political science

A photo of Dr. Shivaji Mukherjee.
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SFYou: Dr. Shivaji Mukherjee

Niveja Assalaarachchi December 19, 2025

Editor’s note: In the printed version of this article, The Peak mistakenly noted that Mukherjee is an assistant professor at SFU. This is incorrect, as he is an associate professor at SFU, and the piece has been updated accordingly.  Dr. Shivaji Mukherjee is an associate professor in the department of political science here at SFU. He’s focused on South Asian politics, specifically political violence and colonial legacies. This fall, he’s teaching POL 339, a selected topic course on South Asia’s political environment. In it, he takes a look at the colonial period of the Indian subcontinent and its impact on…

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Memorandum of Understanding signed between SFU and NATO Defense College

Srijani Datta June 19, 2018

On March 29, SFU achieved a first for Canadian civilian universities when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the NATO Defense College (NDC), giving the former access to NDC facilities and resources formally. According to chair of SFU…

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Political science should replace WQB requirements

EIC February 15, 2016

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]FU’s WQB requirements should be replaced with practical knowledge courses that will help us students become more responsible adults in our communities. In particular, Introduction to Political Science (POL 101) would be the best alternative course to our current WQB…

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