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Rachael Johnstone
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Latest papers
The Stanfield Conversations 2025: Challenges to the Rule of Law and the Future of Liberal Democracy
International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis · 2026 · first author
The Stanfield Conversations: The US election and democracy's global fate
International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis · 2025 · first author
Abortion Anarchy? The Case for Abortion Decriminalization
Social & Legal Studies · 2024 · senior author
Latest funding
- $66,450
Hate Speech Legislation, the Commonwealth Model, and Parliamentary Debates on Rights
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $133,389
Hate Speech Legislation, the Commonwealth Model, and Parliamentary Debates on Rights
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
21 publications.
The Stanfield Conversations 2025: Challenges to the Rule of Law and the Future of Liberal Democracy
Rachael Johnstone
The Stanfield Conversations: The US election and democracy's global fate
Rachael Johnstone
Abortion Anarchy? The Case for Abortion Decriminalization
Kelly M. Gordon, Rachael Johnstone
When the House is Not a Home: Assessing the Family-Friendliness of Canadian Legislatures
Rachael Johnstone
Introduction: Gender Inequality in the Canadian Academy
Rachael Johnstone, Bessma Momani
When the House is not a home: Assessing the family-friendliness of Canadian legislatures – CORRIGENDUM
Rachael Johnstone
5 Wage Equality and Opportunity for Women Deans
Rachael Johnstone, Bessma Momani
Sexual Misconduct, Civil–Military Relations, and the Canadian Armed Forces
Rachael Johnstone, Victoria Tait-Signal
Gender Mainstreaming in the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence: Lessons on the Implementation of Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)
Rachael Johnstone, Bessma Momani
How Much Is That Gamete in the Window? Embryos, Policy, and the Law
Rachael Johnstone
Hate Speech Legislation, the Commonwealth Model, and Parliamentary Debates on Rights
Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Emmett
Keywords: hate speech; free expression; rights; parliament; Commonwealth model; Bills of Rights; online speech; policy formulation; racism; xenophobia; equality
Hate Speech Legislation, the Commonwealth Model, and Parliamentary Debates on Rights
Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Emmett
Keywords: hate speech; free expression; rights; parliament; Commonwealth model; Bills of Rights; online speech; policy formulation; racism; xenophobia; equality
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Bessma Momani and Rachael Johnstone: 4 shared papers
- Emmett Macfarlane and Rachael Johnstone: 1 shared paper
- Department of Political Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies
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