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Political Science Weekly Digest for Friday, April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE WEEKLY DIGEST

Friday, April 17, 2026

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

POLITICAL SCIENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hi everyone,

It’s been a busy exam period, but it’s nearly done! The department had its annual retreat at the Esquimalt Pavilion early last week which was facilitated by marketing consultant Anthony Wheeler. I am looking forward to his final report and summary of the event. One piece of housekeeping I wanted to note is that after the exam period ends, starting April 23rd, our office hours will shift to 8:00-3:30 for the summer, unless an event is happening later in the afternoons.

Joanne is currently enjoying some time off, but will be back on Tuesday April 23rd, please continue to send any urgent items my way in her absence.

-Matt

UNDERGRADUATE

CONGRATULATIONS TO HONOURS STUDENTS

11 students defended their honours essays this past week and had an end of year lunch at the UClub.

Lena Arlt-Dufresne

Elliott Baxendale Fabi

Kaya Dupuis

Natasha Heywood

Jordyn Kramer

Aidan MacAulay

Grace MacMaster

Kali McWhinnie

Mao Nishimura

Thomas Park

Ekamjot Pooni

FACULTY

CONGRATULATIONS TO AMY VERDUN who spoke with CHCH news a few days ago:
Trump administration signals support for Hungary’s longtime leader.

Amy was also interviewed on the Dutch radio (BNR Nieuwsradio) about a coalition of 40 countries, led by the French President Macron and UK Prime Minister Starmer, to try to open the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.bnr.nl/gemist?date=17-04-2026&time=07-07-20 (starts at minute 7:07).

EVENTS

CFGS Global Talk

Antoine Chollet, our Visiting Researcher in POLI will be giving a talk next week, Wednesday, April 22nd at the CFGS, titled “Democratic times and the contempt for the present.”

Details can be found here: https://events.uvic.ca/global/event/107152-cfgs-global-talk-democratic-times-and-the

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The Political Science Weekly Digest is available online.

I’d love your help in highlighting media appearances, publications, student achievements, upcoming events, and any other good news you’d like to share, so please feel free to send that to me at mattdavies@uvic.ca.