Understanding and solving intractable resource governance problems.
One of my favorite journals is (quite obviously) the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (JCPA), founded by Dr. Iris Geva-May (whose 2005 edited volume “Thinking Like a Policy Analyst” I recently commented on). I am often in search of new books on comparative public policy, since that’s basically my own field of research. So I […]
– September 17, 2016
I promised I would post the crib of my talk at the UNESCO Chair & Institute for Comparative Human Rights, as well as the slides. If you are interested in reading the tweetage coming from the conference, you can do so here too. MY TALK: I want to take this opportunity to thank the UNESCO […]
– October 20, 2015
Whenever people ask me why I avoid some research questions I remind them that there are policy areas where I don’t think we can do much or where I feel that I cannot contribute. For years, I shunned the literature on water privatization because I was (and still am) in the politics of wastewater governance. […]
– February 4, 2014
Ever since I began my PhD, I realized that my work was supposed to have policy implications. I am lucky to have had a PhD supervisor whose philosophy was to train students who wouldn’t dare to make claims without empirical support. Who would be interested in solving analytical puzzles with an interdisciplinary tool-kit. Who would […]
– February 2, 2014
This term has been incredibly instructive. Since moving from UBC Vancouver to CIDE Region Centro in Aguascalientes I have had the opportunity to start developing a number of research questions I had wanted to examine for a long time. I will fully admit that I am enjoying a full year of teaching release (2012-2013), a […]
– November 23, 2012
Earlier this year, I presented at the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS), the Canadian Association for Studies in International Development (CASID) and the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) conferences. At each of these, I presented preliminary research results (on my water and energy poverty project), some derivative work from previous projects […]
– July 8, 2012
Earlier this year, the University of British Columbia Political Science Students Association (UBC PSSA) invited me to speak around the topic of water politics and policy. As you may know, the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is about to release its 4th Edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (March 12th) and World […]
– February 27, 2012
Having taught a few seminars on how to use social media to advance academic research, I know the kinds of objections that academics pose to the use of social media. “I don’t have the time”. “I have nothing to say”. “I’m already overworked – why would I want to add something to my list of […]
– September 11, 2011
My Background I am a political scientist and a human geographer who studies comparative public policy using cases from environmental studies (water, solid waste, hazardous waste, wastewater) to analyse cooperative models of resource governance. I work in a department of public administration, and as a result, my interdisciplinary training comes handy when studying the spatial, […]
– February 3, 2009
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