Tracey Raney

Phone: 2701
Office: JOR714
E-mail: traneypolitics.ryerson.ca

 

Dr. Tracey Raney is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, and a member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies, at Ryerson University. In addition to holding a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Calgary, she holds a Masters Degree in Canadian Studies (with a specialization in Women’s Studies) from Carleton University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Studies from Queen’s University.

Her research interests include Canadian politics, Canadian social policy, women and politics (Ontario and Canada), national identity, social identities, political culture (Canada and the U.S.), and politics and popular culture. In May 2009, her paper “A Woman’s Duty? The Influence of National Identity, Duty to Vote and Gender on Voter Turnout” (with Loleen Berdahl) was nominated for the Jill Vickers Prize for the best paper presented on gender and politics at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association. She is interested in working with graduate students who share some of these interests.

Dr. Raney is on sabbatical during the 2012-2013 academic year. In addition to working on various other projects (listed below), she will be a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences at the Universitat Stuttgart in the winter of 2013.

Peer-Reviewed Publications include:

  • “Le ‘patriotisme par le bas’ au Canada : reconstruire l'identité nationale sur l’ ‘Autoroute des héros’.” Critique internationale 58 (janvier-mars 2013): 19-34.
  • “Breaking the Holding Pattern? Women’s Political Representation in the Ontario Legislature.” In A Few More Women in Canadian Politics, ed. Linda Trimble, Jane Arscott and Manon Tremblay, 1-24. Vancouver: UBC Press (forthcoming).
  • "Shifting Sands? Citizens' National Identities and Pride in Social Security in Canada" (with Loleen Berdahl).  American Review of Canadian Studies 41:3 (September 2011): 259-273.
  • “Quintessentially Un-American? Comparing Public Opinion on National Identity in English Speaking Canada and the United States.” International Journal of Canadian Studies 42 (2011): 105-123.
  • “Being Canadian in the World: Mapping the Contours of National Identity and Public Opinion on International Issues in Canada” (with Loleen Berdahl).  International Journal  65:4 (Autumn 2010):  837-852.
  • “As Canadian as Possible… Under What Circumstances? Public Opinion on National Identity in Canada Outside Québec.”  Journal of Canadian Studies 43:3 (Fall 2009): 5-29.
  • “Birds of a Feather? Citizenship Norms, Group Identity, and Political Participation in Western Canada” (with Loleen Berdahl).  Canadian Journal of Political Science 42:1 (March 2009): 187-209.
  • “An Ever Farther Apart Union? Prospects For A European Community and Identity in a Post-Referenda Europe.”  Special Issue: European Identities and Minorities. Review of European and Russian Affairs 2:4 (2006): 29-51.

Dr. Raney has also published scholarly analyses and commentaries, including:

  • “Democratic Renewal.” Dialogues 2:1 (Winter 2006): 26.
  •  “A Nation of Self-Doubters? The Canadian National Identity in the New Canada.” In Diversity in Canada: Regions and Communities. CRIC (Centre for Research and Information on Canada) Paper 18 (October 2005): 5-8.
  • Review of A Fragile Social Fabric? Fairness, Trust, and Commitment in Canada by Raymond Breton, Norbert J. Hartmann, Jos L. Lennards, and Paul Reed. Canadian Public Policy 31:3 (Fall 2005): 333-334.
  • “No Girls Allowed? Teaching Politics in the Classroom.” Canadian Teacher Magazine. (Fall 2005).

Ongoing projects:

  • “By the Numbers: The Representation of Women and Ethnic Minorities in the Legislatures of Ontario and Baden-Württemberg” (with Tim Nieguth, Laurentian University). Awarded a research grant from the Ontario-Baden-Württemberg Faculty Research Exchange program for the project: Part of this research will be conducted at the Universitat Stuttgart where she will be a Visiting Professor. An overview of the project can be found here: http://obw.ouinternational.ca/participant-profiles-2012-2013.
  • “Democratizing the Ontario Legislature: Change, but Change Enough?” (with Greg Inwood and Sasha Tregebov). Paper being prepared for the Canadian Study of Parliament Group.
  • “Women and Legislative Departures in the Province of Ontario.” Presented at the 2012 Canadian Political Science Association meeting in Edmonton, AB. Currently under review with a refereed journal.
  • “Gender Identity in Deep Space: The Representation of Political Leadership in Battlestar Galactica.” Chapter prepared for Politics and Popular Culture, ed. Tim Nieguth and Shauna Wilton. Under Review.
  • “National Identity and Open Federalism in the Conservative Government of Canada.” (with Tim Nieguth, Laurentian University).
  • “National Identity and Belonging in Canada’s New Citizenship Guide, ‘Discover Canada’” (with Laura Tonon, MPPA student, Ryerson University).