The eleven faculty members of the Department of Political Science have highly varied research interests which range from local politics in St. John's to global problems. The department has more specialists in the area of Canadian politics than any other but comparative politics, international politics, political theory and political behaviour are subjects of special research interest.
BOSWELL, Peter G. Associate professor
Keywords
• Municipal government; Newfoundland; Atlantic region
Current research
• Structural change in Newfoundland's local government
• Political parties in Newfoundland
• Political leadership in Newfoundland
Past research
• Decision making in regional governments
• Role perceptions of municipal councillors in Newfoundland
• Municipal councillors' handbook
Potential research
• Politics of the Atlantic provinces; politics in Newfoundland,
1949 to 1989
BRAUN-JACKSON, Jeff Lecturer
Keywords
• Political behaviour; feminism; gender; women and politics;
queer theory; Canadian politics; American politics
Current research
• Women in Canadian politics
• Elections and campaign contributions
• Lesbian, gay and bisexual politics
CLOSE, David Professor
Keywords
• Latin American politics; international, political Germany
Current research
• Chilean local politics
• Party system: Costa Rica and Nicaragua
• Environmental politics: Canada
Past research
• Nicaragua government and politics (two books)
• Legislature (one book)
• Canadian and Quebec politics
Potential research
• Economic restructuring: Costa Rica-Panama
• Economic restructuring: Argentina
GRAESSER, Mark W. Associate professor
Keywords
• Elections; Newfoundland politics; survey research; education
reform
Current research
• Religion and voting behaviour in Newfoundland, 1832 to
1993
• Realignment in Newfoundland voting patterns, 1985 to 1999
• Education reform as a policy issue in Newfoundland
Past research
• Local-level politics in Ghana
• Attitudes toward municipal government in Newfoundland
• Attitudes toward regional government in the St. John's
area
• Voting behaviour and political attitudes in Newfoundland,
1979 to 1982
• The liberal party in Newfoundland, 1969 to 1989
Other research and consulting
• Attitudes toward denominational education
TOMBLIN, Stephen Associate professor
Keywords
• Regional economic development; comparative public policy;
comparative federalism
Current research
• Editing and contributions to a book on New England Atlantic
regionalism
• Working on the issue of governance for knowledge-based
economy
• Coastal Communities Project re: The political economy of
restructuring
Past research
• Regional integration question (a book), Ottawa and other
provinces
• Health care policy
• Province-building
Potential research
• Health care policy and community development
• Energy policy
• Institutional reforms
WOLINETZ, Steven Professor
Keywords
• Comparative politics; Western Europe; parties; unions;
Netherlands; European Union
Research specialty
• Comparative politics; Western European Union; comparative
analysis of political parties and party systems; changing relationships
among trade unions; employers associations and government in the
Netherlands, and other western European democracies
Current research
• Political parties in federal and multi-level systems
• Concepts for the comparative analysis of political parties
and party systems
• Changing relationships among unions, businesses, and government,
the Netherlands
Past research
• Continuity and change in western European parties and systems
• Dutch social democracy
• Party re-alignment in the Netherlands
Potential research
• Social capital and volunteer organizations in Newfoundland
• Political parties and transitions to democracy
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