Professor Johnson received his PhD from the London School of Economics in 2000. His research and professional interests centre upon the governance of social policies aimed at reducing risk and vulnerability to chronic poverty, forced displacement and long-term environmental change...
Professor Sneyd’s recently published book analyzes how globalization might be altering the factors that have entrenched poverty across Africa south of the Sahara. He is interested in learning more about how new ideas and practices associated with corporate social...
Professor Sheldrick studied Political Science at Carleton University before going to law school at the University of Toronto. He then returned to the study of Political Science, completing his MA and PhD at York University in Toronto. He previously taught in the Law department at...
I have a PhD is in International Relations from the London School of Economics. I am an Associate Professor in the department. From 1999 to 2002 I was Assistant Visiting Professor at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP EUROPE). From 2002 to 2007 I was a Lecturer, then Senior...
Professor Spears teaches courses in international relations and the politics of developing areas (specifically Africa), however, his research interests have focused largely on problems and prospects for conflict and conflict resolution in African states. His earlier research concerned the...
Professor Simmons received an MA and a PhD, both in political science and with a specialization in public policy, from the University of Toronto; and a BA (Hons) in Political Science with International Relations from the University of British Columbia.
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Professor Baker is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Calgary. His research focuses on the separation of powers, particularly the relationship between the courts and the representative branches. His book...
Professor Clark received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, her MA in Political Science from Carleton University and her Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Geography from the University of Waterloo.
Professor Small’s (PhD, Queen’s University) research is focused on the use of digital technologies by Canadian political elites. In addition to conducting research on e-campaigning in the last five Canadian federal elections, she has published work on Twitter, blogging by Canadian...
Professor Mau completed a D.Phil. at St Antony’s College, Oxford University where he was both a Commonwealth and SSHRC Doctoral Scholar. Prior to attending Oxford, he completed the Guelph-McMaster Collaborative M.A. in Public Policy and Administration and an Honours B.A. in Political...
Professor Dauda received her PhD at the University of Toronto in 1999. Dauda’s previous research focused on comparative developing countries and she conducted research in Africa in the late 1990s on the effect of decentralization programs and the reform of local government institutions on...
Professor Lee received her B. A. (High Distinction) from the University of Toronto, majoring in Political Science, with a minor in Philosophy. She completed graduate studies at Princeton University, receiving both M. A. and Ph. D. degrees in Politics and Program in Political Philosophy. She...
Professor McKenzie is currently working on the second edition of her book, Environmental Politics in Canada with Oxford University Press. I hope to complete it by the end of summer 2011. Prior to gaining my PhD, I worked as an urban planner for approximately 10 years in the Ottawa area and...
Professor Riddell received his BA and MA from the University of Calgary and Ph.D. from McGill University.
Professor Clark received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, her MA in Political Science from Carleton University and her Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Geography from the University of Waterloo.
Professor Clark's research interests focus on three broad areas. The first is religion and politics in the Middle East, looking specifically at religious parties and institutions in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Yemen. The second is women and politics in the Middle East. My third and most current area of research examines political decentralization and its impact at the municipal level. I am presently conducting a comparative study of decentralization in Jordan, Morocco and Egypt. This research project is funded by a SSHRC Standard Research Grant.
Middle East Politics, Research Methods, Comparative Politics, Women and Politics in the Global South
“Threats, Structures, and Resources: Cross-Ideological Coalition Building in Jordan,” Comparative Politics 43, 1 (October 2010): 101-120.
“Field Research Methods in the Middle East,” PS: Political Science and Politics 39, 3 (July 2006): 417-424.
“The Conditions of Islamist Moderation: Unpacking Cross-Ideological Cooperation in Jordan,” International Journal of Middle East Studies 38, 4 (November 2006): 539-560.
“Social Movement Theory and Patron-Clientelism: Islamic Social Institutions and the Middle Class in Egypt, Jordan and Yemen,” Comparative Political Studies 37, 1 (October 2004): 1-28.
Clark, Janine A. Islam, Social Welfare, and the Middle Class: Networks, Activism, and Charity in Egypt, Yemen and Jordan (USA: Indiana University Press, 2004) Clark, Janine A. and Jillian Schwedler. “Who Opened the Window? Women's Struggle for Voice within Islamist Political Parties.” Comparative Politics 35, 3 (April 2003): 293-312.Political Science
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