Patten, Steve
Associate Professor and Associate Chair (Undergraduate)
Probes the democratic deficit of contemporary Canadian and Albertan politics.
Contact Information:
- Office Phone: (780) 492-1707
- Fax: (780) 492-2586
- E-mail:spatten@ualberta.ca
- Office: 14-22 H.M. Tory Building
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.