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November 2015 DAVID RAYSIDE FRSC CURRICULUM VITAE A. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Telephone C: 647-973-8087; University College: 416-978-8155 University Address Room 285, University College University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7 DEGREES B.A. (Honours) l969 Carleton University, Pol. Science A.M. l97l The University of Michigan, Pol. Science Ph.D. l976 The University of Michigan, Pol. Science Title of Dissertation: "Linguistic Divisions in the Belgian Social Christian Party and the Liberal Parties of Canada and Quebec." Supervisor: Robert D. Putnam EMPLOYMENT Present Position: Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Department of Political Science and Director Emeritus of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto Employment History Assistant Professor of Political Science (Dept. of Political Economy) (l974 - l979) Associate Professor of Political Science (Dept. of Political Science) (l979 - 1993) Professor of Political Science (1993-2013) Professor Emeritus of Political Science (2013 - ) Chair, European Studies Committee, Centre for International Studies, Univ. of Toronto, 1976-81 Coordinator, Canadian Studies Program, University College, Univ. of Toronto, 1982-86 Vice-Principal, University College, University of Toronto, 1993 - 1997 Acting Principal, University College, University of Toronto, January-June 2001 Graduate Director and Associate Chair, Dept. of Political Science, 2002 - 05 Director, Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, 2004 – 08 Acting Director, Bonham Centre, June-December 2012 Director Emeritus, Bonham Centre, July 2013 - HONOURS l968-69 Hume Wrong Fellowship (Carleton University) 1 l969-70 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship l969 Bourse Honorifique du Quebec l970-74 Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship l970-72 Western European Studies Fellowship (The University of Michigan) l973 Rackham Prize Fellowship (The University of Michigan) 2001 Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize, University of Toronto 2009 Terry Buckland Award for Diversity and Equity in Education, University of Toronto 2013 David Rayside Scholarships created at the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto 2014 Inaugural “Scholar” Award from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, and Allies Caucus of the International Studies Association 2014 Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES l968- Member, Canadian Political Science Assocation l977 Member, Programme Committee, 49th Annual Meeting of the CPSA l976-78 Executive, Canadian British Politics Group l976-80 Co-Secretary, European Group (CPSA) l977-78 Founding Co-Secretary, European Politics Group (CPSA) l98l-83 Board of Directors, CPSA l98l-83 Secretary, European Politics Association 1990- Member, American Political Science Association 1990- Member, Lesbian & Gay Caucus, APSA 1994- Canadian Lesbian & Gay Studies Association - founding committee (1994-95) 1995-97 Member, Committee on the Status of Gays and Lesbians in the Profession, APSA 1999-01 Council Member, APSA 2004- Member, Women’s and Equity Issues Steering Committee, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences 2006-11 Member, CPSA Task Force on Diversity 2009-11 Member, Siting Committee, APSA (for policy on location of Annual Meetings) 2011-12 Member, Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Award Committee, Canadian Politics Section, APSA B. ACADEMIC HISTORY RESEARCH ENDEAVOURS Ethnic conflict in Belgium and Canada, as reflected in divisions within major political parties (Ph.D. dissertation research) (l972-75) Investigation of ethnicity, social class, and gender in Glengarry County, Ontario, eventually narrowed to a study of the town of Alexandria (1978-89). The development of gay political movements in North America and Western Europe, and the 2 nature of legislative responses to calls for reform. A variety of small research endeavors resulting in papers and articles (l984- ) Patterns of public attitudes and social norms about homosexuality in Canada, Britain, and the U.S. An investigation into public opinion polls, survey analyses, and historical commentaries, chronicling shifts in public perspectives, and analyzing their roots in the late nineteenth century (l986-88). AIDS policy in Canada, co-investigated with Evert Lindquist (Dept. of Pol. Science, U. of T.), producing three manuscript articles/chapters to 1991. The place of sexual diversity issues on political agendas in Canada, Britain, and the U.S., including an examination of the role of openly-gay national legislators, and of the overall relationship between gay/lesbian social movements and mainstream politics (1992-98) The role of European labour unions in raising sexual orientation issues and defending the rights of sexual minorities. Political recognition of sexual diversity in Canada and the U.S., with case studies drawn from British Columbia, Alberta, and Washington State Overview of political recognition of sexual diversity in Canada and the U.S., in the areas of relationship recognition, parenting, and public schooling. The role of faith in conservative parties in Canada. Muslim response to sexual diversity in Canada and the United States RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Research Associate Centre for European Studies Harvard University, l980 (Fall) RESEARCH AWARDS "The Political Economy of Glengarry County" General Research Grant (University of Toronto), l980 -- $l,750 "The Political Economy of Glengarry County" Soc. Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Can., l98l -- $9,380.00 "The Political Economy of Alexandria (Glengarry County)"; & "Gay Politics in Canada and Britain" Research Leave Grant (University of Toronto), l987-88 -- $5,050.00 "AIDS Policy in Canada" 3 General Research Grant (University of Toronto), 1990 -- $1,600 "Gay Politicians: Electoral and Legislative Roles" General Research Grant (University of Toronto), 1991 -- $1,500 Department of Political Science Research Grant, 1992 -- $1,000 Soc. Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Can., 1992 -- $26,730 "The Rise and Fall of Bill 167: Same-Sex Benefits in Ontario" Department of Political Science Research Grant, 1994 -- $1,000 "Gays, Lesbians, and the Political Process in Britain, Canada, and the U.S." Dept. of Pol. Science Research grant, 1996 -- $1,680 “Legislative Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships: The Case of British Columbia” Soc. Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1998 – $27,000 “Legislative Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships” Dean’s travel award, 1999 – $2000 “Youth and Sexuality,” Wellesley Health Foundation seed grant, 2004 – $10,000 Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Aid to Scholarly Publication Program – $8,000 “The Canadian Religious Right and Political Party Response” SSHRC, 2010-13 -- $76,997. Faith, Politics, and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States (co-edited with Clyde Wilcox) Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Aid to Scholarly Publication Program, 2010 - $8,000 Conservatism in Canada (co-edited with James Farney) Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Aid to Scholarly Publication Program, 2012 - $8,000 “Muslims and Queer Visibility in Canada and the United States” co-applicant, with Momin Rahman (Sociology, Trent University, as Principal Investigator) SSHRC Insight Grant, 2013-17 -- $95,450 C. SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL WORK REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Books Alexandria: Small Town in Modern Times (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991). Shortlisted in 1993 for the John Porter Prize in Sociology. On the Fringe: Gays and Lesbians in Politics (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998) Equity, Diversity, and Canadian Labour, ed. Gerald Hunt and David Rayside (Toronto: 4 University of Toronto Press, 2007), including: David Rayside, “Equity, Diversity and Canadian Labour in Comparative Perspective” David Rayside and Fraser Valentine, “Broadening the Labour Movement’s Disability Agenda” Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions: Public Recognition of Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, March 2008) Faith, Politics, and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States, ed. David Rayside and Clyde Wilcox (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2011), including: David Rayside and Clyde Wilcox, “The Difference that a Border Makes: The Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion in Canada and the United States” David Rayside, “The Conservative Party of Canada and its Religious Constituencies” David Rayside, “Unresolved Issues at the Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion” Appendix A: Canadian Legal and Institutional Context (by DR) Appendix B: US Legal and Institutional Context (by DR) Conservatism in Canada, ed. James Farney and David Rayside (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013), including: James Farney and David Rayside, “The Meanings of Conservative” David Rayside, “Moral Conservatism and Ontario Party Politics” David Rayside and James Farney, “The Distinctive Evolution of Canadian Conservatism” Articles "Les relations entre groupes linguistiques au Canada et en Belgique," Recherches Sociologiques l977, no. l: 95-l3l. "The Impact of the Linguistic Cleavage on the 'Governing' Parties of Belgium and Canada," Canadian Journal of Political Science 11 (March l978): 6l-97. "Federalism and the Party System: Provincial and Federal Liberals in the Province of Quebec," Canadian Journal of Political Science 11 (September l978): 499-528. "Language Group Relations in Canada
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