University of Calgary-Political Science Association

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Since 9/11, the American presidency has grown in strength and reach. While many accused George W. Bush of acting in an overzealous manner, the expansive powers of the presidency have continued long after he left office. Barack Obama, facing a Congress unwilling to support most of his agenda, quickly adopted a philosophy that would allow him to operate without the added burden of significant congressional oversight. This led to what Rosa Brooks described in 2013 as “the executive branch claiming that it has the right to kill anyone anywhere on Earth at any time for secret reasons based on secret evidence in a secret process undertaken by unidentified officials.” Considering the recent lethal drone strike against Iranian General Soleimani, presidential unilateralism continues relatively unchecked. What, if anything, controls the actions of the President? In this talk, Dr Sarah Burns will discuss the implications of the imbalance between the branches and the incredible power of the presidency for the future of US Foreign Policy, a topic that grows ever more pressing during the Trump presidency.

Please join us for a Conversation with Dr. Daniel Voth on the Decolonization of Canada. Hope to see you there!

PSA members and our followers, if you have issues with our campus's treatment of people of colour, speak up. The deadline for the survey is tomorrow, Monday the 28th. Start writing and get your voice heard!

uCalgary Feedback on Improving Anti-Racism on Campus Recently, both the University of Calgary (uCalgary) and its affiliated Students' Union (SU) have released a statement with regards to being steadfast against racism in all its forms on campus. But in order to do that the university needs to decimate structures with perpetuate institutionalized racis...

And here are is the shortlist of our candidates! Congratulations to Michael Borza, Shiya Mangat and Madison Trepanier on their acclamations.

Thank you to our CRO (and PSA member!) Colson Buchanan for all of his help with our elections!

Looking to get a little more involved on campus next year? Well look no further! The PSA is looking for new members of our exec team for the 2020/21 academic year. Please note you must be a member in good standing to run, meaning you have paid our $5 membership fee. Submissions accepted until 11:59 March 31. If you’re interested, submit your information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHWjRA3kkbZqU08QS1-a-9KS7RPwCf26fH6NFqxoxjvuN9CA/viewform?usp=sf_link

The Political Science Association is proud to endorse Quinn For Students' Union President 2020, Semhar Abraha for VP Academic, Assad Ali Bik for Vice President Student Life, Colson Buchanan for VP External, Justin Gotta for Arts Rep, Rody4Arts, Brandon Eby for Arts Rep and Secreti for Senate 2020.

While we are not willing to formally endorse him as we primarily cater to Arts students, we would also like to give a shoutout to Juan Sanchez for Engg Rep for engaging in the discussion and including connecting faculties in his platform.

Voting opens at 9AM tomorrow morning on your myuofc! Make sure you cast your ballot before Thursday at 4PM.

Happy Reading Week, PSA! The Department of Communication, Media and Film are hosting this event next week that may be of interest to Political Science students. Please RSVP at the link below if you'd like to attend!

The Circulation of Anti-Austerity Protest: Media, Communication and Contentious Politics A Public Lecture by Prof. Bart Cammaerts The Circulation of Anti-Austerity Protest: Media, Communication and Contentious Politics A Public Lecture by Prof. Bart Cammaerts This talk presents a conceptual framework, denoted as The Circuit of Protest, that provides the tools to understand the various ways in which social movement discourses a...

FASA is hosting their second annual Arts Undergraduate Research Symposium! If you've got some research you're interested in presenting, make sure you apply by February 4th. You could even win a cash prize!

Applications for the second annual Arts Undergraduate Research Symposium are now open! This Arts-focused event is a great opportunity to show your research, practice presenting to a crowd, and win cash prizes for your work. Head to https://forms.gle/Mf1X1DtdrfN6mQGC7 to apply today!