Political Science

Aisha Ahmad

Associate Professor

Campus
- U of T Scarborough
Department
- Political Science

Areas of Expertise

Civil war
International security
Political Islam
State failure

Office: 416-287-7321
Website
Email: aisha.ahmad@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Andrea Olive

Professor

Campus
- U of T Mississauga
Department
- Political Science

Areas of Expertise

Biodiversity Conservation on Working Landscapes (SSHRC Insight Grant, 2024-2029).
Canada-US Transboundary Environmental Policy & Governance
Canadian Species at Risk Conservation
Environmental Action in Faith Communities. (SSHRC Insight Development Grant. 2021-23. PI, Tanhum Yoreh, School of Environment)
Political Ecology of the Bakken Formation (SSHRC Insight Development Grant, 2016 - 2019)
Transformative Politics of the Wild (SSHRC Connection Grant, 2019 - 2021)

Office: (905) 569-4556
Website
Email: andrea.olive@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Andrew McDougall

Assistant Professor

Campus
- U of T Scarborough
Department
- Political Science

Areas of Expertise

Canadian federalism and intergovernmental relations
Conservative leadership
Constitutional law
Provincial politics

Office: (416) 432-3813
Website
Email: andrew.mcdougall@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Antoinette Handley

Professor

Areas of Expertise

African Politics, esp. Southern Africa
Business as a political actor
Business-government relations
Business-government relations in Africa
Comparative Development
HIV/AIDS
Political Economy of Epidemics, HIV/AIDS
Political Economy of Reform in Developing Countries
Southern Africa
The political economy of development

Office: 416-978-8491
Website
Email: a.handley@utoronto.ca

Arnd Jurgensen

Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto Mississauga

Campus
- U of T Mississauga
Department
- Political Science

Areas of Expertise

Comparative foreign policy
International relations

Office: 416-516-1504
Email: arnd.jurgensen@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Aurel Braun

Professor

Campus
- U of T Mississauga
Department
- Political Science

Areas of Expertise

Canada-U.S.-Russia relations
Conflict resolution
International Politics
Middle East conflicts
NATO and strategic issues
Russian and East European Politics
Strategic studies

Office: 416-946-8952
Languages: French, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian
Website
Email: abraun@chass.utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Christopher Cochrane

Associate Professor

Campus
- U of T Scarborough
Department
- Political Science

Areas of Expertise

Canadian politics and government
Computation
Data
Ideology
Language; Systems
Political behaviour and elections
Political communications
Political Competition
Political methodology
Social sciences

Office: (416) 208-5121
Website
Email: christopher.cochrane@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: Radio, Print/Online

Dani Nedal Kaufmann

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

International Conflict, Security and Political Violence
International Relations in East Asia and Latin America
Nuclear Weapons and Strategy
United States Foreign Policy

Office: N/A
Languages: Portuguese
Website
Email: dani.nedal@utoronto.ca
Preferred method of contact: Email

David Wolfe

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

Campus
- U of T Mississauga
Department
- Political Science

Areas of Expertise

Digital Economy
Innovation in urban economies
Innovation Policy (Canada and Ontario)
Local and regional economic development

Office: 416-946-8922
Languages: French
Website
Email: david.wolfe@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

David Wright

Kenneth and Patricia Taylor Distinguished Professor of Foreign Affairs, Victoria College, University of Toronto

Areas of Expertise

Europe
International relations
NATO
Peacekeeping
Security
U.S.
UN

Office: 416-585-4434
Email: d.wright@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Donald Kingsbury

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

Areas of Expertise

Energy Transitions and Decarbonization
Latin American Politics (Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador)
Resource Extraction and Development (current emphasis, Lithium. Previous research also included oil in Venezuela and Ecuador)
Social Movements and Political Change

Office: 416-946-8825
Website
Email: donald.kingsbury@utoronto.ca
Preferred method of contact: Email
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Elizabeth McCallion

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

Areas of Expertise

Canadian government
Canadian politics
Federalism
Gender & Politics

Office: N/A
Website
Email: elizabeth.mccallion@utoronto.ca

Emanuel Adler

Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Andrea & Charles Bronfman Chair of Israeli Studies Emeritus

Campus
- St. George
Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Science
Department
- Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
- Political Science
Centres

Areas of Expertise

International relations theory
International security
International sociology
Israel

Office: 972-547843662
Languages: Hebrew, Spanish
Website
Email: emanuel.adler@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Emily Nacol

Associate Professor

Campus
- U of T Mississauga
Department
- Political Science

Areas of Expertise

British Studies
History of political economy
History of Political Thought
Risk studies

Office: N/A
Website
Email: emily.nacol@utoronto.ca

Eric Merkley

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Canadian politics
Elections
Fake news & misinformation
News media & politics
Polarization
Public opinion
Social media toxicity
U.S. politics

Office: N/A
Website
Email: eric.merkley@utoronto.ca
Preferred method of contact: Email
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Jessica Green

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Carbon tax
Climate change politics
Climate governance
Environmental activism
Global environmental politics
Making public policy

Office: 416.978.6758
Languages: English
Website
Email: jf.green@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

John Kirton

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

Areas of Expertise

BRICS
Canadian foreign policy
Environment
G20
G8
Global governance,
Global health governance
Trade

Office: (416) 946-8953
Languages: English
Website
Email: john.kirton@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Julian Campisi

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

Campus
- U of T Scarborough
Department
- Political Science

Areas of Expertise

European Politics/EU studies
Italian politics
Political Risk
Public Policy in Canada

Office: N/A
Languages: English,Italian
Website
Email: julian.campisi@utoronto.ca
Preferred method of contact: Email
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online