Stephen G. Tomblin
Professor in Political Science and Medicine
(Cross-Appointed)
SN-2035
Department of Political Science, Science Building
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, NL A1B 3X9 Canada
Phone: (709) 864-8189
Email: stomblin[at]mun[dot]ca
(or search here)
Academics
B.A. (Calgary), M.A. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Areas for Student Research
Supervision
• Canadian and provincial politics
• Comparative public policy and public administration
• Health policy
• Regionalism and economic development
Examples of Recent Courses Taught
2600 Intro to
Public Policy and Administration; 2800 Intro to Canadian
Politics and Government; 3610 Public
Administration in Canada; 3800 Federalism in
Canada; 4310
Comparative Federalism; 4870 Regionalism in
Canada; 6700 Canadian
Politics; 6780 Politics of
the Atlantic Provinces
Bio
Dr. Tomblin's recent work has emphasized comparative provincial
research on health policy change. He is part of a Canadian team
that works out of the World Health Organization Collaboration
Centre and which focuses on Health Human Resource needs-based
planning, governance and public policy. This collaboration has
provided an opportunity to learn about the challenges of health
policy in different historical, institutional, cultural, and
political economy contexts, including in Brazil, Jamaica and
Zambia.
Select Papers & Publications
James P.
Feehan, Jeffery Braun-Jackson, Ronald Penney and Stephen G.
Tomblin, “Newfoundland and Labrador” in Andrew Sancton
and Robert Young (eds.), Foundations of Governance: Municipal
Government in Canada’s Provinces. Toronto: University of
Toronto Press 2009, 453-487.
Stephen Tomblin, Jeffery Braun Jackson, "Health Restructuring in
Newfoundland and Labrador", Canadian Political Science
Review 3(4). December 2009. pp. 15-30
David Freshwater and Stephen Tomblin, "Making Sense of Realities in
the "Uncharted Fringe" Edited by Godfrey Baldacchino, Rob
Greenwood, and Larry Felt. Remote Control: Governance Lessons
from Small, Insular, and Remote Regions. (St. John's:
Institute of Social Economic Research, 2009. pp. 19-46
Stephen Tomblin, The Challenge of Renewing Governance in Canada.
Edited by Shaun F. Goldfinch, and Joe L. Wallis. Cheltenham: Edward
Elgar Publishing, 2009. pp. 187-200.
Stephen Tomblin and Wade Locke, “The Atlantic Accord Negotiations: Confluence and Conflict of Interests,” in John Scott, Labour Relations Interests in Newfoundland: Rolf Hattenhsuer’s Legacy. (St. John’s: ISER, 2006).
“Creating a More Democratic Health System: A Critical Review of Constraints and a New Approach to Health Restructuring,” in Tom Macintosh, Pierre-Gerlier Forest and Greg Marchildon, editors, The Governance of Health Care in Canada. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004). pp. 280-311.
Stephen Tomblin, Ottawa and the Outer Provinces (Toronto: James Lorimer and Company Publishers, 1996).
