Joel Bakan, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Jurisprudence, legal theory, and critical studies Law and society Public and constitutional law

Latest papers

Medical journals and free speech.
Pediatrics · 2015 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

What It Means to Be Free
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$22,561
Improvising Futures
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$500,000
Improvising Futures
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Medical journals and free speech.

Bakan J, Lanphear B, Sargent JD

Pediatrics2015First author

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2789 PMID: 25687151

What It Means to Be Free

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bakan, Joel C.

Keywords: freedom; ideology; critical social theory; political economy; socio-legal studies

$22,561

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$500,000

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$1,000,000

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$20,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Bruce Lanphear

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Jurisprudence, legal theory, and critical studies Dear Professor Bakan, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Medical journals and free speech." (2015), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "What It Means to Be Free" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]