SC Talk: Wednesday, January 6 at 2:00pm. Speakers: David Milne, UPEI; Edward Warrington, University of Malta; and Harold Atwood, U of T

Title: “An Islands Odyssey”

Introducer: Monique Nemni

Host: Linda Hutcheon

ABSTRACT: This session brings together two political scientists and a neuroscientist to share their thoughts on islands through the lens of ecology.   David Milne will give a remembrance of islands past and set out his research on island resilience, contesting commonplace themes of island vulnerability and viability.  Edward Warrington will give a slide show featuring seven different island types or ‘species’ of governance. Harold Atwood will in turn show the deep stake that natural evolutionary scientists have in island places and ecologies. Here again, vulnerability of fragile island ecosystems reappears as a central theme.

BIO: David Milne is Professor Emeritus at the University of Prince Edward Island and has published extensively on Canadian constitutional politics, federalism and island studies. He holds a B.A. (Hon) in History from Queen’s University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from U of T. Edward Warrington is Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Malta. He served in the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta between 1977 and 1991 and was a Public Service Commissioner between 1994 and 1996., He holds a B.A. from the University of Malta, an M.A. in Political Science from U of T, and a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford. His has published extensively on public administration and on islands, particularly on Malta’s politics, constitution, and institutions, most recently a book on The Ombudsman.  Harold Atwood, former Principal of Senior College and Professor Emeritus at U of T, holds a B.A. from U of T, an M.A. from the University of California in Berkeley, and a Ph.D. and D.Sc. from the University of Glasgow. Harold has taught and published principally in the field of neuroscience, especially in the structure and diversity of nerve synapses, and is a recipient of numerous honours, including election as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada.

The link to register is https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JsKqeAMvTUuQN7RtVsVSEKo-DHaj3xRAluk2q6EEM7NUOEJNRE1KRzI5OE42RDc5ODRGTlo0RE1DRC4u

The deadline to register is the Wednesday of the talk at 8:00am. The Zoom link will be sent to registrants only on the morning of the event.

If you have any questions, please contact the organizer – Linda Hutcheon(The Administrator will be away from the office).