Social policy, history of social welfare, first nations, poverty, ideology and the
State, the Holocaust and State oppression.
Chapters in Books:
2001 "Almost Twelve People An Hour Leaving Welfare: The Marketization
of Welfare in Ontario and the Decline of the Public Good." In, The Marketization
of Social Security, eds. John Dixon and Mark Hyde. London: Greenwood. 167-186.
1998 "Ideology and Poverty in Canada." In, Poverty: A Persistent Global
Reality, eds. John Dixon and David Macarov. London: Routledge. 45-73.
1995 "The First Nations of Canada: social welfare and the quest for
self-government," with Annabella Spagnut. In, Social Welfare with Indigenous
Peoples,eds. John Dixon and Robert P. Scheurell. London: Routledge. 1-53.
1991 " The Use of Social Assistance for Employment Creation on Indian Reserves: An
Appraisal." In, Alternatives to Social Assistance in Indian Communities, eds.
Frank Cassidy and Shirley B. Seward. Halifax: The Institute for research on Public Policy.
17-81.
Invited Papers:
2001 "Responding to Difference: Policy and Practice Issues in
Canada." Paper delivered at the Department of Social Relations, University of Keele,
England. December.
2001 Invited to the University of Plymouth, England by the Department of Social Policy and
Social Work to contribute a paper to a major international study on globalization and the
changing governance of social services, and to teach a seminar on principles of social
welfare: August - December.
2000 "'Bitterness Behind Every Smiling Face': Community Development and Canada's
First Nations, 1954-1966." Paper presented at the invitation of the Frost Centre for
Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. April.
1999 "Globalisation and the Welfare State: Is the Future So Different From the
Past?" Panel presentation to undergraduate and graduate students at York University
with Daniel Drache, Susan McGrath, and Ramesh Mishra.
1998 "Citizenship and the Social Model of Disability." Discussion paper for the
Second Research Institute on Human Rights, Public Policy and Disability. The Roeher
Institute, Toronto.
1998 "Globalisation and Capitalism: From Welfare State to Nanny State." Paper
delivered to the Anti-Racism, Multiculturalism & Native Issues Centre conference,
"The Impact of Funding Cuts to Ethno-Racial and Native Agencies," Faculty of
Social Work, University of Toronto, April.
Papers in Refereed Journals:
2002 " 'Bitterness Behind Every Smiling Face': Community Development
and Canada's First Nations, 1954-1968." The Canadian Historical Review. March 2002
(forthcoming).
2001 " 'What Makes the Indian Tick?' The Influence of Social Sciences on Canada's
Indian Policy, 1947-1964." Social History/Histoire Sociale. (Accepted, Forthcoming,
May Issue).
1999 (Autumn) "Jules Sioui and Indian Political Radicalism in Canada, 1943 -
1944." The Journal of Canadian Studies.
Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings:
1999 "The Influence of Social Sciences on Social Policy and
Canada’s Native Indians." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Council
on Social Work Education, San Francisco, Ca., 11 March.
1998 "Revisiting a Social Charter for Canada." Paper delivered at the annual
conference of the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, University of Ottawa,
Ottawa. June.
1998 "Globalisation, Neo-Liberalism and the Impact on Social Work Education in
Canada." With Wendy Hulko. Paper delivered at the annual conference of the Canadian
Association of Schools of Social Work, University of Ottawa, Ottawa.
