Bryan Evans, Associate Professor,
Ryerson University

Bryan Evans’ research on social democracy centers on the response of the federal NDP and its provincial wings to the forces of globalization and neoliberalism. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. Prior to his appointment to a tenure-stream position, Dr. Evans had a diverse career as a researcher, policy advisor and senior manager spanning several public sector organizations including the Ontario Legislative Assembly, the Ontario Public Service and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. His teaching and research interests focus on public service leadership, the politics and public management of neoliberalization, policy capacity, and provincial government and politics. Professor Evans integrates his research with various political, professional and community activities. He has served as an elected faculty representative on Ryerson's Board of Governors and has been a regular media commentator on provincial politics. On 28 March 2012, for example, he appeared on The Agenda with Steve Paikin (TVO) to discuss The Politics of Austerity. In addition, he is a member of the editorial boards of the following journals: Administrative Sciences; Alternate Routes: A Journal of Critical Social Research; and Socialist Studies: The Journal of the Society of Socialist Studies. In 2009, Bryan was appointed to the board of directors of the Centre for Social Justice.

Bibliography of Dr. Evan’s Research on Social Democracy

Bryan Evans and Charles Smith (editors). The End of Expansion? The political economy of Canadian Provinces and Territories in a neo-liberal era. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, forthcoming.

Bryan Evans and Ingo Schmidt (editors). Social Democracy after the Cold War. Edmonton: Athabasca University Press, 2012.

Bryan Evans. “Introduction: The New Social Democracy.” In Social Democracy after the Cold War, ed. Bryan Evans and Ingo Schmidt, 1-11. Edmonton: Athabasca University Press, 2012.

Bryan Evans. “From Protest Movement to Neoliberal Management: Canada’s New Democratic Party in the Era of Permanent Austerity.” In Social Democracy after the Cold War, ed. Bryan Evans and Ingo Schmidt, 45-98. Edmonton: Athabasca University Press, 2012.

Bryan Evans. “The New Democratic Party in the Era of Neoliberalism.” In Re-Thinking the Politics of Labour in Canada, ed. Stephanie Ross and Larry Savage, 48-61. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing, 2012.

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