Dr. Ian Brodie, PhD
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Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science
Fellow
Faculty of Arts, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies
Undergraduate Program Director
Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science
Location
Office: SS708
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Learning opportunities
Always happy to hear from potential graduate students in Political Science or Military and Strategic Studies.
Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy Political Science, University of Calgary, 1997
M.A. Public & Financial Law, University of Calgary, 1992
B.A. Political Science, McGill University, 1990
Courses in Regression Analysis and Game Theory ICPSR, 1995
Biography
Ian Brodie is associate professor in the Department of Political Science and a Fellow at the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies. He is also Program Director at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, a Fellow of the Halifax International Security Forum and Chair of the Research Committee at the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
Ian Brodie was Executive Director of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2004 and 2005, Chief of Staff to the Opposition Leader in 2005, and then Chief of Staff to Prime Minister from 2006 to 2008. Brodie returned to campus in 2014 after four years with the InterAmerican Development Bank. He has worked at the highest level of politics and public policy as a senior member of the team that created the Conservative Party of Canada and propelled the U of C's most successful alumnus, Stephen Harper, into the Prime Minister's Office. Combining his academic training and political experience, he wrote At the Center of Government, an Amazon.ca bestseller in politics.
A double alumnus, Brodie finished his PhD in the Department of Political Science under the supervision of the Dr. F.L. Morton, a leading student of the Charter of Rights and then Alberta's Minister of Finance and Energy. Brodie then taught for six years at the University of Western Ontario before heading to Ottawa.
Brodie continues to contribute to conservative political thinking and organizing in addition to his duties at the University of Calgary.
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| POLI 321 L01 | Politics & Govt in Canada | Fall 2022 |
| POLI 440 L01 | Campaigns and Elections | Fall 2022 |
| POLI 451 L01 | Public Administration | Winter 2023 |
Awards
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012
- Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. 1994
- Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Izaak Walton Killam Trust. 1994
- Ralph Steinhauer Award of Merit, Government of Alberta. 1994
- Governor General's Gold Medal, 1992
Publications
- At the Centre of Government. Ian Brodie. McGill-Queens University Press. (2018)
- Constitutionalism in the Charter Era. Ian Brodie and Grant Huscroft. Lexis-Nexis. (2004)
- Friends of the Court. Ian Brodie. SUNY Press. (2002)
In the News
- What’s the power of one voice? Democracy in Canada and questioning the illusion of the inevitable . Explore UCalgary. (2019)