Archives: News

Thursday, June 20, 2024

SPPA Scholars’ Work Cited in New Parliamentary Budget Office Report

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

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

SPPA PhD Graduate Elected Mayor of Gatineau, Quebec

We are thrilled to congratulate our talented PhD graduate, Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, on her election as the new Mayor of Gatineau, Quebec! Her commitment and achievements are an inspiration. Best of luck in her new leadership position. Link to read more... More

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Phil Ryan for The Hill Times: Why we must ‘contextualize’ hate

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

Phillips & Dougherty: Nonprofit coalitions – recasting equity, engagement and effectiveness

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

Thursday, June 6, 2024

AI Audit Objects, Credentialing, and the Race-to-the-Bottom: Three AI Auditing Challenges and A Path Forward

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

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Mehdi Ammi: Political determinants of COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine rollouts: the case of regional elections in Italy and Spain

Political decisions have played a key role in the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the topic of a new paper by Associate Professor Mehdi Ammi and colleagues from Europe and Australia. Their paper investigates how political variables such as election and ideology affected the severity of the policy restrictions and the efficiency... More

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Elisabeth Gilmore: Equitable Climate Adaptation Pathways for the Precariously Housed

Environmental Engineering and Public Policy researcher Elisabeth Gilmore's project Equitable Climate Adaptation Pathways for the Precariously Housed has has been awarded $1.5 million from the International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, a stream of the federal government's New Frontiers in Research Fund... More

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation Application Deadline June 15

    Learn more about Carleton's graduate Diploma for Public Policy and Program Evaluation.  Application deadline is June 15th.  Apply now to start this... More

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Nathan Grasse: Gender pay gap for executives of US charities

SPPA Associate Professor Nathan Grasse has co-authored a new study focusing on the gender pay gap affecting two types of female executives in US charities: executive directors and chief financial officers. It uses a novel identification strategy focused on executive hires to measure the ipay differences created by effects that are... More

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Alexandra Mallett speaks to CBC Sudbury on climate action

SPPA Associate Professor and Graduate Supervisor – MPP in Sustainable Energy and the Environment,  Alexandra Mallett speaks to CBC Sudbury about climate action at the municipal level. City of Greater Sudbury declared a climate emergency 5 years ago. It's not on track to meet its goals Northern Ontario city set a goal to reduce... More

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Anna Kopec: Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance

Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance In this new article, SPPA Assistant Professor Anna Kopec and co-author Alison Smith (University of Toronto) bring together literature on democratic participation, policymaking, and lived experience to consider the inclusion of lived expertise in Canadian homelessness policy and governance. They... More

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Parisa Vafaie & Anna Kopec: Questions persist as Ottawa prepares Citizenship Act amendments

In their recent publication, Questions persist as Ottawa prepares Citizenship Act amendments, MPPA student Parisa Vafaie and Assistant Professor Anna Kopec argue questions remain and more transparency is needed as Ottawa prepares amendments to the Citizenship Act. Overlooked for too long, more than 3,500 stateless people without access to... More

Load More →