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Research

Ongoing Research Projects

Childing, Militarism, and the Governance of Armed Conflict Learn More

From warplanes as playground features to war museums hosting children’s birthday parties, this research project draws insights from children’s encounters with war narrative and the easy, often light-hearted coexistence of childhood and militarism across innumerable settings of everyday life.

Rights Education and the Children's University Learn More

This project approaches children’s university programs as engaged forms of rights education allied with efforts toward democratic inclusion of children.

The Political Economy of Climate Futures Learn more

This research examines the politics that is steering humanity to the brink of catastrophic climate change and planetary mass extinction.

Regulating Online Harms and Effects on Women's Political Participation Learn more

Are existing regulations and laws adequate in protecting women politicians from online harassment and abuse? Do toxic online experiences dampen women’s political participation, leading women politicians to self-censor or disengage in politics?

Research Institutes & Centres

Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis Learn More

A world-class interdisciplinary health research centre that fosters excellence in acquiring, producing and communicating socially-relevant knowledge in the fields of health economics and health policy analysis to inform fair and sustainable health and social systems.

Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition Learn More

The Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition plays a crucial role in promoting research and teaching on global and international issues and themes.

Public Banking Project Learn More

The Public Banking Project is a first-of-its-kind initiative, created with the intention of excavating the exciting world of public banks.

Research Labs & Facilities

Digital Society Lab Learn More

The Digital Society Lab at McMaster University aspires to serve as a world-class, interdisciplinary research facility dedicated to the study of the complex societal transformations that have accompanied the digital age.

Interdisciplinary Networks

Austerity Research Group Learn More

The Austerity Research Group, with members from seven social science disciplines, formed to investigate the theory, practice and results of austerity policies.

Globalization and Time Learn More

Exploring the relationship between globalization and time and the implications of this for humans and the environment.