Markus Sharaput
Phone:	2078
Office:	JOR711
E-mail:	sharaputpolitics.ryerson.ca

Markus Sharaput is Assistant Professor (LTF) in the Department of Politics and Public Administration.  In addition to a PhD in Political Science from York University, he holds an MA in Political Economy from Carleton University and BA (Hons) in Political Science from York University.  

His teaching and research interests focus on the interaction of institutional dynamics and policy formation, with particular attention to industrial / innovation policy and science and technology policy in Canada.  His recent publications include:

• “Student Self-Study” and “Instructor Test Bank” for Larry Johnston, Politics, 4th ed.  Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012.
• "The Limits of Learning:  Policy Evaluation and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation." Canadian Public Administration 55:2 (June 2012): 247-268.
• “Harper Era Industrial Strategy and Industrial Policy in the Economic Crisis.”  In How Ottawa Spends 2010-2011: Recession, Realignment, and the New Deficit Era, ed. G. Bruce Doern and Christopher Stoney, 109-127.  Montréal and Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2010.
• “Policies of Culturing Science and Technology.”  In Policy: From Ideas to Implementation, ed. G. Toner, Leslie A. Pal, and Michael J. Prince, 142-176.  Montréal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2010.
• “Biotechnology Policy in Canada: The Broadening Scope of Innovation.”  In How Ottawa Spends 2002-2003: The Security Aftermath and National Priorities, ed. G. Bruce Doern, 151-175. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2002.
• Canadian Intellectual Property: The Politics of Innovating Institutions and Interests (with G. Bruce Doern).  Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000.