Jonathan Malloy
Biographic Data
| ID | 4122525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan Malloy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Malloy |
| SIGNATURE | MALLOY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4992-9083 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Canadian Institutionalism: Political Science and the Study of Political Institutions in Canada
Canadian political scientists have often taken a normative approach to political institutions like the constitution, the electoral system, and Parliament. An assumption that institutional reform can itself be a solution to political problems is also reflected in general public commentary and at times has been openly encouraged and supported by the Canadian state itself. This approach has many strengths but also deficiencies, particularly the degr…
The Unbearable Opportunity Costs of the Political Science PhD: Evidence and Lessons from Canada
Limited academic career prospects are pushing PhD graduates in political science and other disciplines to nonacademic careers. Understanding the mismatch between student and supervisor perceptions of doctoral career training is a starting point for suggesting program reforms. This research note examines the perceptions of PhD students and supervisors on doctoral career training. We compare results from two surveys of English-speaking Canadian uni…
What Do Senate Committees Tell Us About the Post-2016 Senate
The rarely examined committees of the Senate of Canada offer interesting insights into the Senate as a whole, particularly following the 2016 reforms to the institution. While discussion of House of Commons committees often emphasizes them as separate and different from the larger chamber, Senate committees mirror the dynamics of the overall Senate; looking at them tells us a lot about the Senate itself. Through qualitative research and in-depth …
Hard Work and You Can’t Get It: An International Comparative Analysis of Gender, Career Aspirations, and Preparedness Among Politics and International Relations PhD Students
Do all PhD students aspire to an academic career? Do PhD programs appropriately prepare students for the realities of the job market? There is a well-established gap between political science PhD graduates and tenure-track academic postings. The mismatch between PhD graduates and academic positions may point to alternative models of doctoral education as a possible solution. However, the survey of Canadian and Australian PhD students described in…
Doctoral Mentorship Practices in Canadian Political Science
Supervisors shape the PhD student experience and play a critical role in students’ development. To what extent and in what ways are faculty engaged in mentorship? Are faculty mentoring more or differently now than in the past? This study of political science faculty from political science departments offering PhD programs in the English language finds that graduate supervision is changing over time, with mentorship practices becoming both more co…
The Adaptation of Parliament's Multiple Roles to Covid-19
Legislatures are complex institutions that serve many purposes. While their overall roles vary in different political systems, they typically serve multiple functions, including representation, law making, scrutiny of government, public symbolism, and others. These inevitably overlap and sometimes collide; similarly, individual legislators must balance party, constituency, and personal factors in their decision making. Now, in a time of sudden an…
Faculty Perceptions of Political Science PhD Career Training
In face of the ongoing discrepancy between the number of political science PhD graduates and the availability of permanent academic positions, in this article we consider attitudes of faculty members towards options to address this issue. Based on a survey of faculty members in PhD-granting political science programs at English-speaking Canadian universities, we find considerable support for both reducing the number of PhD students admitted and r…
Political opportunity structures, evangelical Christians and morality politics in Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Politically active evangelical Christian populations are found in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Yet their patterns of activism differ not only from the exceptional United States experience, but also one another. This paper applies a political opportunity approach to explain these variations, demonstrating how differences in denominational identities and linkages and political institutions shape evangelical activism, and illustrating these op…
Between America and Europe: Religion, Politics and Evangelicals in Canada
While the United States and Western Europe are often presented as contrasting models of religion and politics, countries like Canada fit somewhere in the middle. This paper looks at evangelical Christian political activity in Canada, which features a modified version of American-style religious activism on a terrain closer to European politics, with parliamentary institutions, state church legacies and a largely secular political culture. It pays…
Christianity and American Democracy, Hugh Heclo, Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2009, pp. 312
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Bush/Harper? Canadian and American Evangelical Politics Compared
Religion and politics remain very complex issues in both Canada and the United States, and ripe for caricature and overstatement. While a Canadian Christian Right has arisen and finds some affinity with the Harper government, we should not assume that Canada will see anywhere near the visibility and influence of the American Christian Right. There is also some evidence of a new, more moderate American evangelical political presence, especially at…
Classic Readings in Canadian Public Administration
An auditor's best friend? Standing committees on public accounts
This article looks at public accounts committees (PACS) in Canadian legislatures and their relationship with legislative auditors. In most jurisdictions, there is a close relationship between the two, as PACS base their agenda on auditors' reports and interact significantly with auditors. The chief role of the committees is to provide a unique and important public forum for the further exploration of issues identified by auditors. Their effective…
The executive and parliament in canada
Executive–legislative relations in Canada have long favoured prime ministers with strong legislative powers even by Westminster standards, although these are tempered by federalism and entrenched constitutional rights. Parliamentary parties are highly disciplined and defeats of government bills are virtually unknown. While parliamentary scrutiny of government is well established, its parameters and actual effectiveness are blurry. The appointed S…
Between Colliding Worlds: The Ambiguous Existence of Government Agencies for Aboriginal and Women's Policy
Relying heavily on interviews with public servants and external activists, Malloy argues convincingly that special policy agencies, despite - or because of - their ambiguous relationship to different communities, make critical contributions to governance
High discipline, low cohesion? the uncertain patterns of canadian parliamentary party groups
Canadian parliamentary party groups present a mixed picture of discipline and cohesion. Canadian House of Commons votes are tightly disciplined by party with less dissent than in Britain. Yet traditional Canadian parties have been quite ideologically heterogeneous, with cohesion based more on personal relationships and loyalties than shared ideological bonds. The arrival of new parties in 1993 has challenged this traditional pattern, but the diff…
Double Identities: Aboriginal Policy Agencies in Ontario and British Columbia
This article argues that provincial government units for Aboriginal affairs in Ontario and British Columbia have ''double identities'' stemming from contradictory mandates anchored in two different policy communities. Aboriginal policy agencies act as Crown negotiators with Aboriginal nations over land claims and self-government, but are also responsible for co-ordinating government policies affecting Aboriginals. Consequently, they interact with…
What Makes a State Advocacy Structure Effective? — Conflicts Between Bureaucratic and Social Movement Criteria
State “advocacy structures”—agencies nominally designated to advance the status of collective social movements in public policy and society—must operate under conflicting criteria for “effectiveness.” While government actors likely measure effectiveness as the ability to manage a policyissue—advancing policy influence by prioritizing and packaging demands —collective movements additionally or primarily emphasize structures' performance as represe…
Reconciling expectations and reality in House of Commons committees: The case of the 1989 GST inquiry
Most members of Parliament, as well as many Canadians, believe that the House of Commons should play a more direct role in policy making. This is particularly evident in the standing committee system, where MPS consider a successful committee to be one that has a direct influence on government policy. However, these policy‐making expectations conflict with the reality of both the highly partisan Canadian House and the structure of the Westminster…
High discipline, low cohesion? the uncertain patterns of canadian parliamentary party groups
Canadian parliamentary party groups present a mixed picture of discipline and cohesion. Canadian House of Commons votes are tightly disciplined by party with less dissent than in Britain. Yet traditional Canadian parties have been quite ideologically heterogeneous, with cohesion based more on personal relationships and loyalties than shared ideological bonds. The arrival of new parties in 1993 has challenged this traditional pattern, but the diff…
The Adaptation of Parliament's Multiple Roles to Covid-19
Legislatures are complex institutions that serve many purposes. While their overall roles vary in different political systems, they typically serve multiple functions, including representation, law making, scrutiny of government, public symbolism, and others. These inevitably overlap and sometimes collide; similarly, individual legislators must balance party, constituency, and personal factors in their decision making. Now, in a time of sudden an…
What Makes a State Advocacy Structure Effective? — Conflicts Between Bureaucratic and Social Movement Criteria
State “advocacy structures”—agencies nominally designated to advance the status of collective social movements in public policy and society—must operate under conflicting criteria for “effectiveness.” While government actors likely measure effectiveness as the ability to manage a policyissue—advancing policy influence by prioritizing and packaging demands —collective movements additionally or primarily emphasize structures' performance as represe…
Political opportunity structures, evangelical Christians and morality politics in Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Politically active evangelical Christian populations are found in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Yet their patterns of activism differ not only from the exceptional United States experience, but also one another. This paper applies a political opportunity approach to explain these variations, demonstrating how differences in denominational identities and linkages and political institutions shape evangelical activism, and illustrating these op…
An auditor's best friend? Standing committees on public accounts
This article looks at public accounts committees (PACS) in Canadian legislatures and their relationship with legislative auditors. In most jurisdictions, there is a close relationship between the two, as PACS base their agenda on auditors' reports and interact significantly with auditors. The chief role of the committees is to provide a unique and important public forum for the further exploration of issues identified by auditors. Their effective…
Reconciling expectations and reality in House of Commons committees: The case of the 1989 GST inquiry
Most members of Parliament, as well as many Canadians, believe that the House of Commons should play a more direct role in policy making. This is particularly evident in the standing committee system, where MPS consider a successful committee to be one that has a direct influence on government policy. However, these policy‐making expectations conflict with the reality of both the highly partisan Canadian House and the structure of the Westminster…
Between America and Europe: Religion, Politics and Evangelicals in Canada
While the United States and Western Europe are often presented as contrasting models of religion and politics, countries like Canada fit somewhere in the middle. This paper looks at evangelical Christian political activity in Canada, which features a modified version of American-style religious activism on a terrain closer to European politics, with parliamentary institutions, state church legacies and a largely secular political culture. It pays…
The executive and parliament in canada
Executive–legislative relations in Canada have long favoured prime ministers with strong legislative powers even by Westminster standards, although these are tempered by federalism and entrenched constitutional rights. Parliamentary parties are highly disciplined and defeats of government bills are virtually unknown. While parliamentary scrutiny of government is well established, its parameters and actual effectiveness are blurry. The appointed S…
Doctoral Mentorship Practices in Canadian Political Science
Supervisors shape the PhD student experience and play a critical role in students’ development. To what extent and in what ways are faculty engaged in mentorship? Are faculty mentoring more or differently now than in the past? This study of political science faculty from political science departments offering PhD programs in the English language finds that graduate supervision is changing over time, with mentorship practices becoming both more co…
Classic Readings in Canadian Public Administration
Double Identities: Aboriginal Policy Agencies in Ontario and British Columbia
This article argues that provincial government units for Aboriginal affairs in Ontario and British Columbia have ''double identities'' stemming from contradictory mandates anchored in two different policy communities. Aboriginal policy agencies act as Crown negotiators with Aboriginal nations over land claims and self-government, but are also responsible for co-ordinating government policies affecting Aboriginals. Consequently, they interact with…
The Unbearable Opportunity Costs of the Political Science PhD: Evidence and Lessons from Canada
Limited academic career prospects are pushing PhD graduates in political science and other disciplines to nonacademic careers. Understanding the mismatch between student and supervisor perceptions of doctoral career training is a starting point for suggesting program reforms. This research note examines the perceptions of PhD students and supervisors on doctoral career training. We compare results from two surveys of English-speaking Canadian uni…
Hard Work and You Can’t Get It: An International Comparative Analysis of Gender, Career Aspirations, and Preparedness Among Politics and International Relations PhD Students
Do all PhD students aspire to an academic career? Do PhD programs appropriately prepare students for the realities of the job market? There is a well-established gap between political science PhD graduates and tenure-track academic postings. The mismatch between PhD graduates and academic positions may point to alternative models of doctoral education as a possible solution. However, the survey of Canadian and Australian PhD students described in…
Faculty Perceptions of Political Science PhD Career Training
In face of the ongoing discrepancy between the number of political science PhD graduates and the availability of permanent academic positions, in this article we consider attitudes of faculty members towards options to address this issue. Based on a survey of faculty members in PhD-granting political science programs at English-speaking Canadian universities, we find considerable support for both reducing the number of PhD students admitted and r…
Reconciling expectations and reality in House of Commons committees: The case of the 1989 GST inquiry
Most members of Parliament, as well as many Canadians, believe that the House of Commons should play a more direct role in policy making. This is particularly evident in the standing committee system, where MPS consider a successful committee to be one that has a direct influence on government policy. However, these policy‐making expectations conflict with the reality of both the highly partisan Canadian House and the structure of the Westminster…
What Makes a State Advocacy Structure Effective? — Conflicts Between Bureaucratic and Social Movement Criteria
State “advocacy structures”—agencies nominally designated to advance the status of collective social movements in public policy and society—must operate under conflicting criteria for “effectiveness.” While government actors likely measure effectiveness as the ability to manage a policyissue—advancing policy influence by prioritizing and packaging demands —collective movements additionally or primarily emphasize structures' performance as represe…
Double Identities: Aboriginal Policy Agencies in Ontario and British Columbia
This article argues that provincial government units for Aboriginal affairs in Ontario and British Columbia have ''double identities'' stemming from contradictory mandates anchored in two different policy communities. Aboriginal policy agencies act as Crown negotiators with Aboriginal nations over land claims and self-government, but are also responsible for co-ordinating government policies affecting Aboriginals. Consequently, they interact with…
Between Colliding Worlds: The Ambiguous Existence of Government Agencies for Aboriginal and Women's Policy
Relying heavily on interviews with public servants and external activists, Malloy argues convincingly that special policy agencies, despite - or because of - their ambiguous relationship to different communities, make critical contributions to governance
High discipline, low cohesion? the uncertain patterns of canadian parliamentary party groups
Canadian parliamentary party groups present a mixed picture of discipline and cohesion. Canadian House of Commons votes are tightly disciplined by party with less dissent than in Britain. Yet traditional Canadian parties have been quite ideologically heterogeneous, with cohesion based more on personal relationships and loyalties than shared ideological bonds. The arrival of new parties in 1993 has challenged this traditional pattern, but the diff…
An auditor's best friend? Standing committees on public accounts
This article looks at public accounts committees (PACS) in Canadian legislatures and their relationship with legislative auditors. In most jurisdictions, there is a close relationship between the two, as PACS base their agenda on auditors' reports and interact significantly with auditors. The chief role of the committees is to provide a unique and important public forum for the further exploration of issues identified by auditors. Their effective…
The executive and parliament in canada
Executive–legislative relations in Canada have long favoured prime ministers with strong legislative powers even by Westminster standards, although these are tempered by federalism and entrenched constitutional rights. Parliamentary parties are highly disciplined and defeats of government bills are virtually unknown. While parliamentary scrutiny of government is well established, its parameters and actual effectiveness are blurry. The appointed S…
Classic Readings in Canadian Public Administration
Bush/Harper? Canadian and American Evangelical Politics Compared
Religion and politics remain very complex issues in both Canada and the United States, and ripe for caricature and overstatement. While a Canadian Christian Right has arisen and finds some affinity with the Harper government, we should not assume that Canada will see anywhere near the visibility and influence of the American Christian Right. There is also some evidence of a new, more moderate American evangelical political presence, especially at…
Between America and Europe: Religion, Politics and Evangelicals in Canada
While the United States and Western Europe are often presented as contrasting models of religion and politics, countries like Canada fit somewhere in the middle. This paper looks at evangelical Christian political activity in Canada, which features a modified version of American-style religious activism on a terrain closer to European politics, with parliamentary institutions, state church legacies and a largely secular political culture. It pays…
Christianity and American Democracy, Hugh Heclo, Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2009, pp. 312
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Political opportunity structures, evangelical Christians and morality politics in Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Politically active evangelical Christian populations are found in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Yet their patterns of activism differ not only from the exceptional United States experience, but also one another. This paper applies a political opportunity approach to explain these variations, demonstrating how differences in denominational identities and linkages and political institutions shape evangelical activism, and illustrating these op…
The Adaptation of Parliament's Multiple Roles to Covid-19
Legislatures are complex institutions that serve many purposes. While their overall roles vary in different political systems, they typically serve multiple functions, including representation, law making, scrutiny of government, public symbolism, and others. These inevitably overlap and sometimes collide; similarly, individual legislators must balance party, constituency, and personal factors in their decision making. Now, in a time of sudden an…
Faculty Perceptions of Political Science PhD Career Training
In face of the ongoing discrepancy between the number of political science PhD graduates and the availability of permanent academic positions, in this article we consider attitudes of faculty members towards options to address this issue. Based on a survey of faculty members in PhD-granting political science programs at English-speaking Canadian universities, we find considerable support for both reducing the number of PhD students admitted and r…
Doctoral Mentorship Practices in Canadian Political Science
Supervisors shape the PhD student experience and play a critical role in students’ development. To what extent and in what ways are faculty engaged in mentorship? Are faculty mentoring more or differently now than in the past? This study of political science faculty from political science departments offering PhD programs in the English language finds that graduate supervision is changing over time, with mentorship practices becoming both more co…
Hard Work and You Can’t Get It: An International Comparative Analysis of Gender, Career Aspirations, and Preparedness Among Politics and International Relations PhD Students
Do all PhD students aspire to an academic career? Do PhD programs appropriately prepare students for the realities of the job market? There is a well-established gap between political science PhD graduates and tenure-track academic postings. The mismatch between PhD graduates and academic positions may point to alternative models of doctoral education as a possible solution. However, the survey of Canadian and Australian PhD students described in…
The Unbearable Opportunity Costs of the Political Science PhD: Evidence and Lessons from Canada
Limited academic career prospects are pushing PhD graduates in political science and other disciplines to nonacademic careers. Understanding the mismatch between student and supervisor perceptions of doctoral career training is a starting point for suggesting program reforms. This research note examines the perceptions of PhD students and supervisors on doctoral career training. We compare results from two surveys of English-speaking Canadian uni…
What Do Senate Committees Tell Us About the Post-2016 Senate
The rarely examined committees of the Senate of Canada offer interesting insights into the Senate as a whole, particularly following the 2016 reforms to the institution. While discussion of House of Commons committees often emphasizes them as separate and different from the larger chamber, Senate committees mirror the dynamics of the overall Senate; looking at them tells us a lot about the Senate itself. Through qualitative research and in-depth …
Canadian Institutionalism: Political Science and the Study of Political Institutions in Canada
Canadian political scientists have often taken a normative approach to political institutions like the constitution, the electoral system, and Parliament. An assumption that institutional reform can itself be a solution to political problems is also reflected in general public commentary and at times has been openly encouraged and supported by the Canadian state itself. This approach has many strengths but also deficiencies, particularly the degr…
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