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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Part memoir, part history, part political manifesto, Seeking Social Democracy offers the first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent’s ideas and remarkable seven decade engagement in public life. In dialogue with three collaborators from different generations, Broadbent leads readers through a life spent fighting for equality in Parliament and... More
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that SPPA Professors Alex Mallett and Nathan Grasse have both secured funding for independent projects as part of the prestigious Transatlantic Dialogue call on Democracy, Governance, and Trust. This recognition not only underscores their expertise but also highlights the importance of their work in these crucial areas.... More
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Enabled by a generous donation of the Ivey Foundation and Rosamond Ivey, Carleton University is proud to announce the launch of the Rosamond Ivey Research Chair in Sustainability Transitions, which will be held by Professor Daniel Rosenbloom. This is the first chair explicitly dedicated to deepening scholarship and practice surrounding the rapidly... More
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
The School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) is proud to announce that four of our distinguished professors have been awarded the 2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grants. These grants underscore the exceptional quality and impact of research being conducted at SPPA. Dr. Vivian Hoffmann: Insight Development... More
We are thrilled to share that three of our esteemed faculty members at the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) have made it onto Stanford University’s 2024 list of the top 2% scientists worldwide. Congratulations to: Dr. Daniel Rosenbloom Dr. Mehmet Demircioglu Dr. James Meadowcroft This prestigious recognition highlights their... More
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Prof. Alexandra Mallet from the School of Public Policy & Administration, in collaboration with Prosanto Pal of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, is addressing the challenge of decarbonizing India's industrial sector, focusing on iron and steel production. Supported by the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, their... More
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
The seventh cohort of SPPA’s Regulatory Governance Initiative celebrated graduation from the Career Development for Regulatory Professionals (CDRP) certificate program on May 16, 2024. SPPA’s Dr. Graeme Auld and Robert Slater, former Executive Director of the Regulatory Governance Initiative, joined the celebration. Delivered as a... More
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
High-income countries are increasingly described as experiencing a growing sense of detachment. But does belonging matter? Abstract In their new paper, SPPA Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi, Adjunct Research Professor Antoine Dedewanou and MPPA alumni Ian Allan demonstrate that belonging matters a lot for health. In fact, they show that a stronger... More
Thursday, June 20, 2024
A new report by the Parliamentary Budget Office cites and is informed by SPPA Professor Emeritus Saul Schwartz, PhD Graduate and Director of the Political Management Program Jennifer Robson, and PhD Graduate and Assistant Professor at the University of Sherbrooke Antoine Genest-Grégoire. Their work was also cited in a Globe and Mail Editorial on... More
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Abstract Since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, there has been significant debate about understanding the background of the violence. This article explores the necessity of contextualizing the events, emphasizing that understanding is not equivalent to justifying terrorism. Drawing on the insights of Ian S. Lustick and historical parallels with... More
Thursday, June 6, 2024
SPPA's Susan Phillips and Christopher Dougherty newly published paper Nonprofit coalitions: recasting equity, engagement and effectiveness examines nonprofit advocacy coalitions. Abstract Nonprofit advocacy coalitions are a distinctive but poorly understood type of coalition. This study is the product of a rare opportunity to participate in... More
A major issue that remains to be figured out for AI governance is how potential third-party audits will be performed and overseen. This piece, written by Benjamin Faveri, Graeme Auld, and Stefan Renckens, reviews three current challenges to AI audits and presents thoughts on ways forward. AI Audit Objects, Credentialing, and the... More
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