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Our researchers
Department of Political Science researchers are involved with a broad variety of research interests.
Current researchers
![Jean-Christophe Boucher (PhD Laval)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/JC.Boucher_Sept2019_0.jpg?itok=2TtvtZXE)
Jean-Christophe Boucher (PhD Laval)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: International Relations
Research Cluster: Blades, Bombs, Bullets and 'Bots
Research Interests:
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Canadian Foreign and Defence Policy
- Conflict Analysis
- Computational Social Science
![Ian R. Brodie (PhD Calgary)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/IanBrodie_PoliSci_Aapr2019.jpg?itok=6px_1Tms)
Ian R. Brodie (PhD Calgary)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Canadian Politics
Research Clusters: Canadian Political Institutions; Elections and Representation; Legal Regimes and Politics
Research Interests:
- Government
- Politics
- Governing
![Gavin Cameron (PhD St Andrews)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/GavinCameron_PoliSci_Apr2019.jpg?itok=AxnsALMW)
Gavin Cameron (PhD St Andrews)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: International Relations
Research Clusters: Blades, Bombs, Bullets, and ‘Bots
Research Interests:
- Strategic Studies
- Terrorism
- Nonproliferation of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons
- Intelligence
![Regina Cochrane (PhD York)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/Cochrane%2CRegina_PolSci_Oct2015.jpg?itok=1EIiAsSK)
Regina Cochrane (PhD York)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Political Theory; Comparative Politics
Research Clusters: Environmental Politics; Gender and Politics; Theorizing Beyond the Liberal Order
Research Interests:
- Contemporary Political Theory
- Feminist/Green Political Theory
- Adorno versus Counter-Enlightenment Perspectives
- Social and Global Justice
![Barry Cooper (PhD Duke)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/Cooper%2CBarry_PolSci_Oct2015.jpg?itok=9y0uKooA)
Barry Cooper (PhD Duke)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Political Theory
Research Clusters: Blades, Bombs, Bullets, and ‘Bots; Theorizing Beyond the Liberal Order; Canadian Politics
Research Interests:
- Western Political Philosophy
- Prehistoric Political Symbols
- Public Policy
![Antonio Franceschet (PhD Carleton)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/AntonioFranceschet_PoliSci_Apr2019.jpg?itok=XW_8GqhF)
Antonio Franceschet (PhD Carleton)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: International Relations; Political Theory
Research Clusters: Human Rights Violations and Protections; Legal Regimes and Politics
Research Interests:
- International Political Theory
- International Organization
- International Law
- Ethics
![Susan Franceschet (PhD Carleton)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/SusanFranceschet_2019.jpg?itok=uTaDrqTK)
Susan Franceschet (PhD Carleton)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Comparative Politics
Research Clusters: Gender and Politics; Latin American Politics
Research Interests:
- Comparative Public Policy
- Women and Politics
- Gender Policy in Latin America
- Gender and Executive Office
![Joshua Goldstein (PhD Toronto)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/JoshuaGoldstein_PoliSci_Apr2019.jpg?itok=_z37gTkP)
Joshua Goldstein (PhD Toronto)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Political Theory
Research Clusters: Gender and Politics; Theorizing Beyond the Liberal Order
Research Interests:
- History of Western Political Thought
- Hegel’s Political Philosophy
- New Natural Law Theory
- Sexual Ethics
![Maureen Hiebert (PhD Toronto)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/Hiebert%2CMaureen_PoliSci_Sep2018.jpg?itok=Fdjd4URV)
Maureen Hiebert (PhD Toronto)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Comparative Politics; International Relations
Research Clusters: Blades, Bombs, Bullets, and ‘Bots; Human Rights Violations and Protections; Legal Regimes and Politics;
Research Interests:
- Political Violence
- International Law
- Human Rights
- Public Law
- Human Security
![Rob Huebert (PhD Dalhousie)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/RobertHuebert_PoliSci_Apr2019.jpg?itok=qYALUCpP)
Rob Huebert (PhD Dalhousie)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: International Relations; Canadian Politics
Research Clusters: Blades, Bombs, Bullets, and ‘Bots;
Research Interests:
- Strategic Studies
- Canadian Foreign and Defence Policies
- Circumpolar Relations
- Ocean Politics
- Naval Studies
- Foreign Policy Studies
![Tareq Ismael (PhD George Washington)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/Ismael%2CTareq_PoliSci_Jan2015.jpg?itok=070m7SwO)
Tareq Ismael (PhD George Washington)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Comparative Politics; International Relations
Research Clusters: Human Rights Violations and Protections
Research Interests:
- Foreign Policies
- Domestic Politics of Middle Eastern Countries
![Kincaid Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2022-11/2022-23%20--%20Kincaid%20Headshot%281%29_0.jpg?itok=rdAE0shf)
Adela Kincaid
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: International Indigenous Studies Program
Research Clusters: Indigenous ways of knowing, doing and being; Environmental Politics, Post-secondary Education Policy
Research Interests:
- Animal-human relationships
- Applied community-based research
- Land-based learning
- Decolonization
![Jack Lucas (PhD Toronto)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/Lucas%2CJack_PoliSci_Sep2015.jpg?itok=lAl-cZ3v)
Jack Lucas (PhD Toronto)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Canadian Politics
Research Clusters: Elections and Representation; Public Opinion
Research Interests:
- Municipal Elections
- Urban Democratic Institutions
- Canadian Political Development
- Urban Governance
![Pablo Policzer (PhD MIT)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/PabloPolizer_PoliSci_Apr2019.jpg?itok=8cC8AICk)
Pablo Policzer (PhD MIT)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Comparative Politics
Research Clusters: Human Rights Violations and Protections; Indigenous Politics; Latin American Politics; Theorizing Beyond the Liberal Order
Research Interests:
- Violence and Security
- Governance
- Democracy
- Authoritarianism
![Erica Rayment (PhD Toronto)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2020-09/Photo%20--%20Erica%20Rayment%20%28Faculty%29.jpg?itok=KZQxI1WF)
Erica Rayment (PhD Toronto)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Canadian Politics
Research Clusters: Canadian Political Institutions; Elections and Representation; Gender and Politics
Research Interests:
- Parliamentary Institutions
- Women's Political Representation
- Legislative Debate and Policymaking
![Roberta Rice](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2023-06/Rice_2023%20Headshot.jpg?itok=mmFVuWBm)
Roberta Rice (PhD New Mexico)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Comparative Politics
Research Clusters: Indigenous Politics; Latin American Politics; Environmental Politics
Research Interests:
- Indigenous Movements
- Protest and Democracy
- Identity Politics
- Civil Society and Collective Action
![Anthony Sayers (PhD UBC)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/Sayers%2CAnthony_PoliSci_Jan2015.jpg?itok=pi1Y75Di)
Anthony Sayers (PhD UBC)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Canadian Politics; Comparative Politics
Research Clusters: Canadian Political Institutions; Elections and Representation; Public Opinion
Research Interests:
- Canadian Elections Database
- Political Parties
- Electoral Systems
- Federalism
- Australian Politics
![David Stewart (PhD UBC)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/DavidStewart_PoliSci_Apr2019.jpg?itok=qn5pD00z)
David Stewart (PhD UBC)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Canadian Politics
Research Clusters: Elections and Representation; Public Opinion
Research Interests:
- Political Parties
- Provincial Politics
- Leadership Selection Removal
![Terry Terriff (PhD London)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/Terriff%2CTerry_PoliSci_Jan2015.jpg?itok=qDIkeLHi)
Terry Terriff (PhD London)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: International Relations
Research Clusters: Blades, Bombs, Bullets, and ‘Bots
Research Interests:
- Change In US Military
- The Changing Character of Warfare
- US Security Policy
- Nato/Transatlantic Security Issues
![Melanee Thomas (PhD McGill)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/MelaneeThomas_PoliSci_Apr2019.jpg?itok=wxjhMf0r)
Melanee Thomas (PhD McGill)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Canadian Politics; Comparative Politics
Research Clusters: Elections and Representation; Gender and Politics; Public Opinion
Research Interests:
- Elections
- Political Behaviour
- Public Opinion
![Kim-Lee Tuxhorn (PhD Colorado)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/Tuxhorn%2CKim-Lee_PoliSci_Aug2016.jpg?itok=ijq2ltjJ)
Kim-Lee Tuxhorn (PhD Colorado)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: International Relations
Research Clusters: Public Opinion
Research Interests:
- Political Economy
- International Bargaining
- Trade
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Economic Political Behaviour
![Daniel Voth (PhD UBC)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/Voth%2CDaniel_PoliSci_Sep2015.jpg?itok=IFXg9StD)
Daniel Voth (PhD UBC)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Canadian Politics; Political Theory
Research Clusters: Indigenous Politics; Gender and Politics; Legal Regimes and Politics; Theorizing Beyond the Liberal Order; Environmental Politics
Research Interests:
- Métis Politics
- Decolonization
- Self-Determination
![Lisa Young (PhD Toronto)](/sites/default/files/styles/ucws_thumbnail_portrait/public/2019-10/LisaYoung_PoliSci_Apr2019.jpg?itok=Y1enDpkE)
Lisa Young (PhD Toronto)
Interview / Showcased Course / Profile
Fields: Canadian Politics
Research Clusters: Elections and Representations; Gender and Politics; Post-secondary education policy
Research Interests:
- Election Law and Election Finance
- Political Parties
- Women in Politics
- Science Policy