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Research Mission and Mandate
An essential feature of a progressive public service is the ability to reflect on its assumptions as much as its operations. The work of researchers in public administration is to ask questions and, to the extent possible, to find answers. IPAC's researchers have brought their ploughs to this rich field of inquiry: they have asked questions of practitioners, academics and citizens and they have generously worked to find answers.
The IPAC mission statement indicates that it wishes to advance excellence in public service by:
Learning through the exchange and expansion of knowledge in public administration using publications, conferences, and technologies for information sharing.
Networking and providing opportunities for sharing best practices and knowledge about public administration locally, nationally and internationally.
The Research Committee and the research staff continue to value this vital function of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Building on the successes of the past years, it wishes to advance these activities in order to generate more insights and literature and at the same time attract more interest to IPAC, both in terms of membership and revenue.
IPAC's research mission is to promote insightful research in all aspects of public administration and to disseminate the new knowledge as effectively and as cost-effectively as possible. IPAC achieves its Mission by undertaking research to identify the needs and expectations of public managers and by assisting the public sector in identifying innovative solutions that will help to advance excellence in Canadian public administration.
The mandate of Research at IPAC is:
- To help IPAC become a world-class centre of expertise on the best practices available to the public sector;
- To Support and Contribute to the general mission of IPAC and its Membership and International Program Committees;
- To maintain the tradition of scholarship and diffusion of best professional practices and to serve as the outlet of choice for scholars dedicated to research in public management;
- To be the bridge between scholars and public sector managers wishing to systematically exchange ideas, insights and research;
- To promote and undertake research into areas that broaden horizons and that address emerging needs in the public sector;
- To monitor the evolution and development of public services;
- To be a centre for the development of publications, training modules and other management tools required by the public sector to promote its excellence.
IPAC Research Committee
The Research Committee of IPAC is composed of members of IPAC's Board of Directors and individual members of IPAC. Typically, half the members of this committee are academics and the other half is composed of practitioners. The committee is renewed every two years.
The Committee meets three times a year in person during the Annual Conference in August, in November and in April, and occasionally via teleconference. Any member of IPAC is eligible to become a member of the Research Committee. If you would like to be considered, please contact Wendy A. Feldman, Director of Research, at wfeldman@ipac.ca.
Research Committee Members 2011-2012
CHAIR/PRÉSIDENT
DR. KATHY BROCK
Professor, School of Policy Studies
Queen’s University
PAST PRESIDENT/ANCIEN PRÉSIDENT
MR. GEORGE ROSS
Deputy Minister
Northern Development And Mines
MEMBERS/MEMBRES
MR. KEN ARMOUR
Executive Director
Research and Innovation
BC Ministry of Small Business,
Technology and Economic Development
MR. TOBY FYFE
Vice President Learning Lab /
Vice-Président, Laboratoire d'Apprentissage
Institute on Governance / Institut sur la gouvernance
DR. KEITH BROWNSEY
Mount Royal College
MS. JOY GOERTZEN
Executive Director, Community and Cooperative Development
Manitoba Housing and Community Development
MS. NANCY CROLL
Executive Director
Crown Sector Human Resources
Crown Investments Corporation
DR. DAVID GOOD
Professor, School of Public Administration
University of Victoria
MR. DREW FAGAN
Deputy Minister
Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
PROF. BRYAN EVANS
Professor, Department of Politics & Public Administration
Ryerson University
MS. JODI LEBLANC
Advisor, Values and Ethics - Organizational Health & Ethics
Human Resources Division
Veterans Affairs Canada
MR. PAUL LAFLECHE
Deputy Minister
NS Dept of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Agriculture
DR. DANIEL MALTAIS
Professeur
École nationale d’administration Publique (ÉNAP)
MS. ROSANNA SCOTTI
Director, Strategic and Corporate Policy
City Manager’s Office, City of Toronto
MS. JANET MASON
Assistant Deputy Minister, Planning and Research
Cabinet Office
DR. JULIE SIMMONS
Professor, Political Science
University of Guelph
MS. JANICE PETTIT
Senior Policy Analyst, Executive Council
DR. WILFRED TAYLOR-COLE
AISH Administrator, Calgary Area
Seniors and Community Supports
MR KEVIN PIKE
North Vancouver BC
MR. SCOTT THOMPSON
Assistant Deputy Minister and Executive Lead for the Secretariat to Support the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services, Ontario Ministry of Finance
DR. KEN RASMUSSEN
Associate Director, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
University of Regina
DR. JENNIFER WALLNER
Faculty Member, School of Political Studies
University of Ottawa | Université d'Ottawa
DR. JEAN-FRANÇOIS SAVARD
Professeur
École nationale d'administration publique (ÉNAP)
DR. GRAHAM WHITE
Professor, Department of Political Science
University of Toronto
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS/ MEMBRES D’OFFICE
PRESIDENT, CAPPA/PRÉSIDENT, ACPAP
DR. ALLAN TUPPER
Professor and Head of the Department
Department of Political Science
University of British Columbia
CSPS/EFPC
MR. MARC SANDERSON
Partnerships and Best Practices
Canada School of Public Service
EDITOR OF THE IPAC SERIES IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
DR. PATRICE DUTIL
Department of Politics & Public Administration
Ryerson University
EDITOR OF CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (Sub Committee)
DR. EVERT LINDQUIST
Director and Professor, School of Public Administration
Faculty of Human and Social Development
University of Victoria
EDITOR OF THE IPAC CASE STUDY
PROF. ANDREW GRAHAM
School of Policy Studies
Queen’s University
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2012 IN NFLD
MR. MARK BUTLER
Executive Director
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Newfoundland & Labrador Federal Council
