News – Faculty of Public Affairs https://carleton.ca/fpa Carleton University Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:10:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 CoMs Professor Merlyna Lim Contributes to Carleton’s Expertise in Data Science https://newsroom.carleton.ca/story/data-science-at-carleton/#4 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:10:51 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45658 Prof. Christina Gabriel Wins Research Achievement Award https://carleton.ca/polisci/2024/christina-gabriel-awarded-carleton-university-research-achievement-award-2024/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:01:24 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45648 Rugby-Playing Journalism Student Recognized on International Women’s Day https://newsroom.carleton.ca/story/iwd-ravens-women-soar/#3 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:04:19 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45636 Newsroom Discrimination: Nana aba Duncan Addresses Systemic Racism in Journalism https://newsroom.carleton.ca/story/systemic-racism-in-journalism/?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=Spotlight Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:28:19 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45631 Catherine Stewart 2024 Bissett Alumni Award Recipient https://carleton.ca/sppa/2024/catherine-stewart-bissett-award/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:23:01 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45626 Fulbright Scholars Find Opportunities, Community and Connections at Carleton https://newsroom.carleton.ca/story/fulbright-scholars-find-opportunities-community-and-connections-at-carleton/?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=Spotlight Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:11:34 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45428 Josh Greenberg Named Associate Dean (Research and Graduate) https://carleton.ca/fpa/2024/josh-greenberg-named-associate-dean-research-and-graduate/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:44:13 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45368

Josh Greenberg in front of Richcraft living wall

Dean Brenda O’Neill recently announced the appointment of Josh Greenberg as Associate Dean, Research & Graduate in the Faculty of Public Affairs, beginning July 1 for a 5-year term. He will take over from Jonathan Malloy, Professor of Political Science and the Bell Chair in Parliamentary Democracy.

As Associate Dean, Research & Graduate, Greenberg will oversee the Faculty’s research policies, funding, and support activities, and lead its research communication and knowledge mobilization strategy. He also serves as the dean’s liaison to the Office of the Vice President, Research and International, and will work closely with faculty units on graduate student enrolment, recruitment, and funding.

Josh Greenberg is a Full Professor of Communication and Media Studies in the School of Journalism and Communication. He brings an extensive record of leadership and service to this new role. Most recently he served two terms as Director of the School of Journalism and Communication. Josh is a past recipient of a Carleton University Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award and a Faculty of Public Affairs Public Commentary Excellence Award.

Josh Greenberg holds a PhD in Sociology from McMaster University and was a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton prior to his appointment to the School of Journalism and Communication. His primary area of research expertise is health risk and crisis communication. He has published extensively on such topics as media representations of infectious disease outbreaks, public risk perceptions of vaccination, and the media strategies and risk communication activities of public health officials and organizations. In addition to his scholarship, Josh has provided research service and strategic advice to the World Health Organization, Health Canada/Public Health Agency of Canada, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency. His most recent book is Communication and Health: Media, Marketing and Risk (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), which he co-edited with Charlene Elliott from University of Calgary.

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Remembering a Pioneer in Political Management https://carleton.ca/politicalmanagement/2024/remembering-a-pioneer-in-political-management/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:16:00 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45232 Andrea Harden, Senior Strategist, The Sunrise Project https://carleton.ca/fpa/2024/andrea-harden-senior-strategist-the-sunrise-project/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:42:11 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45118 Andrea Harden standing in her office.

 

As an energy and climate campaigner for the Council of Canadians, Andrea Harden watched the rising influence of social media on activism for a decade. And as a left-leaning progressive activist, she was especially concerned about the use of social media campaigns by alt-right sympathizers.

“If you look at the recent Ontario election, there are some important lessons to be learned there,” says Harden. “How do we respond to groups that are oversimplifying things and getting a lot of shares for borderline racist or sexist content in online spaces? How do progressive voices effectively share their messages over social media?”

Harden also experienced the chilling effect of social media “trolls” first-hand. After posting a video about a gathering of activists who opposed the Energy East pipeline, it was shared by pro-oil groups and viewed 9,000 times in 24 hours.

“I received multiple death threats. One person even contacted my partner,” recalls Harden, who was the Council’s energy and climate campaigner. “Thankfully, I worked with an organization that had my back. But I have seen multiple women who are outspoken about the oil sands, or tar sands, targeted again and again.”

Those experiences motivated Harden to change her career to help progressive organizations develop strategy and communications for the digital age.

“After 10 years of grassroots organizing, the biggest lesson I learned was that you need to identify who is impacted and lift their voices up. Match those voices with fact-based research and help tell those stories in the communities that are impacted and beyond,” says Harden, who is a senior strategist with The Sunrise Project, a global network of climate organizations. “I want to enable progressive voices to match effective grassroots strategies with clear and persuasive digital mobilization tactics that get their messages out clearly.” 

Harden’s commitment to activism began early in life. She comes from a family of community activists: one brother is an MPP in the Ontario legislature. In high school, she successfully helped lead led a campaign to save an arts coordinator position that was slated to be cut. 

“That was my first glimpse of how telling a story can influence the direction of a big decision,” says Harden.

After high school, she took a year off to consider her future. While she was accepted into a music program to study violin, Harden realized her true passion was social justice.

“I thought about what kind of work I wanted to do and how I could contribute to the broader social good,” she recalls. “I thought getting a better handle on disciplines such as law and political science would be a good place to start.”

Once at Carleton, she became interested in human rights and the impact of globalization, earning a BA in Political Science and Human Rights in 2007. 

“Bill Skidmore’s courses, in particular, were really eye-opening in understanding human rights abuses all over the world and the nature of power and who has it,” she recalls. “I came to understand how power and privilege come into play. Not everyone has the same opportunities. I’ve integrated those lessons into my work.” 

Harden also offers some advice for students who are interested in a career in activism.

“First, find out what you are passionate about and pursue it on a volunteer basis. Then, look at the community we live in and the fights happening locally,” she advises. “You can be strategizing, participating, entering data, pressuring the city. The more you do on the ground, the more doors will open to you.”

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Nicholas Miller, Labour Relations Manager, NAV CANADA https://carleton.ca/fpa/2024/nicholas-miller-labour-relations-manager-nav-canada/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:57:47 +0000 https://carleton.ca/fpa/?p=45111 Nicholas Miller headshotWhen Nicholas Miller began his bachelor’s degree in law and legal studies at Carleton University, he envisioned attending law school after graduation and pursuing a career as a lawyer. But, thanks to his undergraduate labour law class, Miller realized that he wanted to follow a different path.

Remembering the impact that Professor Bill Cole – a former labour consultant, advisor and spokesperson for unions – had on his understanding of the justice system, Miller recalls that Cole “knew the ins and outs of labour law in a practical context, and he taught it through anecdotes from his own experience.”

Miller’s interest in labour relations was further stoked by his work in the bar and restaurant industry during undergrad.

“From this experience, I developed an interest in how we protect people like myself and my coworkers,” he explains.

After graduating with a BA in Law in 2012, Miller worked at the Department of Justice and became involved with the workplace health and safety committee. He then went on to work at the Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB), and eventually took a year of education leave to pursue a master’s degree in industrial relations.

Since first realizing his interest in this area, Miller has had the opportunity to work in labour law and labour relations for Canada Post, the Royal Canadian Mint, the United Nations World Food Program and the Government of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

At IDRC, Miller had the privilege of supporting the organization and its employees through the ratification of its first collective agreement. “There [was] a lot of education to be done,” he explains. “My responsibility [was] to ensure that everyone [knew] how it works.”

Miller continues to follow his passion for supporting and protecting employees. He is now a Labour Relations Manager at NAV Canada, the non-for-profit responsible for air navigation within Canadian controlled airspace and employer of over 4,000 individuals from across Canada.

Reflecting on his success, Miller notes that he has never forgotten the lessons he learned at Carleton University.

“Carleton taught us a way of unpacking an issue and using critical thinking that was really valuable,” he says. “The methods I learned at Carleton are still very relevant in my work today.”

 

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