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SPPA Professors Receive 2024 SSHRC Awards for Innovative Research Projects

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 Grant Dr. Vivian Hoffmann has been awarded the Insight Development Grant for her pioneering project titled "Building and Activating Social Norms Through Personal Climate Emissions Feedback". This prestigious grant will support her groundbreaking research aimed at empowering individuals to understand and reduce their personal climate impact by leveraging social norms. Dr. Hoffmann’s project promises to make significant strides in fostering environmentally conscious behaviors and promoting sustainability.        …

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Anna Kopec examines how homelessness policies interact to influence political participation

Anna Kopec, Assistant Professor, SPPA In her new paper, SPPA's Anna Kopec considers how policy characteristics interact to influence the political participation of individuals experiencing homelessness in two cases: Toronto and Melbourne. Drawing on over 100 qualitative interviews Kopec offers important theoretical contributions to policy feedback theory and our understanding of how policies influence engagement. The interactive effects of policies: Insights for policy feedback theory from a qualitative study on homelessness Anna Kopec First published: 10 April 2024 (Online Version of Record) Policy Studies Journal https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12532 Abstract The policy feedback literature has long argued that policies influence politics. Several scholars have examined the interpretive and resource effects of policies on political participation. However, how different policy design characteristics – say…

Master of Public Policy and Administration

Program Overview The Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) prepares students for exciting careers tackling today's most pressing social and economic challenges. Students learn to interpret and apply insights from diverse sources, identify tradeoffs and ethical concerns, and make evidence-based recommendations. Through academically grounded coursework, including the MPPA Capstone, co-op opportunities, professional skills workshops, and extensive professional networking opportunities, the MPPA provides a comprehensive and rigorous preparation for many diverse careers. Our graduates become versatile, analytical, and independent thinkers who are well-connected, informed, and ready for careers working in or engaging with the public sector. Graduates from the MPPA work in governments; consulting firms specializing in public policy; corporate government relations divisions; and governmental and non-governmental organizations at the…

Professional Skills Workshops

The workshops bridge the professional aspect of the Master’s program with the academic. They are structured to provide students with practical skills that are highly applicable in public sector jobs. They are taught by experienced public servants and consultants, most of whom are alumni of the SPPA. To obtain the Professional Skills certificate, students must participate in five different workshops during the course of their degree. This means that you do not have to complete all five sessions in one year of study, but you will have the opportunity to complete any remaining sessions the following year. It is highly recommended that students take advantage of the workshops. It will demonstrate to potential employers that you have specific skills training…

NET-ZERO NOW: Researcher helps accelerate decarbonization in Canada

By Dan Rubinstein To ward off the worst impacts of climate change, Canada has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. That means in less than three decades the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) being released into the atmosphere from all sources of emissions — buildings, industry, transportation and so forth — must be no greater than the GHGs being removed. The challenge is that almost everything we do to heat, cool and power our society and feed people emits greenhouse gasses. What we need is a fundamental transformation of how we live in this world. According to Carleton University researcher James Meadowcroft, this is not an unrealistic goal — as long as government, business and civil society organizations work together, across sectors and regions. The…

Master of Public Policy and Administration

By Liam Vaillancourt View from the School of Public Policy and Administration - Rideau River. For more than sixty years, Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration has welcomed future policymakers into our Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) program. After graduating, these students take their experience and expertise with them to the highest levels of the municipal, provincial and federal governments, as well as to industry and the non-profit sector. Our students become leaders in an ever-changing world, helping to solve our most pressing economic, environmental and social issues. The MPPA consists of ten single-semester courses and four electives with the option of two paid co-op work terms and/or a thesis. The program prepares students to be exceptional…

Natalie Irwin: MA in Sustainable Energy

By Emily Fegan Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) student Natalie Irwin, MA-SE Natalie Irwin is currently completing an MA in Sustainable Energy (Policy) part-time at Carleton University and we were able to catch up with her to talk about her experience and some of the benefits of the MASE. As a senior policy analyst on the strategic policy team at the Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada, Natalie is no stranger to energy efficiency, having been involved in the sector for over a decade. Most recently, she was Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Efficiency Canada, the think-tank and national voice for an energy-efficient economy, at Carleton University. Natalie is a Professional Business Relationship Manager, overseeing sponsorship programs…

Anna Kopec

Bachelor of Arts (University of Alberta) MA in Political Science and International Development (University of Guelph) PhD in Political Science (University of Toronto) Anna Kopec’s scholarly agenda examines the relationship between political participation and public policy among marginalized populations in Western welfare states. How do policy designs influence the political agency of vulnerable groups, and how in turn do such groups participate to bring about changes to the policies and systems they interact with? This comparative work focuses on populations experiencing homelessness. A secondary research agenda examines intersectionality and homelessness, with a consideration of how policies and services individuals access influence how certain communities participate.   Honours SPPA Professor of the Year (2024-25) Carleton University Favourite Faculty (2023) SPPA Professor…

Adegboyega Ojo

BSc Hons in Computer Science (University of Lagos, Nigeria) PhD in Computer Science (University of Lagos, Nigeria) Professor Ojo's research is primarily in the area of digital government. He studies how digital and data technologies can be used to support innovation in government institutions and address societal challenges. He is keen on understanding the conditions and technical design requirements for the beneficial and ethical use of data-driven innovation, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence-based solutions in different public service and policy contexts.   Publications Adegboyega Ojo and Jeremy Millard (2017). Government 3.0: Next Generation Government Technology Infrastructure and Services, Public Administrative and Information Technology Series, Springer International Publishing. Ojo, A., Rizun, N., Walsh, G., Mashinchi, M. I., Venosa, M., & Rao,…