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Science and Innovation

About this Research Theme

Science and innovation policies play an important role in driving economic growth and addressing global challenges by shaping how resources are allocated and how research and development efforts are prioritized and regulated. Research in this area includes an examination of the innovation, cooperation and adoption processes of innovative technologies.

Faculty

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Alexandra Mallett

  • Associate Professor — sustainable energy and climate policy; emerging economies / developing countries; low carbon technology cooperation; innovation, science and technology policies
  • Email Alexandra
  • 613-520-2600 ext 2641

Daniel Rosenbloom

  • Assistant Professor and Rosamond Ivey Research Chair in Sustainability Transitions, Graduate Supervisor (Sustainable Energy) – governance of socio-technical transitions and net-zero pathways; climate policy and politics; Canadian energy political economy; science, technology, and innovation
  • Email Daniel
  • ext 2638
Graeme Auld

Graeme Auld

  • Professor — comparative and global environmental politics and policy; international political economy; transnational private governance and private regulation; corporate social responsibility; climate change; natural resource governance
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  • 613-520-2600 ext 2259
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Marc-André Gagnon

  • Professor, Graduate Supervisor (MA in Public Policy and Administration) — social and health policy; pharmaceutical policy; innovation policy; science and technology studies; political economy; history of economic thought
  • Email Marc-André
  • 613-520-2600 ext 1690
Mehmet Akif Demircioglu

Mehmet Akif Demircioglu

  • Associate Professor – public sector innovation and entrepreneurship, good governance, effective leadership, public management, comparative and international public administration, organization theory, organizational behavior
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Stephan Schott

  • Professor — natural resource management; air quality control policy; northern development; common pool resources; experimental economics; energy policy and strategies
  • Email Stephan
  • 613-520-2600 ext 2557

Recent Publications

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

Learning from positive deviants in fisheries

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Innovative Solar-Powered Heating Technology Holds Promise for Remote Northern Communities

Alexandra Mallett

SPPA’s Alexandra Mallett featured on CBC’s Spark discussing Electricity Grids and Public Policy

Alexandra Mallett

Alexandra Mallett Publishes Article in Energy Strategy Reviews