Canadian Political Science Students' Association

Canadian Political Science Students' Association 2012 Conference

Held from January 18^th to 22^nd in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the conference will be comprised of academic sessions and nightly social events within which delegates will have the opportunity to interact with similarly interested students from across Canada.

The topic selected for this conference is nationally relevant, regionally applicable and academically stimulating: Human Rights: A Canadian perspective. With a theme as all encompassing as human rights, the conference will provide delegates with a wide range of thought provoking issues to be presented, discussed and debated. Academic sessions include human trafficking, aboriginal politics, human security, the role of the welfare state and more. As the topic of human rights cannot be confined solely to the discipline of political science, the conference will include perspectives from a multitude of departments, including law, philosophy, sociology, education, women and gender studies, and native studies.

Through Canada has established itself as a significant player in the international human rights movement, child poverty rates and living conditions, especially within aboriginal communities, remain staggeringly high in the country. It is through the juxtaposition of these concepts that academic discussions can thrive. Through the presentation and discussion of human rights issues, the objective of the conference is to educate delegates while challenging them to carefully consider the positions they hold and will carry with them throughout their careers.