Brooke Jeffrey

Brooke Jeffrey’s research is broadly focused on federalism and Canadian public administration. Her current work on Canadian federalism examines the potential impact of the Harper government’s ‘open federalism’ policies on social welfare, intergovernmental relations and national unity. She also investigates federalism from a comparative perspective, most recently examining the role of federalism in political integration and the internal cohesion of political parties in the European Union. Dr. Jeffrey’s current research interest concerning Canadian public administration focuses on public service reform, in an ongoing project that explores issues of accountability and transparency in light of recent structural changes in Canada’s public service.

In the future Dr. Jeffrey plans to explore in more detail the implications of the Federal Accountability Act for senior managers in the public service, with particular attention to the oversight role of parliamentary committees. A former senior public servant, Dr. Jeffrey has been a consultant to several parliamentary committees and associations, and served on the Prime Minister’s Blue Ribbon Committee for the Outstanding Senior Public Servant Awards.

Courses

POLI 351             Canadian Federalism

POLI 365             Canadian Public Administration

POLI 398W          Political Participation in Canada

POLI 498F           Advanced Seminar in Comparative Federalism

POLI 618/813A    Canadian Public Administration

POLI 624/815F     Public Administration and Intergovernmental Affairs

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Divided Loyalties: The Liberal Party of Canada 1984-2008 (University of Toronto Press, December 2010).
• "Lost Opportunity: The Invisible Liberals", in Pammett and Dornan, eds. The Canadian General Election of 2008.  ( Toronto: Dundurn, 2009). pp. 63-97.
• "From Collaborative Federalism to the New Unilaterlalism: Implications for the Welfare State" in Michelman and DeClercy, (eds.) Continuity and Change in Canadian Politics. ( Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006). pp.117-145.
• "Canadian Federalism as an Instrument of Political Integration: Lessons for the European Union?" in Europe: What Kind of Integration?, ( Genoa: Franco Angelli, 2001). pp. 366-405. 
• Hard Right Turn: The New Face of Neoconservatism in Canada. (Toronto: Harper Collins, 1999.)

• Strange Bedfellows, Trying Times: The 1992 Referendum, (Toronto: Key Porter, 1992).