Peter Phillips
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- School: University of Saskatchewan
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- Department: Political Science
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Saskatoon, SK - Dates at University of Saskatchewan: April 2004 - September 2015
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Biography
University of Saskatchewan - Political Science
Distinguished Professor & Founding Director of Centre for Study of Science and Innovation Policy, JSGS
Public Policy
Peter WB
Phillips
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
I am trained as an economist and have worked for most of my career as an applied economist in and around the policy system. After 13 years in industry and government, I moved 22 years ago to academia where I have held professorial appointments/Chairs in agricultural economics, political science, economics, business management and now public policy.
Specialties: regulation and governance; economics of innovation; trade policy; science, technology and innovation policy; intellectual property management; political economy of new agricultural and food technology
Experience
VALGEN project
Lead and Principal Investigator
www.VALGEN.ca
Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Founding Director, Centre for the Study of Science and Innovation Policy
CSIP is a brand new research centre focused on studying the governance of science and innovation.
Experimental Decision Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan
Principal Investigator
The lab is now built and operational!
Ag-West Bio Inc.
Board Member, Chair
Peter worked at Ag-West Bio Inc. as a Board Member, Chair
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Distinguished Professor
Peter worked at Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy as a Distinguished Professor
Education
London School of Economics and Political Science, U. of London
PhD
International Politial Economy
University of Saskatchewan
BA Hons
Economics and Political Science
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
M.Sc.Econ
Economics
Publications
Governance and Public Policy in Canada: A View from the Provinces
University of Toronto Press
Governance and Public Policy in Canada lays the foundation for a systematic analysis of policy developments, shaped as they are by multiple players, institutional tensions, and governance legacies. Arguing that provinces are now the most central site of governance and policy innovation, the book assesses the role of the provinces and places the provincial state in its broader economic, institutional, social, and territorial context. The aim throughout is to highlight the crucial role of provinces in policy changes that directly affect the lives of citizens. Three key themes unify this book. First, it addresses the role of policy convergence and divergence among provinces. Although the analysis acknowledges enduring differences in political culture and institutions, it also points to patterns of policy diffusion and convergence in specific areas in a number of provinces. Second, the book explores the push and pull between centralization and decentralization in Canada as it affects intergovernmental relations. Third, it underscores that although the provinces play a greater role in policy development than ever before, they now face a growing tension between their expanding policy ambitions and their capacity to develop, fund, implement, manage, and evaluate policy programs. Governance and Public Policy in Canada describes how the provincial state has adapted in the context of these changing circumstances to transcend its limited capacity while engaging with a growing number of civil society actors, policy networks, and intergovernmental bodies.
