Zachary Spicer, York University

Research

public administration Municipal Government Public Sector Innovation future of work government

Latest funding

Participation in the City: How Urban Participatory Innovations are Reshaping Democracy, Governance and Trust
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$22,309
The Capacity to Innovate: Governance and Policy Implementation in Canada's Municipalities
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$15,224
The Canadian Municipal Barometer
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$344,775

All 4 grants and awards

Participation in the City: How Urban Participatory Innovations are Reshaping Democracy, Governance and Trust

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Trans-Atlantic Platform Democracy, Governance and Trust

Principal investigators: Spicer, Zachary

$22,309

The Capacity to Innovate: Governance and Policy Implementation in Canada's Municipalities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Spicer, Zachary D.

Keywords: Municipal Government; Public Administration; Public Sector Innovation

$15,224

The Canadian Municipal Barometer

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: democracy; representation; municipal government; public policy; public opinion; multilevel governance

$344,775

Adapting to Change in the Public Sector Work Environment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Spicer, Zachary D.

Keywords: future of work; public administration; government

$24,700

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: public administration Dear Professor Spicer, 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 administration 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 "Participation in the City: How Urban Participatory Innovations are Reshaping Democracy, Governance and Trust" (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]