Publications and Conference Papers

Books

Scholarly Publications

鈥淧rudence and Glory: Machiavelli on Political Leadership鈥� in Joseph Masciulli, Mikhail A. Molchanov, and W. Andy Knight eds. The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Leadership. Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2009. Co-authored with Christine Cornell.

鈥淚ntent of the Founders鈥� in The Encyclopaedia of the United States Constitution, 2-Volume Set. New York: Infobase Publishing, 2009.

鈥淛oseph Story鈥� in The Encyclopaedia of the United States Constitution, 2-Volume Set. New York: Infobase Publishing, 2009.

鈥淎dministrative Discretion鈥� in The Encyclopaedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. New York Facts on File, 2003.

鈥淢ax Weber鈥� in The Encyclopaedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

鈥淣atural Law鈥� in The Encyclopaedia of the Supreme Court. 3 vols. (Pasadena: Salem Press, 2000), 653-4.

"Tommy Douglas鈥� in the Biographical Encyclopaedia of Twentieth Century World Leaders (Marshall Cavendish Pub., 1999), 420-422.

鈥淛ohn Diefenbaker鈥� in the Biographical Encyclopaedia of Twentieth Century World Leaders (Marshall Cavendish Pub., 1999), 404-407.

鈥淲illiam Lyon Mackenzie King鈥� in the Biographical Encyclopaedia of Twentieth Century World Leaders (Marshall Cavendish Pub., 1999), 860-862.

鈥淢aurice Duplessis鈥� in the Biographical Encyclopaedia of Twentieth Century World Leaders (Marshall Cavendish Pub., 1999), 446-448.

鈥淜arl Lowith鈥� in Modern Germany: An Encyclopaedia of History, People and Culture, 1871-1990 (Hamden: Garland Publishing Inc., 1998), 613.

鈥淛onathan Swift鈥� in Censorship. 3 vols. (Pasadena: Salem Press, 1997).

鈥淛ohn Dickinson鈥� in the American National Biography (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997).

鈥淣atural Rights鈥� in The Encyclopaedia of Civil Rights in America (M.E. Sharpe Press, 1997).

"The Sea Wolf: Nature Versus Morality" in Joseph Knippenburg and Peter Lawler eds. Poets, Princes, and Private Citizens. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1996.

"What is a University?" Teaching Voices 22 (1996):4-6.

"Debates: Techniques for Improving Student Thinking." The Teaching Professor 7 (March 1993): 6-7.

"Technology and Mother Earth: The Rousseauian Roots of the Debate" Journal of Dharma: An International Quarterly of World Religions 18 (June 1993): 162-73. Co-authored with Richard Myers.

"Two Cheers for the Leadership Convention." Policy Options 13 (December 1992): 24-25.

"Reflections on Canada's First Senate Election." Canadian Parliamentary Review 14 (Autumn 1991): 28-30.

"Province-State Legislative Relations." Canadian Parliamentary Review 10 (Autumn 1987): 10-12.

"The Selection of Party Leaders." Ontario Legislative Research Service, Research Review 21. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Library, 1986. ISSN 0715-9570.

Conference Papers

鈥淔inding the Mean in Henry Adams鈥� Democracy: A Novel鈥� Co-authored with Dr. Richard Myers. A paper presented at the 16th Annual Association for Core Texts and Courses (ACTC) Conference in New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 15-17, 2010.

鈥淪ocratic Demagoguery鈥� Co-authored with Dr. Richard Myers. A paper presented at the 15th Annual Association for Core Texts and Courses (ACTC) Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, April 16-29, 2009.

鈥淣ietzsche鈥檚 essay On the Use and Disadvantage of History: An Excellent Core Text鈥� A paper presented at the 13th Annual Association of Core Texts and Courses (ACTC) Conference in Willliamsburg, Virginia March 2007.

鈥淭he Western as Core Text鈥� A paper presented at the annual Association for Core Texts and Courses (ACTC) Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. April 2003.

鈥淪hakespeare鈥檚 Coriolanus and the Study of Politics鈥� Co-authored with Dr. Christine Cornell. A paper presented at the Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association (APPSA) Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick. October 2002.

鈥淪hakespeare鈥檚 Titus Andronicus as a Core Text for Teaching Political Judgement鈥� A paper presented at the ACTC Annual Conference in Montreal, Quebec, April 2002.

鈥淭he Image of the Ship in Plato鈥檚 Republic.鈥� A paper presented at the ACTC Conference at University of Notre Dame, Indiana. April 2001.

鈥淢agnanimity and Prudence in Shakespeare鈥檚 Coriolanus.鈥� Co-authored with Christine Cornell. A paper presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Studies Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan. May 2001.

鈥淧lato and the Cultivation of Political Judgement.鈥� A paper presented at the ACTC Conference in San Francisco, California, April 2000.

鈥淪hould Philosophy be taught at Universities?鈥� A paper presented at the ACTC (Association for Core Texts and Courses) Conference in New Orleans, April 1999. Co-authored with Barry Craig, Department of Philosophy, St. Thomas University.

鈥淭ocqueville on Liberal Education.鈥� A paper presented at the CIRLA (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Liberal Arts) conference in Banff, Alberta. May 1996. Co-authored with Richard Myers.

鈥淭he Elements of Swift's Statesmanship.鈥� A paper presented at the Irish Cultural Symposium, August 11-13, 1995 in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. 鈥淩eforming the Rebels: Protagoras' Socratic Education.鈥� A paper presented at the September 1992 Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Classical Association at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Co-authored with Richard Myers.

鈥淎.V. Dicey's View of Individual Rights and the Rule of Law.鈥� A paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association's Annual Meeting at Laval University, Quebec, June 1-3, 1989.

鈥淰ictorian Liberalism and American Government: The Statesmanship of A.V. Dicey.鈥� A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Conference on British Studies, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 29-31, 1987.

鈥淎n Overview of the Canadian Federal System.鈥� A paper prepared for delegates to the 1985 Zavikon Conference on Federalism, Toronto, Ontario.

Book Reviews

鈥淐alvin and Locke鈥� A review of Culture of Complaint: The Fraying of America. Robert Hughes. The Nashwaak Review 1(1994): 221-3.

Rev. of Nietzsche's Philosophy of Art. Julian Young. The Antigonish Review 95 (Autumn 1993): 119-23.

Rev. of Law and Public Choice: A Critical Introduction. Daniel A. Farber and Phillip P. Frickey. Benchmark: A Quarterly Review of the Constitution and the Courts 5(1993): 134-6.

Rev. of Canadian Constitutional Conventions: The Marriage of Law and Politics. Andrew Heard. American Review of Canadian Studies 23(Autumn 1993): 484-6.

Rev. of Confederation in Crisis, ed. Robert Young. American Review of Canadian Studies 22(Autumn 1992): 455-6.

Conference Participation

Invited participant to the Liberty Fund Conference 鈥淗igher Education in Liberal Democracy鈥� Big Sky, Montana. August 2-5, 2007.

Invited participant to the Liberty Fund Conference 鈥淎ristophanes on Democracy and Freedom鈥� Safety
Harbour, Florida, January 12-14, 2006.

Panel Coordinator, Association for Core Texts and Courses (ACTC) Conference in Montreal, April 2002.

Commentator on 鈥淪oulcare-Soulcraft鈥� by Horst Hutter and 鈥淒istributive Justice in Xenophon鈥檚 Education of Cyrus鈥� at the Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference at University of Ottawa, June 1998.

Commentator on 鈥淟iberalism鈥檚 Platonic Residues鈥� by Regina Cochrane, at a panel at the CPSA Learned Societies Conference in St. John鈥檚, June 1997.

Commentator on 鈥淩eflections on the Basis and Intention of Tocqueville鈥檚 New Political Science鈥� by William Mathie, at a panel at the CPSA Learned Societies Conference in St. John鈥檚, June 1997.

Round table participant 鈥淧olitical Leadership鈥� a panel at the CPSA Learned Societies Conference at Brock University in St. Catherines, June 1996.

Commentator on 鈥淲hy International Relations Theory already knew about the End of History鈥� by John H. Eastby, a paper presented at a panel at the Annual CPSA Learned Societies Conference in Ottawa, June 1993.

Chaired panel 鈥淚ssues in Middle East Politics鈥� at the Rand Symposium, sponsored by the UNB Law Faculty, June 1993.

Invited participant to the Liberty Fund Conference 鈥淟aw and Economics鈥� in Victoria, April 1990.

Invited Lectures and Addresses

鈥淐ollegiality and Professionalism in Faculty Evaluation鈥� A Faculty Development Workshop on Evaluation for Deans and Department Chairs October, 2007 at University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas

鈥淯sing Human Rights as a Vehicle for Achieving Inclusive Education.鈥� Presented at the Canadian Association for Community Living Conference in Toronto, November 2002.

鈥淐an Political Judgement be Taught?鈥� Annual ICUSTA Lecture, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas. April 2002.

鈥淗uman Rights: Their Groundwork in Human Dignity.鈥� Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia November 2001

鈥淗ate Crimes in Canada and the United States.鈥� Averett College, Danville, Virginia. November 2001.

鈥淣ietzsche and Liberal Education.鈥� Wilson Centre for Leadership Symposium, Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia. November, 2001.

鈥淐hallenges for Contemporary Human Rights.鈥� Havergal College, Toronto. November 2001.

鈥淪tructuring Undergraduate Human Rights Programs鈥� 2nd meeting of the International Human Rights Education Consortium, August 17-19, 2001. St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

鈥淗uman Rights in New Brunswick.鈥� University of New Brunswick Department of Political Science, March 2000.

鈥淗uman Rights and Human Dignity.鈥� Summer Convocation Address at St. Thomas University, July 2000.

鈥淟iberal Education and Consumerism.鈥� Address to students at the annual fall Induction Ceremony, St. Thomas University. September 2000.

鈥淭he Structure and Operations of Government: Challenges for Accountability鈥� A Workshop for Canadian Government senior civil servants, delivered for the Canadian Centre for Management Development, Government of Canada. A two day short course given in Ottawa and Toronto in January, April, August, and December 1999.

鈥淲ill there be a Canada in the Year 2000?鈥� Bishop Conference Center, Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, April 1998.

鈥淭he Future of Canada.鈥� Averett College, Danville, Virginia, October 1996.