GERALD BAIER Assistant Professor Department of Political Science ...

GERALD BAIERAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Political ScienceUniversity of British Columbia(604) 827-5560baier@politics.ubc.caPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE2003- Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia (on leave 2006-2007)2006-07 Visiting Assistant Professor and Canadian Bicentennial Professor, YaleUniversity2000-03 Assistant Professor, St Thomas University (Acting DepartmentChairperson 2001-2002, Assistant to the Vice President (Academic) 2002-2003)1999-00 Postdoctoral Fellow and Instructor, University of TorontoEDUCATIONPh.D., 1999, Dalhousie University. Dissertation “In Defence of Doctrine: The JudicialReview of Canadian Federalism in Comparative Perspective”M.A., 1995, University of Saskatchewan. Thesis: “Referendums versus Federalism: TheNew Dilemma of Constitutional Reform”B.A., 1993, University of Calgary.CURRENT RESEARCH“Between Consenting Governments: Three Dilemmas of Canadian Federalism.” SSHRCfunded project on contemporary intergovernmental relations (with Herman Bakvisand Douglas M. Brown)“Federalism and National Standards”PUBLICATIONSIn Progress/ Under Review/ Forthcoming“What is Asymmetrical Federalism and Why Should Canadians Care?” with KatherineBoothe, in Thomas Bateman and Richard Myers eds., Braving the New World 4 thedition (Scarbough, Nelson, forthcoming)Between Consenting Governments: Intergovernmental Relations in Canada. Bookmanuscript for Oxford University Press (with Herman Bakvis and Douglas M.Brown) in progress“Judicial versus Political Safeguards of Federalism: Comparative Perspectives” forsubmission to Canadian Journal of Political Science in progress

BookCourts and Federalism: Judicial Doctrine in the United States, Australia and Canada(Vancouver: UBC Press, 2006)Peer Reviewed ArticlesThe New EU Constitution: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations – Lessons fromCanada. Regional and Federal Studies 15:2 (June 2005)Arbitrating a Fiction: The Nova Scotia/ Newfoundland and Labrador Boundary Disputeand Canadian Federalism. Canadian Public Administration 46:3 (Fall 2003) (withPaul Groarke)New Judicial Thinking on Sovereignty and Federalism: Canadian and AmericanComparisons Justice System Journal 23:2 (2002) (Lead Article)Think Tanks and Political Parties in Canadian Politics: Competitors or Collaborators.Isuma: The Canadian Journal of Policy Research (Spring 2001) (with HermanBakvis).Tempering Peace, Order and Good Government: Provincial Inability and CanadianFederalism. National Journal of Constitutional Law 9(3) October 1998, 277-305.(Lead Article)Peer Reviewed Book Chapters“Courts, Federalism and Dispute Resolution” for Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstadeds., Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy 2 ndedition (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2007)Federalism and the Reform of Central Institutions: Dealing with Asymmetry and theDemocratic Deficit in Ian Peach, ed., Constructing Tomorrow’s Federalism(Winnipeg, University of Manitoba Press, 2006) (with Herman Bakvis)The Kyoto Accord: Challenges of and for Canadian Federalism. In Van Lantz and JoeRuggeri eds., The Kyoto Protocol and Environmental Policy in Atlantic Canada(Fredericton: UNB Centre for Policy Studies, 2003)Judicial Review and Canadian Federalism. In Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad, eds.,Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy (Toronto:Oxford, 2002)Book Chapters“Political Parties and Think Tanks: A Typology of Relations and Interactions” withHerman Bakvis in Adolfo Garce ed., Think Tanks and Public Policies: GlobalDynamics and Local Specificities (Buenos Aires: 2007) (in Spanish)Executive Federalism, the Democratic Deficit and Parliamentary Reform. In G. BruceDoern ed., How Ottawa Spends 2005-2006 (Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2005) (with Herman Bakvis and Douglas M. Brown).Gerald Baier 2

Garcia v San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, National League of Cities v Useryin David Schultz and John R. Vile eds., The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties inAmerica (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2005)New York v U.S., South Dakota v Dole, and U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v Thornton. In DavidSchultz ed., Encyclopaedia of the Supreme Court of the United States (New York:Facts on File, 2005)The Law of Federalism: Judicial Review and the Division of Powers. In Miriam Smithand Francois Rocher eds., New Trends in Canadian Federalism (2 nd Ed.)(Peterborough: Broadview, 2003)Working Papers and ArticlesDemocracy, Parliamentary Reform and Federalism. in 2005 Special Series on theInterdependence of Democracy Initiatives and Federalism Initiatives (Kingston:Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, 2005) (with Herman Bakvis)http://www.iigr.ca/iigr.php/site/publication_detail?publication=387Reforming Central Institutions: Facing The Dilemmas Of Asymmetrical Federalism AndThe Democratic Deficit. in Constructing Tomorrow’s Federalism (Regina:Saskatchewan Institute for Public Policy, 2004). (with Herman Bakvis)A Federal EU’s Division of Competences: Lessons from Canada, Royal Institute forInternational Affairs Working Paper July 2003http://www.riia.org/pdf/research/europe//BAIER_Final.pdfMore Problems on the Political Front. Ocean Resources (February 2002) (with PaulGroarke)Book ReviewsKent Roach, The Supreme Court on Trial: Judicial Activism or Democratic Dialogue. InCanadian Journal of Political Science (March 2003)Theodore Lowi, The End of the Republican Era. In International Insights: A DalhousieJournal of International Affairs (September 1997)CONFERENCE PAPERSFederalism and National Standards Atlantic Provinces Political Science AssociationOctober 2005Legislative Mimicry: Uniform Law and Canadian Federalism Canadian Political ScienceAssociation London, ON June 2005Judicial versus Political Safeguards of Federalism: Comparative Perspectives fromCanada and the United States Princeton-University of Toronto Conference onNorth American Constitutionalism, Toronto October 2004.The Federal Spending Power: Results of a Focus Group Study (with Herman Bakvis)Institute of Public Administration of Canada Vancouver August 2004Better the Devil You Know: Dispute Resolution in Contemporary IntergovernmentalRelations Canadian Political Science Association, University of Manitoba June2004Gerald Baier 3

Federalism and the Reform of Central Institutions: Dealing with Asymmetry and theDemocratic Deficit Constructing Tomorrow’s Federalism Saskatchewan Instituteof Public Policy Regina March 2004Federalism, Judicial Review and Democracy Squaring the Circle: The Courts in aDemocratic Canada Mount Allison University March 14-15, 2003.Conflict Resolution in Federations: Judicial Review and Other Creatures of the LawFederalism and Trans-Border Integration in North America Carleton UniversityFebruary 7-8, 2003.An Aboriginal Executive Federalism? Comparing the Legislative, Executive and JudicialRelations of Aboriginal Peoples to the Canadian Federal State Canadian PoliticalScience Association, University of Toronto, May 2002Are There Great Cases in Canadian Constitutional Law? On the Wisdom of UsingLandmark Decisions to Teach Law and Politics Association of Core Texts andCourses Montreal, QC April 2002Arbitrating a Fiction: Canadian Federalism and the Nova Scotia/ NewfoundlandBoundary Dispute with Paul Groarke Atlantic Provinces Political ScienceAssociation St John, NB October 2001.The Impossibility of Strong Positions: Federalism and the Courts in Canada and theUnited States Federalism and the Courts University of Georgia (Athens) February2001Aboriginals, Federalism and Judicial Review Atlantic Provinces Political ScienceAssociation Halifax, NS October, 2000New Judicial Thinking on Federalism and Unit Sovereignty: Canadian and AmericanComparisons Canadian Political Science Association Quebec City, QC August2000Federalism and Judicial Review Canadian Federalism in the New Millennium Toronto,ON May 2000.What Happened to Judicial Federalism? Canadian Political Science Association StJohn’s, NF June 1997.RESEARCH GRANTS AND ACADEMIC HONOURSSSHRC Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme, Grant in Aid of Publication for Courtsand Federalism $7000, 2005.SSHRC Strategic Grant “Between Consenting Governments: Three Dilemmas ofCanadian Federalism” $96,500, 2003-2005, Co-investigator. PrincipalInvestigator: Herman Bakvis.SSHRC Strategic Grant “Canadian Network of Federalism Studies, Atlantic Node.”2002-2004. Co-investigator. Principal Investigator: Jennifer Smith.Maclean’s Magazine, Canadian University Rankings “Popular Profs” (student selected)2003, 2004, 2005Supreme Court Historical Society (U.S.A.) Summer Seminar on Federalism, 2002,Fellow.SSHRC Strategic Grant “Aboriginals, Federalism and Judicial Review” $27,500, 2001-2003, Sole Investigator.Gerald Baier 4

SSHRC Strategic Grant “Virtual Network of Federalism” $28,500 2000-2002, Coinvestigator.Principal Investigator: Richard Simeon.SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellowship (with Federalism and Federations Award), 1999-2001,University of Toronto (second year declined).Isaac Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship and Dalhousie Graduate Fellowship,Dalhousie University, 1995-1999STUDENT SUPERVISIONErin Crandall, M.A. University of British Columbia, 2006Thesis Title: “Reforming the Economic Union: The Agreement on Internal Trade andIntergovernmental Relations in Canada”Robert Babczak, M.A. University of British Columbia, 2005Thesis Title: “Debating an Ideal Federal Arrangement for the European Union”Philip Gass, M.A. University of British Columbia, 2004Thesis Title: “Silenced Debate: The Centralized Nature of Chrétien Foreign Policy”Kelly Hogan, B.A.(Hons.) St. Thomas, 2002Thesis Title: “At the Root of Rights: Mobilization of the Gay Community in the Pre andPost Charter Era”SERVICEProfessional ServiceCanadian Political Science Association Chair, John McMenemy Prize Jury 2006Canadian Political Science Association, Board of Directors (nationally elected), 2004-2006.Canadian Merit Scholarship New Brunswick Selection Committee, 2002Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association, Annual Conference Co-ordinator 2002and President 2002-2003Manuscript, Grant and Journal Article ReviewsUniversity of Toronto Press; Institute of Intergovernmental Relations; Revue Politique etSociétés; Oxford University Press; SSHRC Standard Research Grants; CanadianPublic Administration, Nelson Canada; Governance: Pearson Canada,Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy, Canadian Journal of Political ScienceUniversity of British Columbia ServiceGraduate Admissions Committee, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Arts Co-opSupervision (3 students); PhD Comprehensive Examination Committees; MAthesis examiner, External Examiner PhD exam (SFU)Gerald Baier 5

St Thomas University ServiceFaculty Ambassador Programme; Learning and Teaching Development Committee;Committee on Intellectual Vigour; Academic Senate; Chair, Senate ReviewCoordinating Committee; Board Member, John Peter Humphreys Model UnitedNations, University-Library Liaison.Media Interviews and CommentaryElectronic Media: Talk TV; ATV News; CTV News (National); Bill Good Show, TheAgenda CKNW Radio (Vancouver); News 1130 (Vancouver); CBC Radio(National); CBC Vancouver (regular guest On the Coast); CBC Television(National); CBC Country Canada Television; Fairchild Television (Vancouver);Channel M (Vancouver); CFAX Radio (Victoria); Global Television (NewBrunswick); Global Television (Vancouver); Global Television (Global Nationalwith Kevin Newman).Print Media: Vancouver Sun, Moncton Times and Transcript; New Brunswick TelegraphJournal; Fredericton Daily Gleaner, Canadian Press, Bloomberg News, LeDevoir, The Tyee, Canadian Press, Associated Press; Georgia Straight; Globe andMail ; Dryden Observer; National Post; Calgary Herald; Edmonton JournalGerald Baier 6