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PhD in Public Policy


Governance relies on knowledge, and good public policy and good policy-making require excellent research.

They require research that is sound in its methods to identify and document the consequences of public policies and the prospects for their reform. They require research that is broad, taking into account the precedents, players and processes that affect the origin and design of policies and the ways they are implemented.

Our PhD in Public Policy prepares you to undertake such research, providing the conceptual and methodological tools needed to study public policies across a range of jurisdictions and fields.

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SPPA Scholars’ Work Cited in New Parliamentary Budget Office Report

Antoine Genest-Grégoire, PhD Candidate

Antoine Genest-Grégoire appointed Assistant Professor at Université de Sherbrooke

Christopher Dougherty

Christopher Dougherty: Receives Honorable Mention in ARNOVA awards.

Brendan Haley, PhD in Public Policy (2015)

Brendan Haley: PhD in Public Policy 2015