Political Science - Western University
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🎨LOGO DESIGN CONTEST🎨
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📅 Deadline: Sept 30, 2025
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Calling All Creatives Logo Design Contest, Western Political Science, Don't Miss Out! Deadline September 30
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We have a winner! 🎉 Big congratulations to Farah Rana, winner of our logo design contest! Stay tuned 👀 new PS merch featuring the design is coming soon! 👕✨
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Just *published* our paper with @westernupolisci.bsky.social PhD student, Hunter Driggers, on LLM bias from party cues in annotation tasks. We extend a previous study showing annotation bias from human coders in the presence of party cues… LLM show similar bias 🧵:

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LLMs as annotators: the effect of party cues on labelling decisions by large language models
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - LLMs as annotators: the effect of party cues on labelling decisions by large language models
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amandafriesen.bsky.social
In 2024, we surveyed US scholars about how, when, why they do (or don’t!) personally participate. We find a few patterns, some differences by subfield and variation in our attitudes toward the place of personal politics in our work, especially the impacts on our credibility with the public.
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#OpenAccess from @pspolisci.bsky.social -

The Political Engagement of Political Scientists: Partisans, Public Scholars, and Teachers/Pedagogues - https://cup.org/4pLx0Mn

- @pauldjupe.bsky.social, @amandafriesen.bsky.social & Jacob R. Neiheisel

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Logo of PS: Political Science & Politics (PS) with #OpenAccess, next to a vibrant image of people participating in a Pride parade, holding a colorful rainbow flag.
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A new deep dive in The Hub by Political Science PhD candidate Sam Routley unpacks the complexities of Canadian conservatism—its roots, tensions, and evolving coalition. A must-read for anyone interested in the country’s political landscape.
🔗 thehub.ca/2025/09/27/d...
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DeepDive: Decoding Canada’s Conservative coalition
What’s binding it together—and what will it take for it to succeed?
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Political science professor emeritus Andrew Sancton was quoted in The Spec on Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath’s decision to step down from the city’s police services board, citing scheduling conflicts. Read the full story here: www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...
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Mayor Andrea Horwath steps down from police board citing ‘scheduling conflicts’
Municipal governance experts are split on the impact of the mayor’s decision.
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🗳️ Supported by Max Bell Foundation, CDEM @westernu.ca to explore YCE in Canada. Profs @laurastephenson.bsky.social & Chris Alcantara collaborating w/ students, to help build a more inclusive, participatory civic environment for young Cdns
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What to know about the North American summit taking place without the U.S.
As leaders of Canada and Mexico met this week to discuss trade, Professor @svallejovera.bsky.social Vallejo Vera explains what the meeting aims to accomplish.

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Leaders of Canada and Mexico Talk Trade and Security Without U.S.
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📔The latest edition of The Social Contract copy is now available! The Social Contract is Western's undergraduate Political Science journal that is published annually and contains undergraduate student essays on a wide range of issues. politicalscience.uwo.ca/undergraduat...
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New on the blog! Political scientists @pauldjupe.bsky.social @amandafriesen.bsky.social @aesokhey.bsky.social and Jacob R. Neiheisel do some debunking: "Attending Church Encourages Acceptance of Atheists? No, It's a Suppression Effect" contexts.org/blog/atheist... #polisci #religion #sociology
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“There isn’t just one right path after graduation.” Shelly Eh, a political science student with a minor in refugee and migrant studies, said her experiences at #WesternU have opened her eyes to the wide range of career possibilities.
Political science student finds path at Western - Western News
Political science student Shelly Eh found her path at Western, where she learned about a wide variety of career and volunteer opportunities.
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🎨LOGO DESIGN CONTEST🎨
Western Political Science is getting a fresh look designed by 🫵

👕 Winner gets their design on official dept swag (& a custom T-shirt)!

📅 Deadline: Sept 30, 2025
📧 Send entries to: [email protected]

Leave your mark. Shape our brand.

#WesternU #LogoDesign #PoliticalScience
Calling All Creatives Logo Design Contest, Western Political Science, Don't Miss Out! Deadline September 30
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#WesternU's new Court Assistance Program is giving law students hands-on experience while helping self-represented people in #LdnOnt better navigate the family court system.
Western Law helps self-represented people in family court - Western News
Community Legal Services expands reach, impact through Court Assistance Program for self-represented people
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Roger Keil @rkeil.bsky.social and I are proud to announce the release of an @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social collection celebrating the life and work of the late political theorist and scholar of cities Warren Magnusson, who passed away earlier this year. www.urbanaffairsreview.com/walter-magnu...
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JOB ADVERTISEMENT-POSSIBILITÉ D’EMPLOI
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⏰Sept 30 2025
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JOB ADVERTISEMENT-POSSIBILITÉ D’EMPLOI
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🔴Assist Prof T🛤️Canadian or Comparative Politics
⏰Sept 30 2025
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Should Canada follow the U.K.'s move to lower the voting age to 16? #WesternU professor Laura Stephenson joined several CBC radio shows, including CBC London Morning, to discuss the potential implications for voter engagement and election outcomes.
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We are very excited to have the brilliant @blairwelsh.bsky.social joining the Dept of Political Science @westernu.ca! Look for big things and important work in empirical IR; great for us and great for Canada!

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Political Science at Western University, Canada is searching for three tenure track assistant professors. There are two ads, one in International Politics (IR or comparative) and one in Comparative or Canadian. Ads are here: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...
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Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
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