政治是关于权力的，政治科学则是了解权力构成的过程，思想和制度，以及权力的影响。因此，我们要从加拿大的选举和政党到战争伦理和冲突后的管理，从全球南方的政治经济到司法和公民权力的理论，以及从环境运动到性别关系等各方面来看。在政治科学院，我们的研究和教学都与重大问题以及影响世界各地政治的重大事件相关。
Politics is about power, and political science understands the processes, ideas, and institutions through which power is structured, as well as power\'s effects. Thus, we look at subjects that range from Canadian elections and political parties to the ethics of war and post-conflict management, from the political economy of the global South to theories of justice and citizenship, and from environmental movements to gender relations. In the Department of Political Science, our research and teaching engage with the big questions and with the critical events that shape politics around the world.