Political Science Newsletter Fall 2014 https://uwaterloo.ca/political-science/

Goodbyes This summer we said good bye to Professor Sarah Eaton, who has joined Oxford University as an Assistant Professor. Sarah was a wonderful department member and will be greatly missed. We also said good bye to our visiting scholar Chansoo Cho. Chansoo has returned to his home university, Kangnam University in South Korea.

Welcomes We would like to welcome Professor John Ravenhill to the department. Professor Ravenhill has joined us from the Australian National University and is the new Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs. We would also like to welcome our new visiting professor from China, Jiamei Li. Jiamei works in the area of public sector management and comes to uWaterloo on a Chinese government scholarship.

Welcome backs We are happy to welcome back some of our graduated UGs from 2012-2013. This year Elnaz Borandah, Hyun Chang, Madeline Merrick, Brandon Meyer, Aracy Selvakumar and Kara Totzke have all been accepted to the PSCI MA program, congratulations!. Also, a big congrats to all of our other PSCI grads who are pursuing Master’s degrees across Canada and the USA!

Fall 2014 Department Events Graduate School Info Session for UGs

(September 23, 2:30 – 4:00 in HH341)

Speakers Series | Ben Ries

What the Law Doesn't Say About the Street

(September 24, 11:30 -1:00 in HH341)

Arts Reunion 2014

Don Craig Atrium, Hagey Hall

(September 27, 11am-1pm)

Meet the Prof Night

(September 30, 5-7pm at the Bomber)

Department Awards Ceremony

Join us for the celebrations! (October 24 at 3:00 in HH373)

Fall Convocation

(October 25, 10:00 in PAC)

Co-op Recruitment Session

(November 6, 2:30 in HH341)

Walking Tour

Visit MPS and BSIA

(November 11, 1-5pm, starting at HH341)

We are very proud to be celebrating our 50th Anniversary as a department this year. Started in 1964 with just 4 full-time faculty members, our department now houses more than 20 faculty members. The past few years have been a particularly dynamic period for the department -- ushering in more changes than at any time in its history.

Students now enjoy the opportunity to specialize in one of our three new innovative streams including Politics and Business, Public Policy and Administration, and Global Governance/International Relations. We are also excited to be offering the International Studies Minor and a new Minor in International Trade.

Our short history is one of remarkable success. The success of our faculty is evident, among other things, in the Department’s strong national, provincial, and local media profile, our impressive record of faculty awards and honours, and the winning of four major national and international book awards in the past six years alone.

A crucial hallmark of our department’s success is our students’ achievements, which have indeed been impressive. As just one example, all of the past five winners of the UW Faculty of Arts Young Alumni Awards have been Political Science graduates.

The department now stands as one of Canada’s leading political science departments. In world rankings, there is now no political science department in Canada of comparable size that stands above us.

Middle-age crisis? Not a chance. We’re just hitting our stride.

Dr. Gerry Boychuk Chair, Department of Political Science

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The Political Science department welcomed Professor Mufti in 2014 as an Assistant Professor who teaches broadly in the field of comparative politics with a regional specialization in South Asia. Her research focuses on regime change and political participation in hybrid regimes, such as Pakistan.

Courses in 2014-2015:

PSCI 252 The Global South: Introduction to International Development

PSCI 259 Government and Politics of Asia

PSCI 490 The Politics of Authoritarianism

Dr. Mufti’s primary motivation to undertake a research agenda that focuses on South Asia has been to fill the void in comparative, empirical research on South Asian countries despite

the geographical contiguity and shared historical past. She studies questions of regime transition focusing on Pakistan as her main case-study to understand hybrid regimes and fragile democracies for what they really are instead of according to categories of either authoritarianism or democracy in which they do not fit. Similarly, instead of focusing on political parties as vehicles of democratization, she emphasizes the need to study the role played by parties in such regimes in structuring the formation of the political elite and how they gain access to power.

Based on this research, she is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Accessing Political Power and Democratization in Pakistan. In this book she examines the role of the military and political parties in the processes of recruitment and selection of the political elite in Pakistan as a way to understand the behavior of political leadership and regime dynamics. Another project, which is also in progress, is a detailed historical and contemporary examination of Pakistan’s party system and its growing relevance as the country makes a transition to democracy.

Apart from academic research, Dr. Mufti has considerable policy-relevant, consultancy experience, having authored monographs for The Asia Foundation, Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) and Department for International Development (DFID). She also writes frequently for widely-read international newspapers and magazines on politics in South Asia.

Dr. Mufti teaches courses on domestic and international politics of South Asia focusing on the tensions among state, society and market, as shaped by other identifiers such as class, ethnicity, religion, and gender. Beyond South Asian politics she also teaches broader, theoretical courses in comparative politics focusing on regime transitions, electoral politics and political economy.

Before joining the University of Waterloo, Dr. Mufti taught at the University of Oklahoma in the International and Area Studies Department. There she designed and taught several classes that introduced students to comparative and

Meet our new professor! Mariam Mufti

international politics through cases from South Asian politics and society. Her most popular classes were 9/11 and the War on Terror and International Politics of South Asia. Her students have gone on to intern and work at US think tanks and policy-making institutions such as the Council on Foreign Relations and the Heritage Foundation.

Get in touch:

Dr. Mufti is best contacted by email at mmufti@uwaterloo.ca Fall 2014 Office Hours: 11 am-1 pm Wednesday; 1-3 pm Monday or by appointment, HH 349. This year we are proud to announce that Dan Henstra, Andrew Cooper, Eric Helleiner, and John Ravenhill have released books!

Dan Henstra, editor. Multilevel Governance and Emergency Management in Canadian Municipalities. Montreal-Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013.

Whether it is wildfires in Alberta, widespread flooding in Newfoundland, or massive snowstorms in Nova Scotia, Canadian governments must be prepared to manage a range of emergencies. Many organizations and resources have to be coordinated in emergency management, and the quality of emergency planning has a direct impact on the effectiveness of disaster response. Municipalities have primary responsibility, but emergency management requires authority and resources from all levels of government as well as collaboration with stakeholders from the private and voluntary sectors. Drawing on extensive documentary evidence and many interviews with government officials and stakeholders, Multilevel Governance and Emergency Management in Canadian Municipalities provides a comprehensive assessment of the structure and dynamics of emergency management in Canada. Contributors analyze the role of the federal government, compare policies and governance in three different provinces, and examine approaches to emergency planning in thirteen municipalities of varying sizes. In addition to describing political and legal frameworks, essays investigate how emergency management policies are shaped by the relationships between municipal, provincial, and federal officials, as well as with social interests that are concerned about planning for emergencies.

Eric Helleiner - Forgotten Foundations of Bretton Woods: International Development and the Making of the Postwar Order. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2014.

Eric Helleiner's new book provides a powerful corrective to conventional accounts of the negotiations at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in 1944. These negotiations resulted in the creation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank—the key international financial institutions of the postwar global economic order. Critics of Bretton Woods have argued that its architects devoted little attention to international development issues or the concerns of poorer countries. On the basis of extensive historical research and access to new archival sources, Helleiner challenges these assumptions, providing a major reinterpretation that will interest all those concerned with the politics and history of the global economy, North-South relations, and international development. The Bretton Woods architects—who included many officials and analysts from poorer regions of the world—discussed innovative proposals that anticipated more contemporary debates about how to reconcile the existing liberal global economic order with the development aspirations of emerging powers such as India, China, and Brazil. Alongside the much-studied Anglo-American relationship was an overlooked but pioneering North-South dialogue. Helleiner’s unconventional history brings to light not only these forgotten foundations of the Bretton Woods system but also their subsequent neglect after World War II.

Andrew F. Cooper, Jorge Heine, and Ramesh Thakur (editors) - Oxford Handbook on Modern Diplomacy. Oxford: University of Oxford Press, 2013.

The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy is an authoritative reference tool for those studying and practicing modern diplomacy. It provides an up-to-date compendium of the latest developments in the field. Written by practitioners and scholars, the Handbook describes the elements of constancy and continuity and the changes that are affecting diplomacy. The Handbook goes further and

Political Science Book Launch

gives insight to where the profession is headed in the future. Co-edited by three distinguished academics and former practitioners, the Handbook provides comprehensive analysis and description of the state of diplomacy in the 21st Century and is an essential resource for diplomats, practitioners and academics.

John Ravenhill (editor) – Global Political Economy, 4th Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.

The fourth edition of this popular text is a sophisticated and authoritative introduction to the field of global political economy that combines history and theoretical approaches with contemporary issues and debates. International experts have updated the new edition to include material on the on-going financial crisis, evaluating the prospects for larger developing economies, with a particular focus on the BRICs, and exploring the crises in global governance. Students are supported in their studies by features including boxes with additional information on key topics and end of chapter questions, and are encouraged to take their interest in the subject beyond the textbook through further reading sections and web links.

The Political Science Student Association (PSSA) at the University of Waterloo is an energetic and exciting student club. We host a number of fun socials throughout the year, which create a group atmosphere and allow us to discuss our passion for politics!

Here are some of the great events we have participated in, in the past year:

Watched relevant elections and debates, which always lead to our own lively debates.

Attended special talks on campus hosted by the Political Science department and usually include free snacks and drinks,

sometimes even lunch!

Broadened our horizons by attending lectures at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), which are followed by

a PSSA social between professors and students at the Huether Hotel.

Tested our mettle at our free Mock LSAT exam.

Learned about the Political Science, Global Governance and Public Service Master’s program at one of our information sessions.

Attend the annual national conference for Political Science Student Associations.

We always have lots going on and are always looking for more exciting and fun initiatives to offer our members and fellow political science students. All students are welcome to join! We look forward to getting to know you all.

2014 -2015 PSSA Executive President: Queena Li

Vice President: Anne Marie Hayman

Vice President, Academic: vacant

Vice President, Communications: vacant

Vice President, Finance: vacant

Vice President, Social: vacant

Upper Year Representative: vacant

Second Year Representative: vacant

First Year Representative: vacant

Political Science Student Association

Elections for the 2014-2015 PSSA Executive are going to

take place on Sept 25-26, 2014.

PSSA website: http://politicalscience.uwaterloo.ca/political-science-student-association

uWaterloo Political Science Student Association

@PSSA_UW

What co-op jobs have you held? What do you think helped you get those jobs?

I have held two co-op positions thus far: my first in Business Development at DBRS Ltd. and my second as a Strategic Marketing Coordinator at Canadian Tire. What employers look for when hiring or looking into students changes every time. What remained consistent in being hired for both jobs was, apart from grades, involvement in organizations and hobbies outside of school, whether that means extracurricular FEDS clubs or personal interests or pursuits. What they look for is an individual who is driven to pursue their interests outside of the confines of the classroom.

What was your best co-op experience?

My best co-op experience was at Canadian Tire in Fall 2013. As part of the Strategic Marketing team, I was constantly involved with creative agencies that helped develop television and digital campaigns for Canadian Tire products. My favourite experience was near the beginning of the term, when my group was filming the television spots for the Mastercraft 20V family of tools. The spot featured the

Canadian Tire guy helping a young man fix his house after a rather exuberant party left it thoroughly destroyed. I was present at the filming of the "After Party" spot and saw the craziest scenes, some of which did not reach the final television spot, like a bed floating in the pool. Crazy stuff!

How did your Political Science major prepare you for your jobs?

Neither of my jobs were directly related to politics and yet, my studies prepared me very well for the analytical and communicative portions of my co-op positions. When preparing to write an essay for a political science course, you have to research thoroughly and draw conclusions based on a holistic approach to a subject. The same skills apply to business positions, whether it is analyzing post-campaign reports, industry research, legal case studies and regulations, or many other miscellaneous tasks. At the same time, they gave me broad concepts that apply thoroughly and easily to the globalized business world.

Which Political Science courses did you find most useful?

My PSCI 281 class, an introduction to international relations, was the most helpful course. As a study of general world conflicts and approaching broad concepts of interactions in an international world, it proved invaluable. Whether I analyzed international issues as research briefs at DBRS or wrote communication briefs at Canadian Tire, I drew on the analytical and communicative skills developed in that class.

What advice would you impart to incoming co-op students?

Make the most of your opportunities. When you're at a company, you are a part of a group of experienced professionals who have a plethora of experiences under their belts. Making the most of your time there means asking questions and getting advice or starting and finishing your own self-started projects that add value. You're there for a limited time. Make the most of it.

Kazim Habib is a Political Science (Arts & Business Co-op) student pursuing a specialization in Global Governance and a minor in History. Kazim was the winner of the Fall 2013 award for the best co-op report in the Junior category, and will be honoured at our fall 2014 awards ceremony.

Interview by Dr. Veronica Kitchen.

Interview with co-op student Kazim Habib

Benjamin C. Ries (BA ‘06 Political Science and Arts Applied Studies Co-op) was the recipient of the Faculty of Arts Young Alumni Award for 2014. The award recognizes Arts young alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professional field as well as in the community and public service.

Ben first attended the University of Waterloo as a Systems Design Engineering student in 2001, but soon transferred to the Faculty of Arts to pursue a major in Political Science. Ben also continued his co-op program, transitioning from work terms at the Arts Computing Office to join the Legislative Learner Program at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (LAO) at Queen’s Park in Toronto. The LAO is in essence the Ontario Provincial Parliament and provides information on Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs), bills and other legislative business.

In 2006, Ben entered law school at the University of Toronto where he immediately began assisting low-income tenants as a volunteer at the Downtown Legal Services (DLS), the Faculty of Law’s student legal aid clinic. By 2008, Ben had taken a leadership role within DLS and his casework included test-case litigation on behalf of 70 tenants facing illegal electricity surcharges from their landlord. Ben received his Juris Doctor degree in 2009, completed his articles of clerkship with Ontario’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and was called to the bar in 2010.

Ben returned to the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in receipt of two Faculty Graduate Fellowship, the Houlden & Morawetz Scholarship and the Albert S. Abel Award, studying the legal theory and economic analysis of Ontario’s low-income housing policies and receiving a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in 2011. While writing his thesis, Ben also served as Duty Counsel at the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board, which eventually led him to practice poverty law for community legal aid clinics in Hamilton, Etobicoke, and downtown Toronto.

Ben spent some time with the Neighbourhood Legal Services (NLS) in Toronto providing advice and representation to low-income clients in the areas of housing, income security, disability, employment and human rights law. He is currently the review counsel at Downtown Legal Services, where he is teaching and supervising law students, who in-turn provide direct client service and representation.

Ben’s academic and professional focus on housing and homelessness has also led him to leadership roles in several municipal and provincial law reform campaigns. Most recently, he was counsel to a coalition of interveners at the Ontario Court of Appeal in a landmark constitutional case seeking to establish a human right to housing under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Ben lives in downtown Toronto with his wife (BSc ‘06) - they met and married as Waterloo students.

Alumni Profile: Ben Ries

Ben Ries will be one of

our speakers for the Fall

2014 Speaker Series. His

talk entitled “What the

Law doesn’t say about the

street” will be held in

room HH341 on

Wednesday, September

24th at 11:30am.

International Exchange Program Opportunities

Undergraduate Degree Specializations

NEW! Public Policy and Administration Specialization This specialization is intended to appeal to students with an interest in Canadian government and politics, and particularly those interested in a career in areas such as public service, policy analysis, program evaluation and policy advocacy. The courses selected for the Specialization build students’ knowledge of the machinery of government, the relationships between elected officials and appointed administrators, and the actors, interests and institutions involved in the development and implementation of public policy.

Required Courses: PSCI 260 Canadian Government & Politics | PSCI 331 Public Administration | PSCI 334 Public Policy | ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics | ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics

Any 4 of: PSCI 231 Government and Business | PSCI 360 Topics in Canadian Government and Politics | PSCI 363 Canadian Constitutional Law | PSCI 403 Topics in Politics and Business | PSCI 428 The State and Economic Life | PSCI 431 Canadian Public Policy | PSCI 433 Topics in Canadian Public Administration | PSCI 434 Comparative Public Administration | PSCI 435 Comparative Public Policy | PSCI 439 Global Social Policy | PSCI 461 Canadian National Politics | PSCI 463 Rights and Public Policy | PSCI 472 Women and Public Policy

FEATURED! International Studies Minor Almost all spheres of communal life have an international dimension and International Studies is the study of this transnational connectedness. With deepening globalization, understanding the international dimensions of the human experience is becoming even more important. Moreover, the most important contemporary global issues – environment sustainability, global poverty, economic development, and protection of human rights among others – invariably have international dimensions. International interconnectedness both exists across varied areas of the human experience and is multifaceted and complex - requiring an interdisciplinary approach. The International Studies Minor gives students the opportunity to focus their studies on the internationally interconnected aspect of the human experience across a range of academic disciplines from political science, economics, and environmental studies through music and languages.

The International Studies minor allows students to examine the internationally interconnectedness of the human condition through combining a foundation course (INTST 101 Introduction to International Studies) with the flexibility for students to choose from a wide range of courses tailored to their specific interests. There is one core course (INTST 101) and seven specific elective courses required to complete the Minor. For detailed course requirements please visit the Undergraduate Academic Calendar.

Other Specializations The other ongoing PSCI Specializations include:

Honours Politics and Business Specialization

Honours & General Global Governance Specialization

Honours & General International Relations Specialization

Honours Political Science Co-op & Arts & Business Co-op

If you have any questions about any of the Specializations or Minors, please see your Undergraduate and Co-op Advisor, Professor Veronica Kitchen.

Political Science Program Streams: http://politicalscience.uwaterloo.ca/program-streams