Alasdair S. Roberts

I’ll visit Bucharest on November 12-13 to participate in conversations on Romania’s national strategy framework organized by the University of Bucharest and the Secretary-General’s Office of the Romanian Government.

I enjoyed talking with students in Professor Jörg Broschek‘s class in the Master of Applied Politics (MAP) program at Wilfred Laurier University on September 17.

I’ll give a keynote address at the International Crisis Management Conference, to be held at Leiden University on 23-25 September 2026.

My article on Indian federalism, which uses Kapur & Subramanian’s recent book A Sixth of Humanity as a starting point, is now published in the Spring 2026 issue of Indian Politics & Policy.

I was honored to be keynote speaker at the National Federalism Summit organized by the Constitutional Federalism Initiative at Utah Valley University on August 11-12, 2026.

My next book, Why Great States Fail, is now forthcoming from McGill-Queen’s University Press.

I’ve just finished a draft chapter for a forthcoming Edward Elgar volume edited by Maria Aristigueta and Calin Hintea.

I spoke with Nicole Brockbank of CBC News about recent changes to Ontario’s freedom of information law.

I’m honoured to have received the 2026 Kenneth Kernaghan Award for Excellence in Research from the Canadian Association for Programs in Public Administration.

I’m looking forward to visiting UPES in Dehradun as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in January 2027.

On April 8, I’ll participate in a webinar on Canada-US relations organized by the New England-Canada Business Council.

I’ll present the J.A.