Research is at the heart of our mission in the Faculty of Public Affairs.

Our researchers publish in high-profile venues, receive significant external grant funding and attract high-caliber graduate students and research partners. We offer them comprehensive support.

External Research Funding (as of March 31, 2020)

$7 Million

Externally Funded Research Projects (as of March 31, 2020)

150

Home to 4 active SSHRC Partnership Grants
Home to 3 Early Career Researcher Award Winners
Home to 1 Canada Research Chairs


Celebrating Excellence
Exemplary Faculty of Public Affairs researchers are recognized in a number of ways, both internally and externally. These faculty members reflect the dynamic research environment within our Faculty.


Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chair program was created by the federal government in 2000 to build capacity for research excellence in Canada.

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Spotlight on Research

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Research in the News

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June 24, 2022

FPA Researchers Receive More Than $2 million in SSHRC Grant Funding

FPA Researchers Receive More Than $2 million in SSHRC Grant Funding

Nine researchers in the Faculty of Public Affairs have been awarded SSHRC Insight Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Their projects cover issues of sustainability, health, gender,... More
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June 13, 2022

Carleton Political Scientists Rank Among Top Researchers in Canada

Carleton Political Scientists Rank Among Top Researchers in Canada

Three Carleton professors have ranked in the top 40 of political science and law researchers in Canada out of a pool of more than 3,000 academics assembled by Research.com. The... More
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August 18, 2021

FPA Researchers Establish Lab to Study Decentred Governance in the Digital Era

FPA Researchers Establish Lab to Study Decentred Governance in the Digital Era

Processes like seafood sustainability labelling programs or efforts to improve working conditions in the transnational supply chains for apparel and electronics are being devised and driven by non-governmental actors. Digital... More
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August 11, 2021

Hack At Your Own Risk: Research Explores How Governments, Organizations, Citizens Can Deter Cyber Attacks

Hack At Your Own Risk: Research Explores How Governments, Organizations, Citizens Can Deter Cyber Attacks

Alex Wilner is a recipient of the 2021 Early Researcher Award. By Joseph Mathieu Deterrence theory is technically very simple: a defender needs to convince an aggressor that either the... More

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Research Support

Awards & Bursaries

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The Research Support Team is here to help

The Faculty has dedicated faculty members and staff working on the research portfolio and several bursaries to support high-quality research.

Contact

Jonathan Malloy
Associate Dean – Research and International

Kyla Reid
Manager – Research Services & Initiatives

Michael Agnew
Research Facilitator

Kevin Nzomo
Post Award Support Officer