| Education |
| Ph.D |
Government |
University of Essex, 1975 |
| M.A. |
Political Science |
University of Alberta, 1969 |
| B.A. |
Political Science |
University of Alberta, 1966 |
(Miscellany of Photographs © 2007, S. L. Sutherland)
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University Positions |
| 2008 - |
Senior Associate Researcher, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria |
| 2005 - 2008 |
Visiting Professor, Public Administration Program, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa |
| 2004 - |
Fellow, School of Policy Studies (SPS), Queen’s University |
| 2002 - 2004 |
Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University |
| 1999 - |
Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University |
| 1999 - 2001 |
Fellow, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University |
| 1992 - 1999 |
Professor (Full), Department of Political Science, Carleton University |
| 1986 - 1991 |
Professor (Full), School of Public Administration (SPA), Carleton University |
| 1979 - 1986 |
Professor (Associate), School of Public Administration Carleton University |
| 1974 - 1979 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University |
| 1972 - 1974 |
Deputy Director of the Social Sciences Data Archive and Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex, England |
Teaching Summary |
University of Ottawa School of Political Studies, 2007 - 2008 |
| Public Administration and Policy 9200, (Doctoral) Research Seminar in Public Administration |
Queen`s School of Policy Studies, 2001 - 2004 |
Democracy and Accountability (graduate SPS and fourth year Political Science)
Research Methods for Policy Analysis (graduate professional program)
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Carleton Department of Political Science, 1992 - 1999 |
Theories of Democracy (graduate)
Research Methodology (graduate)
Theories of Public Administration (graduate)
Theories of Organizational Behaviour (graduate)
Introduction à la politique canadienne (first year)
Canadian Public Administration (third year)
Canadian Political Institutions in Comparative Perspective (fourth year)
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Carleton School of Public Administration, 1979 - 1992 (all graduate) |
Organizational Theory and Behaviour
Qualitative Research Methods
Program Evaluation in Government
Comparative Public Service Bureaucracy
Ethical Conduct of Public Officials
Justice Policy |
Other University Experience |
| 2007 - |
Director of a Research Theme in the team assembled by Professor Christian Rouillard, University of Ottawa, for the Centre for Analysis of Political and Administrative Reforms. |
| 2001 - 2004 |
School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University: Member, Selection Board for Director; Developed model for new Professional MPA course, Analytical and Statistical Tools for Policy Research; Coordinator, Master’s Research Papers. |
| 1997 - 1998 |
Advisor on Academic Performance Measurement to the President, Carleton University, Dr. Richard Van Loon (Developed system for academic performance measurement.) |
| 1996 - 1998 |
Member, Senate, Carleton University |
| 1995 - 1997 |
Supervisor of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, Carleton University |
| 1995 - 1997 |
Member, Programs and Planning Committee, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Carleton University |
| 1993 - 1996 |
Academic Advisor on Admission Standards to the President, Carleton University, Dr. Robin Farquhar. (Reviewed admissions policy, made recommendations that changed the University’s policy, and also uncovered a significant source of loss to the University of provincial revenues that was later remedied.) |
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Honours
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Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC), 1995.
Ontario University Teaching Award for Lifetime Excellence in University Teaching (for graduate teaching), Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, 1988.
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Professional Service (Academic) |
2006
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External planning consultant to the University of Saskatchewan in regard to an eventual school of public administration and public policy.
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2005 |
Member of the Advisory Board for revue gouvernance, edited by Professor Christian Rouillard, University of Ottawa, Research Chair in Governance and Public Management. The Centre is funded by a grant awarded to Professor Rouillard.
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2002
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External examiner of the Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, February 2002.
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1999 - 2002
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Associate Editor and English Book Review Editor, Canadian Public Administration.
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1998 |
Member of the Selection Committee for a permanent Director for the Centre for German and European Studies, York University and the University of Montreal, August.
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1997 |
Member of four-member Jury (two German Scholars and one other Canadian) formed by German Academic Exchange Service to evaluate submissions from Canadian universities for a ten million dollar grant to found a centre for study of Europe and Germany. Site visits in September 1996 to York University, University of Montreal, HEC and the University of British Columbia.
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1995 |
External Examiner of the Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario (October 29 - 31) in preparation for choice of new chair.
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1995 |
Expert, Evaluation du projet de programme de doctorat en administration publique présenté par l’université du Québec, Commission d’évaluation des projets de programmes, Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec, octobre, 1995.
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1991 - 1994 |
Political Science Representative, Jury, Publications Committee, Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme, Social Science Federation of Canada.
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Memberships
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Languages
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1995 - Royal Society of Canada
1987 - Canadian Study of Parliament Group
1977 - Canadian Political Science Association
1977 - 1999 Institute of Public Administration of Canada
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English and French
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