
Glen Williams is the author of Blood Must Tell: Debating Race and Identity in the Canadian House of Commons, 1880-1925 and Not For Export: The International Competitiveness of Canadian Manufacturing, 1879-1994 (Third Edition.) Williams also co-edited and contributed chapters to two field-defining textbooks: Canadian Politics in the 21st Century (with Michael Whittington and in seven published editions from 1981-2007) and The New Canadian Political Economy (with Wallace Clement.) Committed to interdisciplinary and historical-developmental approaches, his teaching and research explored Canada’s place within the international system. Possessing a career-long passion for advancing undergraduate education, Williams held the rank of Professor of Political Science for two decades at Carleton University and served two terms as Chair of his Department.
Post-Retirement Publications
“Academic Freedom and its Limits: When Faculty Behave Badly”, Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship Newsletter, January 2025.
“Sir John ‘Aryan’ Macdonald Revisited: A Reply to Unreasonable Critics”, The Dorchester Review, Autumn/Winter 2018, pp. 3-10.