Dominique Clément
Dominique Clément | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | PhD, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Thesis | Rights in the age of protest: a history of the human rights and civil liberties movement in Canada, 1962-1982 (2006) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Alberta |
| Website | historyofrights |
Dominique Clément (born 1975) is Canadian historical sociologist. He is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta. In 2018, he was named a member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists for his research into public funding and the nonprofit sector in Canada.
Early life and education
Clément was born in 1975. He earned his PhD at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His dissertation was titled: "Rights in the age of protest: a history of the human rights and civil liberties movement in Canada, 1962-1982."[1]
Career
Clément received the 2009 John Porter Memorial Book Prize for his book Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change, 1937-1982.[2] In 2016, his book Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia's Human Rights State, 1953-84 was a finalist for the Canada Prize in the Social Sciences.[3] Equality Deferred also received the Clio Book Award by the Canadian Historical Association and was shortlisted for a book award by the Canadian Political Science.[4] In recognition of his research into the history of social movements and human rights, Clément was elected to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in 2018.[5]
Publications
- Debating Rights Inflation in Canada: A Sociology of Human Rights (2018, Wilfrid Laurier University Press)
- Human Rights in Canada: A History (2016, Wilfrid Laurier University Press)
- Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia's Human Rights State (2014, University of British Columbia Press)
- Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change (2008, University of British Columbia Press). Translated and published by Akashi Press.
- Debating Dissent: Canada and the Sixties (2012, University of Toronto Press)
- Alberta's Human Rights Story (2012, John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights)
- People's Citizenship Guide: A Response to Conservative Canada edited by Adele Perry and Esyllt Jones (2012, ARP Books)
- The Academy as Community: A Manual of Best Practices for Meeting the Needs of New Scholars (2004, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences)
External links
- Dominique Clément publications indexed by Google Scholar
References
- ^ "Item – Theses Canada". Government of Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Champagne, Curtis (June 2, 2009). "Canadian Sociological Association Awards, Congress 2009". University of Alberta. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ "Dominique Clément: Finalist for the 2016 Canada Prize in the Social Sciences". University of Alberta. May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ "Dominique Clément in the News". University of Alberta. June 15, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ McKinnon, Donna (September 11, 2016). "The Royal Society of Canada announces 2018 Fellows and Members". University of Alberta. Retrieved May 12, 2025.