Annis May Timpson
Encyclopedia
Dr Annis May Timpson is the current Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at the University of Edinburgh
. She is a graduate of the Universities of Bristol
(England
), Oxford (England) and Toronto
(Canada
). Her current research interests include Aboriginality and governance
, territorial politics and intergovernmental relations, gender
and public policy
, social movement
s and human rights
.
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. She is a graduate of the Universities of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
(England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
), Oxford (England) and Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
(Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
). Her current research interests include Aboriginality and governance
Governance
Governance is the act of governing. It relates to decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists of either a separate process or part of management or leadership processes...
, territorial politics and intergovernmental relations, gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
and public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
, social movement
Social movement
Social movements are a type of group action. They are large informal groupings of individuals or organizations focused on specific political or social issues, in other words, on carrying out, resisting or undoing a social change....
s and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
.
Publications
- First Nations, First Thoughts: The Impact of the Indigenous Thought in Canada, ed. Annis May Timpson. UBC Press 2009.
- "Reconciling Indigenous and Settler Language Interests: Language Policy Initiatives in Nunavut." Journal of Canadian Studies, 43.2 (2009), 159-180.
- "Stretching the Concept of Representative Bureaucracy: The Case of Nunavut," International Review of Administrative Sciences 72, 4 (2006): 541-54.
- "Hey that's no way to say goodbye: Territorial officials' perspectives on the division of the Northwest Territories," Canadian Public Administration 49, 1 (2006), 80-101.
- "The Challenges of Intergovernmental Relations for Nunavut," in Canada - The State of the Federation, 2003: Reconfiguring Aboriginal-State Relations in Canada ed. Michael Murphy (McGill-Queens University Press, 2005), 207-35.
- Driven Apart: Women's Employment Equality and Child Care in Canadian Public Policy (UBC Press, 2001) - Winner of the International Council for Canadian Studies, Pierre Savard Award and the Canadian Women's Studies Association Book Prize (inaugural awards). Designated an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice.
- Political Culture in Contemporary Britain: People and Politicians, Principles and Practice (Clarendon Press, 1996) with William L Miller and Michael Lessnoff.