David Parker, Queen's University

Research

social policy labour law national identity history of knowledge

Latest funding

Policymaking in the Mirror: Global Knowledge, National Image, and the "Social Question" in South America 1889-1943
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$29,529
Policymaking in the Mirror: Global Knowledge, National Image, and the "Social Question" in South America 1889-1943
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,225
Duelling, honour, and legal reform in Latin America, 1880-1950
SSHRC · 1997 · Principal investigator
$23,408

All 3 grants and awards

Policymaking in the Mirror: Global Knowledge, National Image, and the "Social Question" in South America 1889-1943

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Parker, David S.

Keywords: social policy; labour law; national identity; history of knowledge

$29,529

Policymaking in the Mirror: Global Knowledge, National Image, and the "Social Question" in South America 1889-1943

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Parker, David S.

Keywords: social policy; labour law; national identity; history of knowledge

$12,225

Duelling, honour, and legal reform in Latin America, 1880-1950

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Parker, David

Keywords: Cultural history; modernization; social control; nation-building

$23,408

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: social policy Dear Professor Parker, 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]. Your research on social policy 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 "Policymaking in the Mirror: Global Knowledge, National Image, and the "Social Question" in South America 1889-1943" (2022), 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]