Shaping the Conversation
Members of the School of Policy Studies are actively engaged in public policy research. Our faculty and fellows frequently publish new books, contribute to academic journals, prepare op-eds for national and international media outlets and magazines, and more.
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Recent Academic Publications
Cotton, C. S., Hickman, B. R., List, J. A., Price, J., & Roy, S. (2026). . Journal of Political Economy.
Brock, K., with Migone, A., McGregor, M., and Howlett, M. (2026). Academics in the Policy Advisory System: Evidence from a Survey of Canadian Universities. In G. Capano, J. Craft, M. Howlett (Eds.), . Routledge.
Wolfe, R., with Ungphakorn, P. (2026). Emerging Powers and the Shifting Patterns of Influence in the WTO. In J. Daudelin and D. Hornsby (Eds.), Southern Powers and Global Dis/Order: Canada among Nations 2025. Forthcoming.
Murphy, M., Forrest, T., and Samson, P. (2025). . Centre for International Governance Innovation.
Biggs, M., and McCarney, R. (2025). The Chrétien Government and International Development: Overlooked and Underestimated? In J. Cunningham and J. Meehan (Eds.), . UBC Press.
Lang, E., and Stein, J. (2025). Chrétien’s Afghanistan Policy: Sound Decisions Do Not Always Produce Good Outcomes. In J. Cunningham and J. Meehan (Eds.), . UBC Press.
Cotton, C., and Nordstrom, A. (2025). . American Educational Research Journal.
Cotton, C., LaBarge, M. and Nordstrom, A. (2025). Frontiers in Public Health, 13.
Cotton, C., Alam, A., Tosta, S., Buchman, T.G., and Maslove, D. (2025). Critical Care Medicine, 53(6), pp. e1181-e1189.
Cotton, C. and Tetter, D. (2025). , JDI Policy Insight, John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy.
Wolfe, R. and Ungphakorn, P. (2025) . Trade, Law and Development, 16(2), pp. 358-80.
Westlake, D., Banting, K., and Triadafilopoulos, T. (2025). . Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 51(11), pp. 2812-2832.
Harell, A., Banting, K., and Kymlicka, W. (2025). . Comparative Political Studies, 0(0).
Banting, K. (2025). Federalism and Redistribution in Canada. In D. Beland, R. Mahon and A. Smith (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Social Policy in Canada. Oxford University Press.
Banting, K. (2025). The Three Federalisms and Change in Social Policy. In H. Bakvis and G. Skogstad (Eds.), (pp. 246-270). University of Toronto Press.
Basile, L., Banting, K., and Harell, A. (2025). Newcomers in Regions: Exploring the Impact of Regional Dynamics in Support of Inclusive Redistribution across Europe. In O. Jacques and A. Noél (Eds.), (pp. 131-162). McGill-¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Press.
Lang, E. (2024). AWOL: Canada’s National Security Policy, Governance, and Culture. In N. Hillmer, P. Lagassé, and V. Rigby (Eds.), . Palgrave MacMillan.
Banting, K. (2024). Review of Multiple Barriers: The Multilevel Governance of Homelessness in Canada, by Alison Smith. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 54(4), pp. e55-e57.
Wolfe, R. Dobhal, A., Mavroidis, P.C., Jimenez-Moreira, L., and Sasmal, S. (2024). . Journal of World Trade 58(5), pp. 727-59.
Banting, K. (2024). Oaths as Signals and the Perceived Membership of New Citizens. In P. Lenard and R. Bauböck (Eds.), Swearing Loyalty: should new citizens pledge allegiance in a naturalization Oath? Global Citizenship Observatory, European University Institute.
Public Policy
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