Lars K Hallstrom
Biographic Data
| ID | 327710 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lars K Hallstrom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lars K |
| FAMILY NAME | Hallstrom |
| SIGNATURE | HALLSTROM L K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lethbridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Strong or Weak, Leader or Enemy: Populist Characterizations of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in Alberta Political Cartoons (1974–1983)
After decades of mainly conservative leadership, the political culture in Alberta, Canada is often regarded as one of the most “right wing” in Canada. With a history of sentiments grounded in Western alienation and ongoing opposition to the federal government, Alberta has also been prone to different types of populist politics. In this article, the authors interrogate the roots of Alberta’s anti-Ottawa and anti-federalist sentiments through an an…
Reconceptualizing the “Rural Problematique: The Migrant” as the Demonstrative Case for Policy Inertia in Canada
This article reconceptualizes the “rural problematique” in Canada through the contemporary “problem” of the rural migrant. Utilizing critical historical institutional theory, we argue that the challenges newcomers face in rural spaces not only reveal the stagnation of settlement policies but also demonstrate the long-lasting, integrative and harmful impacts of policy inertia. While newcomers experience the implications of inadequate and exclusion…
Health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic among Canadians living with disabilities
The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general health has received extensive attention in recent research. However, limited attention has been given to examining the health impacts of the pandemic among people living with disabilities. This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on three aspects of health among Canadians living with a disability: (1) perceived physical health, (2) perceived mental health, and (3) unmet hea…
Participatory Evaluation of a Direct Payment Program for Equity in Dementia Care in Nova Scotia, Canada: A Study Protocol
Nova Scotia's Supportive Care Program (SCP) is an individualized funding program that provides funds for people living with dementia (PLWD) or acquired brain injuries to purchase basic home care services such as personal care, respite, cleaning and cooking. The SCP has the potential to address the Quintuple Aim of enhancing care experience, improving population health, reducing costs, improving provider experience and improving health equity, yet…
Towards integrated governance for water, health and social–ecological systems: The watershed governance prism
Gendering Governance? Civility and the Gender Gap in East Central Europe
Eurocratising Enlargement? EU Elites and NGO Participation in European Environmental Policy
As the enlargement of the European Union (EU) draws close, democratic concerns remain as to the institutional and procedural design of this emerging polity. This contribution explores this concern by investigating how the informal politics of environmental policymaking shape both public involvement and democratic legitimacy. Interviews with officials from the EU suggest that a top-down, technocratic approach to policymaking increases the gap betw…
Industry versus ecology: Environment in the new Europe
Towards integrated governance for water, health and social–ecological systems: The watershed governance prism
Eurocratising Enlargement? EU Elites and NGO Participation in European Environmental Policy
As the enlargement of the European Union (EU) draws close, democratic concerns remain as to the institutional and procedural design of this emerging polity. This contribution explores this concern by investigating how the informal politics of environmental policymaking shape both public involvement and democratic legitimacy. Interviews with officials from the EU suggest that a top-down, technocratic approach to policymaking increases the gap betw…
Industry versus ecology: Environment in the new Europe
Eurocratising Enlargement? EU Elites and NGO Participation in European Environmental Policy
As the enlargement of the European Union (EU) draws close, democratic concerns remain as to the institutional and procedural design of this emerging polity. This contribution explores this concern by investigating how the informal politics of environmental policymaking shape both public involvement and democratic legitimacy. Interviews with officials from the EU suggest that a top-down, technocratic approach to policymaking increases the gap betw…
Gendering Governance? Civility and the Gender Gap in East Central Europe
Towards integrated governance for water, health and social–ecological systems: The watershed governance prism
Health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic among Canadians living with disabilities
The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general health has received extensive attention in recent research. However, limited attention has been given to examining the health impacts of the pandemic among people living with disabilities. This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on three aspects of health among Canadians living with a disability: (1) perceived physical health, (2) perceived mental health, and (3) unmet hea…
Participatory Evaluation of a Direct Payment Program for Equity in Dementia Care in Nova Scotia, Canada: A Study Protocol
Nova Scotia's Supportive Care Program (SCP) is an individualized funding program that provides funds for people living with dementia (PLWD) or acquired brain injuries to purchase basic home care services such as personal care, respite, cleaning and cooking. The SCP has the potential to address the Quintuple Aim of enhancing care experience, improving population health, reducing costs, improving provider experience and improving health equity, yet…
Strong or Weak, Leader or Enemy: Populist Characterizations of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in Alberta Political Cartoons (1974–1983)
After decades of mainly conservative leadership, the political culture in Alberta, Canada is often regarded as one of the most “right wing” in Canada. With a history of sentiments grounded in Western alienation and ongoing opposition to the federal government, Alberta has also been prone to different types of populist politics. In this article, the authors interrogate the roots of Alberta’s anti-Ottawa and anti-federalist sentiments through an an…
Reconceptualizing the “Rural Problematique: The Migrant” as the Demonstrative Case for Policy Inertia in Canada
This article reconceptualizes the “rural problematique” in Canada through the contemporary “problem” of the rural migrant. Utilizing critical historical institutional theory, we argue that the challenges newcomers face in rural spaces not only reveal the stagnation of settlement policies but also demonstrate the long-lasting, integrative and harmful impacts of policy inertia. While newcomers experience the implications of inadequate and exclusion…
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