SCOTT M. AQUANNO, PH.D. Academic Positions Education

SCOTT M. AQUANNO, PH.D.
University of Ontario Institute of Technology T: (289) 600-1417
Community Development and Policy Studies
scott.aquanno@uoit.ca
Academic Positions
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Lecturer, Community Development and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
University of Toronto
Research Fellow, Canada Centre for Global Security Studies, Munk School of Global Affairs,
Supervisor: Professor Louis Pauly, Professor David Wolfe
York University
Research Fellow/Research Scholar, Canada Research Chair, Supervisor: Professor Leo Panitch
Education
University of Toronto
Munk School of Global Affairs, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Concentration: Economic Policy, Innovation Policy, Comparative Political Economy, July 2013
York University
Ph.D., Ross School of Politics, June 2011
Major: Comparative Politics; Minor Canadian Politics
Concentration: Public Policy, International Political Economy
Quantitative Research Achievement, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Dissertation: The Dollar’s Value: International Finance and the Subprime Crisis
Committee: Dr. Leo Panitch, Dr. Randall Germain, Sam Gindin, Dr. Ann Porter, Dr. Gus
Van Harten,
M.A., Ross School of Politics (Canadian Public Policy), October 2002
Concentration: Canadian Political Economy, Democratic Administration
Extended Essay: Local Policy and The Political Economy of Community Development
B.A, Specialized with Honours, Political Science (magna cum laude), October 2001

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Publications
Articles & Chapters
Aquanno, Scott, “The Politics and Power of Financial Value”, Journal of Sociological Study,
forthcoming
Leo Panitch, Martijn Konings, Scott Aquanno and Sam Gindin, “The Political Economy of the
Subprime Crisis”. Ed. Leo Panitch and M. Konings. American Empire and the Politics of
International Finance 2 nd Edition. Toronto: Palgrave, 2009
Aquanno, Scott, “US Power and the International Bond Market: Financial Flows and the
Construction of Risk Value”, Ed. Leo Panitch and M. Konings. American Empire and the
Politics of International Finance. Toronto: Palgrave, July 2008
Aquanno, Scott, “The Dollar Standard in Crisis”, Relay Journal: A Socialist Project Review. V.
26 (April/May): 2008
Conference Papers
“Contesting New Monetary Policy”, Canadian Economic Association, Progressive Economics
Forum, University of Montreal, Montreal, June 2013
“Diffusion and Resistance: The Struggle over Investment Protection between and within Capital
Exporting and Importing States and Regions”, International Studies Association, San Francisco,
April 2013
“From Crisis to Recovery”, Comparative Political Economy Seminar, York University, Toronto,
April 2011
“International Finance, the Subprime Crisis and the US Dollar”, Congress of the Humanities
and Social Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, June 2010
“The Decline of the Dollar, the Decline of Empire”, Studies in Comparative Political Economy
Series, York University, Toronto, March 2008
“The International Bond Market: Towards a Political History”, Comparative Political Economy
Seminar, York University, Toronto, February 2006
Book Manuscripts
Works Under Review or In Progress
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Aquanno, Scott. “The Triumph of the Fed: The New Political Economy of Monetary
Policy”, Cornell University Press, (under consideration)
Aquanno, Scott. “From Financial Innovation to Innovation Policy: Financial Reform and
the Macrostructure of Economic Growth”, Innovation Policy Lab, University of Toronto (in
progress)
Journal Articles and Co-Authored Work
Aquanno, Scott. “Contesting New Monetary Policy”, (under review), December 2013
Aquanno, Scott. “The „New‟ Politics of Financial Supervision”, (under review), March 2013
Aquanno, Scott. “The Policy Foundations of Currency Credibility and Cheap Money”, (under
review), May 2013
Aquanno, Scott. “The Evolution of US Monetary Policy: The Contested Terrain of Central Bank
Independence”, (in progress)
Aquanno, Scott. The New Face of Social Justice in Canada: Policy Innovation and the Renewal of
Inflationary Economics”, (in progress)
Invited Talks
“From Financial Innovation to Innovation Policy: Financial Reform and the Macrostructure of
Economic Growth”, Munk School of Global Affairs, Innovation Policy Lab, Toronto, March 2013
“Innovation in Central Bank Policy: The New Politics of Economic Management”, Presented to
the Humboldt Colloquium: Excellence in Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, November
2012
“Re-inventing Monetary Policy: The New Politics of US Central Banking”. Conference Paper
Presented to the Center for Research in American Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa,
November 2011
Graduate Courses:
Teaching Experience
Sessional Lecturer, University of Toronto, Department of Political Science, The Dynamics of
Global Regionalism: Its Nature and Interactions in the International Political Economy,
POL2206/POL487 (2012), with Professor Stephen Clarkson
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Undergraduate Courses:
Course Director, University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Political Science, The New
International Agenda, POLC88 (2013)
Course Director, University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Political Science,
Comparative Public Policy, POLD64 (2013)
Course Director, University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Political Science, Public
Policy in Canada, POLC67 (2013)
Course Director, University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Political Science, Public
Policy Making, POLC66, (2012)
Course Director, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Faculty of Social Science and
Humanities, Canadian Politics, POSC2000 (2013)
Course Director, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Faculty of Social Science and
Humanities, Public Administration, SSCI3200 (2013)
Course Director, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Department of Political
Science, York University, Toronto, Approaches to American Politics, POLS 4545 (2011, 2012)
Course Director, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Department of Political
Science, York University, Toronto, Global Political Economy - Issues and Problems Since 1945,
POLS 3275, 2 sessions (2010, 2011)
Course Director, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Department of Political
Science, York University, Multilateralism - The Political Economy of International Organizations,
POLS 3250, 2 sessions (2010, 2011)
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Department of Social
Science, York University, Toronto, Introduction to Cross-Cultural Studies, SOSC 1440,
Foundations Learning (2009-2010)
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Department of Political
Science and Public Policy and Administration, York University, Toronto, Introduction to
Business, Government and Society, POLS 1090 (2008-2009)
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Department of Political
Science and Public Policy and Administration, York University, Toronto, Canadian Politics in a
North American Context, POLS 2910, 3 sessions (2004-2007)
Research Appointments
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Institute for New Economic Thinking, Colloquium on the Political Economy of Central Banking
and Monetary Policy, (2012 - )
Seminar Discussant/Policy Development and Education Panel Participant, Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, Education and Monetary Policy Division, New York, various sessions
(2010 - present)
Research Assistant, Comparative Economic and Financial Policy, Faculty of Liberal Arts and
Professional Studies, Department of Political Science, York University, Toronto (2005-2010)
Teaching Awards & Recognition
York University, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Undergraduate Teaching
Honour Roll: Course Director: 2012, 2011; Teaching Assistant: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
York University, Foundations Education Leader Recipient, 2009, SOSC 1440
Professional & Institutional Service (Selected)
Manuscript Reviewer for: Journal of Sociological Studies, David Publishing Company (2011-
present)
Invited Participant, State Society and Technology Institute, Helping Companies Expand: Sources
of Late Capital (2012)
Coordinator, PhD Seminar Series, Department of Political Science, York University (2010-2012)
Canadian Securities Institute - Canadian Securities Program, 2003
Investment Funds Institute of Canada - Investment Insurance Program, Canada, 2003
Executive Vice President & Provincial Communications Advisor (elected), Ajax-Pickering-
Uxbridge Riding Association, Official Political Party of Canada, Ajax (2002-2004)
Investment Dealers Association of Canada, Canadian Stock Exchanges (2002-2004)
Languages: English (fluently spoken and written). Others: Basic Understanding of French
Citizenship: Canadian
Date Prepared: May, 2013
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