Patten, Steve

Associate Professor

Contact Information:

• Office Phone:  (780) 492-1707
• Fax:  (780) 492-2586
• E-mail:spatten@ualberta.ca
• Office:  11-25 H.M. Tory Building
• Office Hours:  By appointment

Degrees:

• Ph.D.: York University
• MA: McMaster University
• BA: Wilfrid Laurie University

Research Interests:

• Canadian public policy – Focusing on: (i) Theoretical perspectives on understanding the changing character of policy and governance; (ii) Democratization of policy making.
• Canadian Political parties – Focusing on: (i) The political ideas and policies of the partisan New Right; (ii) Party system change.
• Democracy in Canada – Focusing on: (i) The implications of neo-liberal culture and governance for citizenship and democracy; (ii) Civic education and the politics of extending democracy.