Matthew Hoffmann, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

The 100 Resilient Cities Initiative: A Natural Experiment in the Politics of Creating a Sustainable World
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$183,473
The 100 Resilient Cities Initiative: A Natural Experiment in the Politics of Creating a Sustainable World
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$57,472
Greening growth partnership: connecting research with policy for an innovative, sustainable economy
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

The 100 Resilient Cities Initiative: A Natural Experiment in the Politics of Creating a Sustainable World

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hoffmann, Matthew J.

Keywords: urban resilience; transnational networking; sustainability transformation; climate change governance

$183,473

The 100 Resilient Cities Initiative: A Natural Experiment in the Politics of Creating a Sustainable World

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hoffmann, Matthew J.

Keywords: urban resilience; transnational networking; sustainability transformation; climate change governance

$57,472

Greening growth partnership: connecting research with policy for an innovative, sustainable economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Grants

Keywords: green growth; environment-economy; environmental policy; climate change policy; clean innovation; natural captal; market-based instruments; sustainable development; economic competitiveness; interdisciplinary; cross-sectoral; public policy

$2,500,000

Transformative policy pathways toward decarbonization

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hoffmann, Matthew J.

Keywords: climate change governance and policy; policy transformation; path dependence

$390,375

Governance and legitimacy in carbon markets

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Research Grants - Canadian Environmental Issues

Principal investigators: Paterson, Matthew B.

Keywords: climate change; carbon markets; emissions trading; governance; legitimacy; Canadian climate policy; policy networks

$221,931

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 Dear Professor Hoffmann, 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 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 "The 100 Resilient Cities Initiative: A Natural Experiment in the Politics of Creating a Sustainable World" (2020), 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]