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
Alexandra Mallett
- Associate Professor — sustainable energy and climate policy; emerging economies / developing countries; low carbon technology cooperation; innovation, science and technology policies
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- 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
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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
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
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- 613-520-2600 ext 1690
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
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- 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
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 …
Learning from positive deviants in fisheries
SPPA’s Dr. Laurenne Schiller and Professor Graeme Auld, along with co-authors Gregory Britten and Boris Worm use “bright spot” analysis to better understand successful governance …
Innovative Solar-Powered Heating Technology Holds Promise for Remote Northern Communities
Excerpts from Carleton Newsroom article by Ty Burke ___ Heating buildings in the far north is a major challenge, and it isn’t just because of …
SPPA’s Alexandra Mallett featured on CBC’s Spark discussing Electricity Grids and Public Policy
SPPA Associate Professor Alexandra Mallett was featured on the Nov 10, 2023 episode of Spark with Nora Young “20th Century tech still powers our 21th …
Alexandra Mallett Publishes Article in Energy Strategy Reviews
Green transformation in the iron and steel industry in India: Rethinking patterns of innovation Alexandra Mallett Prosanto Pal Highlights Innovation is needed for decarbonization of …