Dr. Melissa Williams

Professor

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Biography

Melissa's current project focuses on democratic collective agency, state collaboration, and Indigenous political innovations. Her published work includes significant contributions to the understanding of marginalized groups and their representation in political theory. Among her notable publications are 'Voice, Trust, Memory: Marginalized Groups and the Failings of Liberal Representation' (Princeton, 1998) and 'Deparochializing Political Theory' (edited, Cambridge, 2020), in addition to numerous articles in journals such as Political Theory, Canadian Journal of Political Science, and Review of Politics.

Research Interests

Democratic Theory Comparative Political Theory Political Theory History of Political Thought Democratic Justice Structural Inequality

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology