Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On September 24, students, alums, postdocs, and faculty of RGCS came together to celebrate the naming of our central shared intellectual space as the Judith Nisse Shklar (BA '49 MA '50) Reading Room. 182
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Two major new articles from RGCS alum Mary Jo MacDonald @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social BA '17, now Assistant Professor of Political Theory at Mount Allison University “Marriage as Slavery: Oroonoko, the Slave Trade, and the Origins of English Feminism." APSR doi.org/10.1017/S000... 1/2 172
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Erin Crandall , RGCS PhD alum '13 Professor of Politics, Acadia Online event from the Centre for Constitutional Studies Oct 15, 12 pm MST (2 pm EST): "Referendum Question 6 Judges on the Ballot: Alberta Courts and the Politics of Federalism" Registration: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 051
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026RGCS postdoc Alexis Bibeau-Gagnon interviewed on Radio Canada: "Les actions perturbatrices pour le climat arrivent-elles à convaincre?" ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...ici.radio-canada.caLes actions perturbatrices pour le climat arrivent-elles à convaincre? | OHdio | Radio-CanadaÉcoutez l’extrait de l’émission La croisée : Les actions perturbatrices pour le climat arrivent-elles à convaincre? 000
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Research being presented today by RGCS students and alumni at #APSA2026 8 am: Emma Ebowe (BA '18, now Assistant Professor of Government and Africana Studies, William & Mary) and coauthors, “Gerrymandering and Geographic Polarization Have Reduced Electoral Competition” Marriott Nantucket 120
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Research being presented today, by RGCS students and alumni at #APSA2026 8 am: Daniel Lukac (PhD4), “Partisan Deference as an Associative Duty” and Shal Marriott (MA '24, PhD4), “The Diminished Female Voice in Democratic Deliberation” Hynes 301 1/4 101
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#APSA2026 001
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Papers today, Friday September 4, by RGCS students, postdocs, and alums at APSA: 8 am Samantha Puzzi, “Deliberative Demarcation: The Democratic Potential of Barricades and Blockades” Hynes 200 Alexis Bibeau-Gagnon, ”Disrupting Political Time: Coercion in Climate Contestation” Hynes 309 1/ 211
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Papers today, Thursday Sept 3, by RGCS students and alums at #APSA2026 8 am Florence Manlapas (MA3), “The Sexual Regime: Queerness and Group Identity” Westin, Defender Room 12 pm Kyuree Kim (PhD8), "Theorizing Structural Processes in Structural Injustice and Domination" Virtual Panel Room 6 1/2 111
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 01/09/2026RGCS PhD student Lucas Jerusalimiec (Political Science) defended his dissertation: "Kings, clerks, and counsellors: bureaucratic identity formation and state development in Early Modern France." Chair: Victor Muñiz-Fraticelli. Other advisors: Elissa Berwick, Christian Nadeau. 100
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 28/08/2026New book review by RGCS postdoc Alexis Bibeau-Gagnon, of _Property disobedience as protest: rethinking political nonviolence_ by William E. Scheuerman, in Contemporary Political Theory link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comProperty disobedience as protest: rethinking political nonviolence - Contemporary Political TheoryContemporary Political Theory - 022
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 27/08/2026New from former RGCS visiting graduate student Ming Kit Wong, in Contemporary Political Theory: a book review of Matthew Cole, _Fear the future: dystopia and political imagination in the twentieth century_. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comFear the future: dystopia and political imagination in the twentieth century - Contemporary Political TheoryContemporary Political Theory - 011
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026www.facebook.com/events/10570... 111
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Applications are due Wednesday! 000
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New article in the journal "Belonging" from former RGCS postdoc Agnes Tam, now Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Calgary, coauthored with Martin Wagner: Local Legends: Narrating Everyday Belonging in Shared Places of Wonder journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 021
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Political philosopher and epistemologist Jean-Jacques Cadet, professor at Université d’État d’Haïti and l'Université Quisqueya, Program Director of the Collège International de Philosophie (Paris), has joined RGCS for a two-year stay as a visiting professor. Welcome! 020
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 03/08/2026www.liberalism.org/p/liberal-to... New from RGCS PhD student @shalmarr.bsky.social Shal Marriott at @liberalism.org writing about Judith Shklar (McGill BA '49 MA '50), namesake of RGCS' Shklar Reading Room.liberalism.orgLiberal Toleration and Ordinary VicesHypocrisy, snobbery, betrayal, and misanthropy are everywhere. Here’s what to do about it. 041
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Applications for the 2026-27 RGCS Charles Taylor Student Fellowships at McGill are now open! www.mcgill.ca/rgcs/studentsmcgill.caCharles Taylor Student FellowshipCFA 2026-27 RGCS Charles Taylor Student Fellowship McGill's Research Group on Constitutional Studies brings together the study of political theory, political and legal philosophy, constitutional and p... 023
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Major new article from RGCS PhD student @samantha_puzzi Samantha Puzzi, available First View in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social , one of the leading journals in the discipline: "The Right to the Campus: Student Occupations, the University, and the Right to the City" www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 075
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 09/07/2026New from RGCS postdoc @alexisbibeau.bsky.social Alexis Bibeau-Gagnon, Alexandre Pelletier, Hubert Cadieux, and Yannick Dufresne in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social "Who Endorses Environmental Activism? Understanding Public Tolerance for Radical Environmental Action in Canada" doi.org/10.1017/S000... 053
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Samuel Bagg , @samuel-bagg.bsky.social RGCS postdoc 2017-19, has been promoted to the rank of tenured Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina. Congratulations, Professor! Learn about his research here: www.samuelbagg.comsamuelbagg.comSamuel Bagg 1112
Reposted by Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill UniversityJohn-Erik Hansson @johnerik-h.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Si jamais vous avez du temps et de l'envie, je propose un cours sur l'histoire globale de l'anarchisme à l'Université Ouverte à @upcite.bsky.social à partir de la mi-janvier! Inscriptions à partir du 8 juillet! u-paris.fr/universite-o...u-paris.frHistoire Globale de l’Anarchisme : Mouvements, Pratiques, Circulations (1870-Présent) | Université Ouverte 11612
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 24/06/2026New from RGCS faculty member @why-winter.bsky.social Yves Winter in Comparative Studies in Society and History "Imperial Nostalgia as Patrimony: Shipwrecks and Treasures in the Colonial Museum" doi.org/10.1017/S001... (abstract in alt text) 1/2 142
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 23/06/2026One more day for free download for former RGCS postdoc Timothy Waligore's book: 020
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Cressida Heyes, FRSC, MA McGill Political Science 1993, Ph.D. McGill Philosophy 1997, Henry Marshall Tory Chair at the University of Alberta, has been awarded the 2026–2027 Edinburgh Fellowship from the American Philosophical Association. www.apaonline.org/news/729463/...apaonline.orgAPA announces Spring 2026 prize winners - American Philosophical Association 000
Reposted by Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill UniversityTim Waligore @waligore.bsky.social · 17/06/2026My book, "Reparations and Redress for Historical Injustice," has been published by Cambridge University Press! It is free for download until June 24. www.cambridge.org/core/element...cambridge.orgReparations and Redress for Historical InjusticeCambridge Core - Global History - Reparations and Redress for Historical Injustice 022
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 22/06/2026This week in Milan, June 23-24 The annual Alternate Routes conference in critical social research Theme: “Capitalism, Crisis, and Global Reordering” RGCS Charles Taylor Student Fellowship presenters: Madison Albert, BA ’26 Mathis Lehoux, MA2 Florence Manlapas, MA2 Solomon Schafer, MA ‘26 001
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 12/06/2026New book: _Disciplinary Divides in the Study of Law and Politics_, University of Toronto Press coedited by @emmettmacfarlane.com and RGCS alum @katepuddister.bsky.social PhD '15 See full contents here: utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....utppublishing.comDisciplinary Divides in the Study of Law and Politics - University of Toronto PressThis book studies the "disciplinary divides" between law and political science, including conceptual, methodological, and normative differences in how each field approaches policy, institutions, and legal phenomena. 123
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 11/06/2026www.mcgill.ca/rgcs/shklar-...mcgill.caJudith Nisse Shklar (BA '49 MA '50) reading room“I am a bookworm.” Judith Shklar, “A Life of Learning” The Shklar Room, located in Ferrier 428B at the center of RGCS' academic space, houses a collection of nearly 1000 volumes in political theory a... 153
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 10/06/2026New book from former RGCS postdoc Tim Waligore (2011-13), now Associate Professor of Political Science at Pace University: Reparations and Redress for Historical Injustice, CUP This book is free to read online for two weeks from today's release, until June 24: www.cambridge.org/core/element...cambridge.orgReparations and Redress for Historical InjusticeCambridge Core - Global History - Reparations and Redress for Historical Injustice 052
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Former RGCS Postdoc William Tilleczek (2023-25), now a postdoc at U de M, has been appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies at St. Mary's University beginning in the fall. Congratulations, Professor! 010
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 04/06/2026www.mcgill.ca/arts/article...mcgill.caA Word From Madison Albert, Spring 2026 Arts ValedictorianThroughout my time at McGill—with the help of generous mentors, professors, friends, and family, and rather haphazardly—I have nurtured an ethic of care toward the body. As we move forward in the worl... 011
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 04/06/2026www.mcgill.ca/arts/article...mcgill.caA Word From David Oh, Spring 2026 Arts ValedictorianI always plan four years in advance. When I first walked up Rue University to reach Douglas Hall, I was merely following the plan that I had made four years prior as a 14-year-old entering high school... 041
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 01/06/2026New from RGCS faculty member Jacob Levy at Liberty Fund : a reflection on the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence. "When a doctrine becomes destructive of these ends." www.libertyfund.org/250th/when-a...libertyfund.orgWhen a Doctrine Becomes Destructive of These Ends 043
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social continues to think through problems she raised in her RGCS Lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ81...youtube.comRGCS Lecture: Asha Rangappa (Yale), "Presidential Paradox," January 26 2023YouTube video by Yan P. Lin Centre, McGill University 09014
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 26/05/2026RGCS alum Mary Jo MacDonald, BA '17, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Political Science at Mount Allison University! Professor MacDonald's research centers on early modern women’s political writings. www.maryjomacdonald.commaryjomacdonald.comMary Jo MacDonald | Political TheoryMary Jo MacDonald is a political theorist, working primarily in the history of political thought 042
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 26/05/2026RGCS Charles Taylor Student Fellows David Oh and Madison Albert are interviewed as part of this profile of the ten Valedictorians University-wide. reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgills-vale...reporter.mcgill.ca 001
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 25/05/2026www.politics.utoronto.ca/news/memoria... Ran Hirschl, one of Canada's leading scholars of constitutionalism, has passed away. 193
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 25/05/2026New from former RGCS postdoc Michael Da Silva, now Lecturer at Southampton Law School, in the Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: "The epistemic condition on political authority" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comThe epistemic condition on political authorityA claimed epistemic condition on legitimate authority appears in numerous academic debates. Yet the condition admits multiple specifications and is asked to serve numerous roles in each debate. Wor... 021
Reposted by Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill UniversityTeresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026It was a dream come true to contribute to the latest episode of In Our Time, on the Levellers, with Clare Jackson and Ted Vallance. Have a listen! 28415
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 20/05/2026RGCS Charles Taylor Student Fellow Tim Gulliver has been selected for a Supreme Court of Canada clerkship! www.mcgill.ca/law/article/...mcgill.caSeven for the Supreme Court of CanadaMaxwell Brodie Clerk for The Honourable Mahmud Jamal I grew up in Toronto and studied law at the University of Edinburgh. I then came to McGill’s Faculty as an advanced standing student. At McGill, I ... 021
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 19/05/2026RGCS faculty member Yann Allard-Tremblay's book _Disjunctures: Indigenous Redirections in Political Theory_ (Oxford) has been shortlisted for the Canadian Political Science Association's CB Macpherson Prize for the best book in political theory. 042
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 19/05/2026RGCS Student Writing Prize is awarded annually to an Arts undergraduate for the best piece of substantial academic writing on the values, institutions, and principles of a free society. This year's award goes to Madison Albert '26, "Wages for Housework and Family Abolitionism: An Unhappy Marriage?" 010
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 16/05/2026new from alum Emma Planinc, MA '12, now Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts and Political Science, University of Notre Dame, and recent RGCS Lecturer: "Wells and Human Rights," in Duncan Bell & Sarah Cole, eds, The Oxford Handbook of H. G. Wells, OUP 2026 academic.oup.com/edited-volum...academic.oup.comWells and Human RightsAbstract. In 1940, H. G. Wells wrote two letters to the London Times, very soon after to become his important work, The Rights of Man, Or What Are We Fight 152
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 08/05/2026New article from RGCS PhD student Samantha Puzzi (Political Science), in Memory Studies "Monumental Empowerment: The vandalism of public mnemonic objects" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 054
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Nominations by present and past RGCS Taylor Fellows supported the conferral of McGill's Dean of Students Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising to RGCS coordinator Jacob Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social . 020
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 04/05/2026New from PhD student Radheesh Ameresekere at the Harvard Journal of International Law: "The Deportation of Undocumented Patients Under International Law" journals.law.harvard.edu/ilj/2026/03/...journals.law.harvard.eduThe Deportation of Undocumented Patients Under International LawRadheesh Ameresekere* I. Introduction In the U.S., hospitals regularly deport ill and undocumented migrant patients, largely to avoid the cost of long-term care. Deportation occurs when an undocume… 000
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 30/04/2026INCREDIBLE NEWS from RGCS alum Jeanne Mayrand-Thibert BA '19 BCL/JD '23: She's one of the new cohort of Trudeau Foundation Scholars! See the group announcement at www.trudeaufoundation.ca/discover-the... and the discussion of Jeanne in particular at www.trudeaufoundation.ca/directory/je...trudeaufoundation.caDiscover the 2026 cohort! - Fondation Pierre Elliott TrudeauThe Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is pleased to announce the next recipients for its 2026 cohort under its Doctoral Scholarship, Fellowship, and Mentorship programs. 011
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 30/04/2026With the arrival of almost $9000 in matching funds, this year's fundraising campaign concludes, very successfully: a record number of donors, a record amount donated, our first time breaking $20,000 in a single year, to say nothing of $25,000. 110
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 27/04/2026www.lecre.umontreal.ca/en/event/col... Conference on trust and distrust this Wednesday, including RGCSers Natalie Stoljar, Daniel Weinstock, and David Ohlecre.umontreal.caConference on the theme of “Trust” (2026-04-29)The Centre de recherche en éthique (CRÉ) is pleased to announce a workshop devoted to the theme of Trust, which will mark the launch of its new flagship research theme. Few would dispute the importan... 001