Troy Riddell

Email: 
riddell@uoguelph.ca
Field: 
Canadian/ Public Policy and Governance
Specialization: 
Judicial and Constitutional Politics

Professor Riddell received his BA and MA from the University of Calgary and Ph.D. from McGill University.

Current Project: 

My current SSHRC-funded research project is to examine the process of judicial selection in Canada and the effects of the selection process on the quality and decision-making outcomes of judges.

Teaching Interests: 

I enjoy teaching courses on the criminal justice system, constitutional rights and liberties and judicial politics.

Recent Publications: 

(with Lori Hausegger, Matthew Hennigar, and Emmanuelle Richez). 2010. “Exploring the Links Between Party and Appointment: Canadian Federal Judicial Appointments from 1989 to 2003.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 43: 633-659.

Troy Q. Riddell. 2010. “What Can Political Science Contribute to the Study of Criminal Justice in Canada?” Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 52: 321-340.

(with Lori Hausegger, Matthew Hennigar.) 2009. Canadian Courts: Law, Politics and Process. (Toronto: Oxford University Press).

(with Lori Hausegger, and Matthew Hennigar). 2009. “Federal Judicial Selection: Examining the Harper Appointments and Reforms.” Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law 2: 499-522.

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