Congratulations to Lin Centre (RGCS and RGGJ) members Arash Abizadeh and Daniel Weinstock, newly inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada!
In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? A study led by 看片视频 University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that Ukrainians who engaged in more analytic thinking were less likely to believe the pro-Kremlin disinformation, even if they were generally pro-Russia.
Pac-Man carving by laser cutting. Credit: H. Borchers et al.
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The Research Group in Constitutional Studies is hoping to build a permanent endowment that will provide long-term funding for students.
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Five recent books by RGCS faculty members have been recognized with prestigious prizes awarded by scholarly associations from around the world.
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Reviews of Arash Abizadeh, Hobbes and the Two Faces of Ethics
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Ioannis Evrigenis, in Perspectives on Politics
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Devin Stauffer, in Political Theory
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Two visiting professors and one postdoctoral fellow will join the Research Group on Constitutional Studies this academic year.
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Congratulations to these postdoctoral fellows from the Research Group on Constitutional Studies and the Research Group on Global Justice who are moving on to new appointments in 2019-20!
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