Michael P. Howlett
Encyclopedia
Michael Howlett BSocSci.(Hon)(Ott), MA(Br Col), PhD (Queen's) is Burnaby Mountain Chair in the Department of Political Science
at Simon Fraser University
. He specializes in public policy analysis, Canadian political economy, and Canadian resource and environmental policy. He is co-author of
He has edited
and coedited
His articles have been published in numerous professional journals in Canada, the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Howlett was founding member and Secretary-Treasurer (1995–2006) of the British Columbia Political Studies Association and co-editor of its Proceedings. He was editor of the POLCAN listserver (1995–1997) and English language co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Political Science
(2002–2006) and is currently administrative editor of the Canadian Political Science Review
(2007–2010), and co-editor of the World Political Science Review
, the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (Book Review Editor 2001-2006), and the University of Toronto Press
Series in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. He served on the Editorial Boards of Canadian Public Administration (1996–2003) and Policy Studies Journal (1992–2003) and currently sits on the Editorial Boards of Policy & Society and the Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
. He specializes in public policy analysis, Canadian political economy, and Canadian resource and environmental policy. He is co-author of
- Studying Public Policy (2003 & 1995),
- In Search of Sustainability (2001),
- The Political Economy of Canada(1999 & 1992)
- Canadian Natural Resource and Environmental Policy (1997 & 2005).
He has edited
- Canadian Forest Policy (2001)
and coedited
- Canadian Staples in Transition (2008);
- Policy Analysis in Canada (2007);
- Deregulation and Its Discontents (2006);
- Executive Styles in Canada (2005);
- Designing Government (2005);
- The Real Worlds of Canadian Politics (2004);
- The Provincial State In Canada (1992 & 2000);
- Innovation Systems in a Global Context (1998);
- Policy Studies in Canada (1996),
- The Puzzles of Power (1994 & 1998).
His articles have been published in numerous professional journals in Canada, the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Howlett was founding member and Secretary-Treasurer (1995–2006) of the British Columbia Political Studies Association and co-editor of its Proceedings. He was editor of the POLCAN listserver (1995–1997) and English language co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Political Science
Canadian Journal of Political Science
The Canadian Journal of Political Science is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Canadian Political Science Association. In 1968, it was split off from a previous journal called The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science5. The...
(2002–2006) and is currently administrative editor of the Canadian Political Science Review
Canadian Political Science Review
The Canadian Political Science Review is an ominbus electronic journal of political science founded in 2007 by the British Columbia Political Studies Association, the Prairie Provinces Political Studies Association and the Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association.Articles in the Canadian...
(2007–2010), and co-editor of the World Political Science Review
World Political Science Review
The World Political Science Review publishes translations of prize-winning articles nominated by prominent national political science associations and journals around the world. Scholars in a field as international as political science need to know about important political research produced...
, the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (Book Review Editor 2001-2006), and the University of Toronto Press
University of Toronto Press
University of Toronto Press is Canada's leading scholarly publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America. Founded in 1901, UTP has published over 6,500 books, with well over 3,500 of these still in print....
Series in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. He served on the Editorial Boards of Canadian Public Administration (1996–2003) and Policy Studies Journal (1992–2003) and currently sits on the Editorial Boards of Policy & Society and the Canadian Journal of Political Science.