Laurie Adkin
About Laurie Adkin
Laurie Adkin is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta, and author of First World Petro-Politics: The Political Ecology and Governance of Alberta (University of Toronto Press, 2016). Her most recent publication is Knowledge for an Ecologically Sustainable Future? Innovation Policy and Alberta Universities (Parkland Institute/Corporate Mapping Project, 2020).
Cronyism, patronage and destruction of democratic rights mark Kenney's rule by decree
We have witnessed a series of moves by Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party to strip resources from civil society organizations, remove or weaken rights to representation and collective bargaining, and repress opposition to government policies.
265 academics to Trudeau: No bail out for oil and gas in response to COVID-19
265 Canadian academics sign a letter to Trudeau to support an economic recovery plan that encompasses a green transition, not oil and gas
There are parts of Canada's national interest that Trudeau didn't talk about
Our political leaders appear to be incapable of envisaging alternatives to the current path of dependence on carbon extraction and exports for revenue and employment, writes political scientist Laurie Adkin.
Rachel Notley's war cry against B.C. is an ill-fated strategy
Opinion: Alberta political scientist Laurie Adkin concludes that Alberta's war cry against British Columbia over oil transport restrictions is an ill-fated strategy. "All Canadians are in this together."