Kathy Brock, Queen's University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Queen's University profile.

Public policy and the voluntary sector Canadian government and politics the constitution and the judiciary federalism aboriginal self-government public law women and politics governing institutions

Latest funding

A community-university research alliance for Southern Ontario's social economy
SSHRC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$1,750,000
Canadian Institute of Federalism studies / Institut Canadien des études sur le fédéralisme
SSHRC · 2000 · Co-investigator
$270,000
Enablers or enforcers: understanding the role of government in promoting voluntary action, nonprofit organisations and civil society
SSHRC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$24,819

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

A community-university research alliance for Southern Ontario's social economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005The Social Economy Suite

Keywords: social economy; co-operatives; nonprofits; social enterprises; community economic development

$1,750,000

Canadian Institute of Federalism studies / Institut Canadien des études sur le fédéralisme

Co-investigatorSSHRC2000Federalism and Federations

$270,000

Enablers or enforcers: understanding the role of government in promoting voluntary action, nonprofit organisations and civil society

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000The Non-Profit Sector in Canada (Kahanoff Foundation)

Principal investigators: Brock, Kathy

Keywords: voluntary sector; civil society; public policy; nonprofit-forprofit relations; community service; social audits; civic engagement; social organisations; third sector; social capital; democracy; community service; education policy

$24,819

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.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Public policy and the voluntary sector Dear Professor Brock, 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 public policy and the voluntary sector connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]