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Faculty MembersAreas of Research Interests
Michael AtkinsonPolitical institutions (institutional theory, rational choice); Public policy (business-state relations, industrial policy, labour market adjustment, science and technology); Political corruption (theories of corruption, comparative studies of conflict of interest regulation, attitudinal research)
Daniel BélandSocial policy; Comparative public policy; Globalization and public policy; Comparative, historical and political sociology
Sylvain CharleboisFood distribution; Food safety; World trade; Risk communication; Crisis management
Bruno DupeyronComparative politics; Multilevel governance; Processes of regional integration; Public action in the international and transnational fields; Border governance; Strategies of institutional building in the European Union, NAFTA and the Mercosur; Immigration policy
Murray FultonInnovation policy; Behavioural economics; Climate change policy; Intellectual property rights; Co-operatives and the social economy; Agricultural and resource policy
Robert E. HawkinsAdministrative law (public inquiries, bias, standards of review); Constitutional law (crown prerogative and conventions); Post-secondary education policy
Heather HeavinInternational and interprovincial trade law ; International dispute resolution ; Law reform
Catherine Leviten-ReidFamily and consumer well-being; Social economy; Research methods; Health and social care
Greg MarchildonPublic health care policy in Canada and other advanced industrialized nations and comparative health systems; Political, administrative and economic history of the Prairie Provinces
Kathleen McNuttPolicy analysis; Program evaluation; e-Government; Network analysis; Gender; Climate change policy; Web governance; Natural resource policy; Collaborative policy making; Policy theory
Haizhen MouHealth care policy; Social policy; Population aging; Public choice
M. Rose OlfertPublic policy; Rural/regional economics; Rural-urban interdependence; People-based vs. Place-based policy; Rural economic restructuring; Resource based economies
Evelyn J. PetersUrban Aboriginal issues
Peter W.B. PhillipsInternational political economy; Public policy; Science, technology and innovation ; Regulation and trade policy
Ken Rasmussen Public enterprise management; Administrative reform; Administrative history; Non-profit organizations; Ethics and leadership; Provincial politics
Keith WalkerLeadership philosophy and leader development; Professional and applied ethics; Governance; Policy making and decision making; Organizational theory and organizational development; Trust and moral agency; Public sector administration; Spiritual dimension of leadership; Capacity building in the new economy; Research methodologies
Jennifer WallnerComparative public policy; Comparative federalism; Social policy; Internationalization; Legitimacy and accountability; Canadian politics
Lihui ZhangLabour economics; Applied econometrics; Crime economics; Economics of family and children; Population health and well-being; Poverty and inequality and public policies
  

Associate FacultyAreas of Research Interests
Loleen BerdahlCanadian politics; Research methodology; Political theory
Beth Bilson
Sheila Carr-StewartIndigenous educational governance and policy; Comparative education; Canadian Aboriginal policy; Community development; Social issues
Brent Cotter
Brett Fairbairn
Joe GarceaPublic administration; Public policy analysis; Local government
Don GilchristPublic economics; Urban and regional economics
Richard GrayEconomics of innovation; Grain marketing; Science policy
Jill HobbsBioresource policy; Business and economics
William KerrCommercial policy; International trade
Robert LucasMonetary economics; Macroeconomics; International monetary economics
David McGraneCanadian, Saskatchewan and Quebec politics
David NatcherApplied anthropology; Common-property theory; Environmental anthropology; Human and political ecology; Natural resource management; Social forestry; Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)
Martin PhillipsonIntellectual property law; Biotechnology law; International environmental law; Law of property
Greg PoelzerAboriginal policy; Innovation; Northern development; Circumpolar north; Governance and development
Kara SomervilleGlobalization; Immigration; Transnational practices; Race and ethnic relations; Family
Ryan WalkerUrban geography and planning; Housing studies; Urban planning with Aboriginal peoples; Comparative urban Indigenous studies in Canada, New Zealand and Australia; Neighbourhood-based planning; Citizenship theory; Supported housing for people with mental illness; Program evaluation in community services
  

Policy FellowsAreas of Research Interests
John CourtneyCanadian government and politics; Political parties: Canadian and comparative; Political leadership: Canadian and comparative; Representation
Richard FlorizoneScience and technology policy; Energy
David Smith
  

Post-Doctoral FellowsAreas of Research Interests
Michael KpessaPolitics in the developing world; Politics of social policy (pension health); Transformation in Africa; Democratization and social policy; Interests, Ideas, Institutions and policy-oriented interaction; Internationalization of public policy; Social protection in Sub-Saharan Africa; Human rights and identity politics; Social movements; Transnational policy
  

Professional AffiliatesAreas of Research Interests
Joel BruneauTrade and environment; Pollution and industrial structure; Water resources
Ronald CumingCommercial law
James LeachTrade policy and international trade negotiations
Hans MichelmannComparative politics (Western Europe); European integration; Comparative public policy and administration
Wayne RobinsonInternational trade development; International business