Robert Schertzer

Below is a brief overview of my c.v., while the full version is available here: Schertzer_CV_08-2019.

Current and Recent Appointments:

• Associate Professor | Department of Political Science | UTSC | University of Toronto
• Cross-Appointment | Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy | University of Toronto
• Visiting Fellow (2019-20) | Migration Policy Centre | Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies | European University Institute

Education

• Ph.D. in Government (2012) | London School of Economics | Thesis: Judging the Nation: The Supreme Court of Canada, federalism and managing diversity

Books

• The Judicial Role in a Diverse Federation: Lesson from the Supreme Court of Canada (2016) (University of Toronto Press)
• Nationalism and Conflict Management (London: Routledge) (2012) (editor, with Eric Taylor Woods and Eric Kaufmann)

Select Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Schertzer, R. and E. Woods. (2020) ‘#Nationalism: The ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump’s Twitter communication’ Ethnic and Racial Studies (online: January 27, 2020)
• Paquet, M. and R. Schertzer. (2020) ‘COVID-19 as a complex intergovernmental problem’ Canadian Journal of Political Science (online: April 14, 2020)
• Williams, M. and R. Schertzer. ‘Is Indigeneity like Ethnicity? Assessing Models of Indigenous Political Representation’ Canadian Journal of Political Science (online: August 27, 2019)
• Schertzer, R. ‘Mapping institutional mechanisms of ethno-national representation: Towards a better measurement approach’ Nations and Nationalism 24(4) (2018)
• Schertzer, R., A. McDougall and G. Skogstad. ‘Multilateral Collaboration in Canadian Intergovernmental Relations: The role of procedural and reciprocal norms’ Publius: The Journal of Federalism 48(4) (2018)
• ‘Federal Arbiters as Facilitators: Towards an integrated federal and judicial theory for diverse states‘ International Journal of Constitutional Law 15(1) (2017)
• ‘Quebec Justices as Quebec Representatives: National minority representation and the Supreme Court of Canada‘ Publius: The Journal of Federalism 46(4) (2016)
• ‘Intergovernmental Relations in Canada’s Immigration System: From bilateralism towards multilateral collaboration‘ Canadian Journal of Political Science 48(2) (2015)
• ‘Beyond Multinational Canada’ Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 49(2) (2011) (with Eric Taylor Woods)
• ‘Recognition or Imposition? Federalism, national minorities and Supreme Court of Canada’ Nations and Nationalism 14(1) (2008) [Awarded the Nations and Nationalism Article Prize]

Opinion-Editorials 

• ‘How nationalism can be a force for good in the struggle against COVID-19’ LSE USApp Blog. April 9, 2020. (with Eric Taylor Woods).
• ‘How well is Canada’s intergovernmental system handling the crises?’ Policy Options (IRPP). April 8, 2020. (with Mireille Paquet)
• ‘Understanding Today’s Populism as Ethnic Nationalism’ Migration Policy Centre, EUI Blogs. February 21, 2020.
• ‘A lot is riding on how we manage asylum seekers’ (with Mireille Paquet) Policy Options (IRPP) February 21, 2019.
• ‘The New Nationalism’ UofT Magazine. January 30, 2019.
• ‘The promise and perils of collaborative federalism’ Policy Options (IRPP). December 15, 2016.
• ‘Why regional representation on the Supreme Court does (and doesn’t) matter’ Policy Options (IRPP). August 17, 2016.
• Here’s what the Supreme Court’s Métis ruling means Ottawa Citizen. April 20, 2016
• Harper risks blowback in attack on premiers Globe and Mail. August 11, 2015.
• The Nadon decision is a victory for federalism Ottawa Citizen. March 21, 2014.