McGill Journal of Political Studies - Winter 2020

On the Artwork An important step in putting together this journal was curating images to represent each article and the issues they touch upon.

Finding aesthetically pleasing images that represent the ideas brought forth by the writers can sometimes be challenging, especially in the field of political studies, where many of the topics touched upon are abstract, the issues discussed are very current, and images published about them are still under commercial license… Yet, with the help of both editors and authors, ideas were brainstormed and I am proud to present them as complements to the insightful articles published in this volume. The details for each piece are presented below.

The Importance of Balancing Ideology with Strategy in Canadian Conservative Politics

by Brooke Brimo The photograph that was chosen for this piece depicts the Provincial Legislature building in Edmonton, Alberta, since the article touches upon Alberta’s conservative politics (as well as federal-level conservative politics). The photo was usercontributed to Wikimedia Commons in 2008.

Games of Thrones: The US and Russia’s Intervention in Syria’s Civil War From 2011-Present

by Bo Peter Zhang The Russian and American flags are photographed here to represent the two countries’ involvement in the Syrian Civil War. The original photograph was taken after a meeting between president Barack Obama, US secretary of state John Kerry, president Vladimir Putin, and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov wherein the two countries discussed the situation in Syria. The image was contributed to Wikimedia Commons in 2015.

Behind the Mask of “Progress”: Peru’s Forced Sterilization Program From 1996-1998

by Brianna Cheng This article focuses on Fujimori’s forced sterilization program in Peru in the late 1990s, and the themes presented in it remain very current in South America to this day, as thousands of women gathered to protest Fujimori’s pardoning in 2017, and further to protest his daughter’s bid for the presidency. These protests form one of many feminist movements all over Latin America that have formed in the last two decades, such as the #NiUnaMenos