Dr. Alexandra Dobrowolsky, PhD
Alexandra Dobrowolsky is a Professor, former Chair, and currently the Acting Chair, of the Department of Political Science at Saint Mary’s University. She has also served as Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Dalhousie University, serving on a doctoral thesis committee for the Schulich School of Law. Her research revolves around issues of citizenship and representation broadly conceived, and encompasses topics that include: constitutional mobilization, equality and diversity, social policy, security, as well as immigration policy and politics. Her work appears in an array of national and international journals, and she has written, edited and co-edited six books. She was a co-editor of, and contributor to, the first ever special issue of the Canadian Journal of Political Science devoted to showcasing feminist research. Her most recent research delves into two interrelated concerns: public engagement of marginalized communities, and feminist governance through an intersectional lens.
Contact: adobobrowolsky@smu.ca
Selected publications:
2020. Turbulent Times and Transformational Possibilities? Gender and Politics Today and Tomorrow. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [co-edited with F. MacDonald].
2020. “A Diverse, Feminist ‘Open Door’ Canada? Trudeau-Styled Equality, Liberalisms and Feminisms” in Fiona MacDonald and Alexandra Dobrowolsky eds. Turbulent Times and Transformational Possibilities? Gender and Politics Today and Tomorrow. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
2020. “Transforming and Transformational Politics in Turbulent Times” in Fiona MacDonald and Alexandra Dobrowolsky eds. Turbulent Times and Transformational Possibilities? Gender and Politics Today and Tomorrow. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [co-authored with F. MacDonald].2020. "Community Engagement in a Time of Confinement" Canadian Public Policy 46 (S3) [co-authored with Alana Cattapan, Julianne Acker-Verney, Tammy Findlay and April Mandrona].
2020. “Power, Privilege, and Policymaking: Reflections on ‘Changing Public Engagement from the Ground Up” in Leah Levac and Sarah Wiebe eds., Creating Spaces of Engagement. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [co-authored with A. Cattapan, T. Findlay, and A. Mandrona].2018. “Weapons of Mass Distraction: Migration, Multiculturalism and Citizenship in Two Contrasting Election Campaigns" in Aude Claire Fourot, Nora Nagels and Mireille Paquet, Citizenship as a Regime: Canadian and International Perspectives. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press.
2017. Bad versus Big: State Imaginaries of Immigration and Citizenship. Studies in Political Economy 98(2) pp. 197-222.
2017. “Gender versus Culture Debates and Débâcles: Feminisms, Interculturalism and the Québec Charter of Values.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 50 (2), pp.515-533.
2017. “Finding Feminisms in Canadian Political Science Scholarship: Diversity and Resistance in an Era of Global Uncertainty.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 50 (2) [co-written with F. MacDonald, T. Raney, C. Collier and P. Dufour]., pp. 403-410.
2017. “Gender and Care Relationships in Transnational Families: Implications for Citizenship and Belonging,” Canadian Ethnic Studies 49 (3) pp. 113-134 [co-authored with E. Tastsoglou].
2015. The Warmth of the Welcome: Is Atlantic Canada a Home Away from Home for Immigrants? Sydney: UCB Press. [co-edited with. E. Tastsoglou and B. Cottrell].
2009. Women and Public Policy in Canada: Neo-liberalism and After? Toronto: Oxford University Press.