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Janice Stein

Janice Stein
CM OOnt FRSC
Stein in 2015
Stein in 2015
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto

Janice Gross Stein CM OOnt FRSC (born 1943) is a Canadian political scientist and international relations expert. Stein is a specialist in Middle East area studies, negotiation theory, foreign policy decision-making, and international conflict management.

She was the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto,[1] where she is a professor.

Life and career

Stein holds degrees from McGill University (undergraduate and doctoral), and Yale University (master's). She has been a professor at the University of Toronto since 1982, and was named a University Professor in 1996.[2]

Stein is a specialist in Middle East area studies; negotiation theory; foreign policy decision-making; and international conflict management, on which she has lectured at the Centre for National Security Studies in Ottawa and at the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy.[3]

Stein is the founder and former director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto and Associate Chair and Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management and Negotiation within the University of Toronto's political science department. Stein has been considered the central figure in making the Munk School a go-to-place for international affairs in Toronto. She has also been referred to as an academic entrepreneur.[4]

Following the end of her directorship at the Munk School, Stein became the senior presidential advisor on international initiatives to the University of Toronto President, Meric Gertler.[5]

Stein is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Honorary Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Other organizational affiliations and memberships include:

Honours

Stein was selected to give the 2001 Massey Lecture.[6] She was awarded the Molson Prize by the Canada Council for an outstanding contribution by a social scientist to public debate, was awarded a Trudeau Fellow[6] in 2003.

She is also the winner of the Mershon Prize for an outstanding contribution to public education on issues of national security.

She has been awarded Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Alberta, the University of Cape Breton and McMaster University, as well as Hebrew University.[6]

In 2006, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[7] In 2007, she was awarded the Order of Ontario.[8]

She was awarded an Honorary Degree from Johns Hopkins University in Political Science.[9]

Publications and commentary

Stein was a long-time member of the foreign affairs panel on the TVOntario television programs Studio 2 and Diplomatic Immunity, and continues as a regular guest on The Agenda. She has also appeared on CBC Television's The National numerous times.

Stein has authored over 80 books, book chapters and articles on intelligence, international security, negotiation processes, peace-making and public policy.

Books

  • Networks of Knowledge
  • Stein, Janice Gross (2002). The Cult of Efficiency. Toronto, ON: House of Anansi Press. ISBN 978-0-88-784678-6.

Coauthored books:

  • Choosing to Cooperate: How States Avoid Loss, with Louis Pauly
  • We All Lost the Cold War, with Richard Ned Lebow
  • Powder Keg in the Middle East: The Struggle for Gulf Security, with Geoffrey Kemp
  • Citizen Engagement in Conflict Resolution: Lessons for Canada in International Experience with David Cameron and Richard Simeon
  • The Unexpected War: Canada in Kandahar with Eugene Lang

References

  1. ^ Critchley, Barry (November 16, 2017). "'We have built our own nightmare': Why many aren't ready for the next industrial revolution". Financial Post. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "University of Toronto Mississauga page". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  3. ^ "Professor Janice Gross Stein U of T citation".[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Church, Elizabeth (14 May 2010). "Munk School's Janice Stein talks about leaving her post". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  5. ^ "Janice Stein named senior advisor on international initiatives". 2015-03-11. Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  6. ^ a b c Munk School. "Janice Stein".
  7. ^ "Order of Canada citation". Archived from the original on 2006-08-16.
  8. ^ "Order of Ontario Recipients Announced". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13.
  9. ^ "Six influential leaders, artists receive Johns Hopkins honorary degrees". The Hub - Johns Hopkins University. 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
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