Graduate Supervisors
Meet Our Supervisors
The Department of Political Science is home to many faculty members available to supervise graduate students in a variety of specializations.
To connect with prospective supervisors, please contact the Graduate Administrative Assistant Manuela Dozzi.
Canadian Politics
We are interested in understanding all facets of the Canadian political system. In addition to the institutional and constitutional foundations of the Canadian state, we have expertise on law and public policy, Indigenous politics, political behaviour and public opinion, social policy and the welfare state, and Canadian political economy. As a faculty, we are methodologically diverse, with the ability to support and train students in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research.
Karen Lynn Bird
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Katherine Boothe
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)
Adrienne Davidson
PhD
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Sessional Instructor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Greg Flynn
PhD
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Assistant Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Acting Academic Director, Master of Public Policy Program
Maria Gintova
PhD
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Assistant Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Peter Graefe
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Chair, Political Science
Clifton van der Linden
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Associate Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Associate Professor, Digital Society Lab
Director, Digital Society La
Stephen McBride
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization, McMaster University, Center For Health Economics & Policy Analysis (CHEPA)
Comparative Politics
We are interested in the comparative study of diverse political systems, institutions, and behaviours across different countries, jurisdictions, and contexts. We have expertise in democratization, authoritarianism, gender, human rights, ethnic minority representation, digital technology, parties and elections in regions such as Asia, Latin America and North America.
Karen Lynn Bird
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Katherine Boothe
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)
Michelle L. Dion
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Senator William McMaster Chair in Gender & Methodology
Nibaldo Galleguillos
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Peter Graefe
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Chair, Political Science
Clifton van der Linden
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Associate Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Associate Professor, Digital Society Lab
Director, Digital Society La
Netina Tan
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Graduate Chair, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Associate Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Comparative Public Policy
We are interested in understanding how governments and policy makers address critical societal challenges and developing effective and evidence-based policy solutions. We utilize the comparative method to examine a policy issue in at least two political jurisdictions, which may involve states, cities, regions, or international levels of analysis.
Karen Lynn Bird
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Katherine Boothe
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)
Adrienne Davidson
PhD
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Sessional Instructor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Michelle L. Dion
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Senator William McMaster Chair in Gender & Methodology
Peter Graefe
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Chair, Political Science
Stephen McBride
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization, McMaster University, Center For Health Economics & Policy Analysis (CHEPA)
Robert O'Brien
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Tony Porter
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Associate Director, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Netina Tan
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Graduate Chair, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Associate Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Thomas Marois
PhD
Professor, Political Science, Director Public Banking Project, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Public Banking
International Relations
We are interested in understanding how critical approaches to world politics can reveal the unequal power relations of world order as well as how these conditions are challenged and contested. We draw on a wide variety of theoretical traditions including constructivist, ecological, feminist, historical materialist, post-colonial and post-structural approaches.
Faculty members have overlapping interests in alternative diplomacies, citizenship studies and transnational social movements, climate change, international political economy, international relations theory, global governance, post-colonialism and politics of the global south.
Nathan Andrews
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Michelle L. Dion
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Senator William McMaster Chair in Gender & Methodology
Catherine Frost
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
James Ingram
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Inder Marwah
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Stephen McBride
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization, McMaster University, Center For Health Economics & Policy Analysis (CHEPA)
Peter Nyers
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Robert O'Brien
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Tony Porter
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Associate Director, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Alina Sajed
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Netina Tan
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Graduate Chair, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Associate Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Thomas Marois
PhD
Professor, Political Science, Director Public Banking Project, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Public Banking
Political Theory
We are interested in the study of the philosophical foundations of political ideas, norms, practices, and institutions. We have particular expertise in critical theory, decolonial, postcolonial and anticolonial political thought, theories of nationalism and collective identity, political founding and constituent power, political theories of race, gender and empire, and critical theories of cosmopolitanism and international relations.
Catherine Frost
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
James Ingram
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Inder Marwah
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Peter Nyers
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Robert O'Brien
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Tony Porter
PhD
Professor, Political Science
Professor, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, School of Labour Studies
Associate Director, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Alina Sajed
PhD
Associate Professor, Political Science
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
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Our faculty bring a critical perspective to our research. Their diverse interests and areas of expertise contribute to a broad library of research in the department.
This interdisciplinary approach fosters innovative solutions to complex problems and enriches the learning experience for our students, preparing them to think critically and engage thoughtfully with the world.