Department of Politics
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Porter
Ann V
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Ann V Porter

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Associate Professor
Office: Ross Building, S651
Phone: (416) 736-2100 Ext: 22455
Email: aporter@yorku.ca
Research Interests
Restructuring of the neoliberal social state, democracy and equality, with an emphasis on Canada and comparative perspectives, Political economy and feminism, Changes in the areas of housing, income transfer programs, inequality, income security and poverty reduction strategies, gender and neoliberalism
Approach to Teaching
Undergraduate teaching: Canadian politics and public policy, social policy, gender, and neoliberalism
Graduate teaching: Capitalism, the state and social provisioning; gender and politics
Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2025 | AP/PPAS3761 3.0 | B | Canada's Social Policy | BLEN |
Winter 2026 | AP/POLS4165 3.0 | M | Canadian Social Policy:Comp. Perspective | SEMR |
Winter 2026 | GS/POLS6435 3.0 | M | Capitalism, the State&SocialProvisioning | SEMR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | GS/POLS6700 6.0 | A | Advanced Studies in Gender and Politics | SEMR |
Research Interests
Restructuring of the neoliberal social state, democracy and equality, with an emphasis on Canada and comparative perspectives, Political economy and feminism, Changes in the areas of housing, income transfer programs, inequality, income security and poverty reduction strategies, gender and neoliberalism
Approach to Teaching
Undergraduate teaching: Canadian politics and public policy, social policy, gender, and neoliberalism
Graduate teaching: Capitalism, the state and social provisioning; gender and politics
Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2025 | AP/PPAS3761 3.0 | B | Canada's Social Policy | BLEN |
Winter 2026 | AP/POLS4165 3.0 | M | Canadian Social Policy:Comp. Perspective | SEMR |
Winter 2026 | GS/POLS6435 3.0 | M | Capitalism, the State&SocialProvisioning | SEMR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | GS/POLS6700 6.0 | A | Advanced Studies in Gender and Politics | SEMR |