kick off new research into the impacts of forced displacement on women's legal decision-making following sexual and gender-based violence. (photo: Heather Tasker)

Leah Sarson, editor-in-chief of International Journal, invites members of the Dalhousie community to reach out to discuss proposals for submissions to Canada's oldest global affairs journal. The editorial team is looking for pieces on global politics and Canadian foreign policy, including scholarly articles, policy reviews, conversations, and other fresh takes. Have an idea? Get in touch!

Dal POLI alumnus, Prof. Andy Knight (University of Alberta), was interviewed by Dal News as part of the lead-up to the 2024 Stanfield Conversations event. Click here to read Andy’s reflections on the future of the US-led international order.

Prof. Bow was invited to El Colegio de Mexico to give a presentation and comment on Hershberg & Long’s volume, North American Regionalism. Click here for recording of the livestream, all in Spanish.

Prof. Johnstone recently published a new article in Canadian Journal of Political Science, titled “When the House is Not a Home: Assessing the Family-Friendliness of Canadian Legislatures”

Dr. Chevy Eugene was invited to address the Third Session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, and provided an overview of a preliminary meeting of the Forum held this summer in Lusaka, Zambia; click here for full video

Dr. Tari Ajadi have been named one of the 2024 recipients of the Dalhousie Doctoral Thesis Awards, an annual honour that recognizes dissertations that have made significant and original contributions to the academic community and Canadian society.