Wayne Hunt
Biography
Wayne Hunt is a Professor of Politics and International Relations at Mount Allison University in Canada. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, a Senior Research Associate at St. Antony's College, Oxford University and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for International Studies at the London School of Economics.
He is interested in showing how the ideas which are generated in an academic setting can have an influence on policy-makers. He has been involved in partisan politics â standing as a candidate for a nominating convention for the Liberal party in Canada.
His published research is on the topic of political leadership, privacy and digital surveillance, the future of liberalism, public intellectuals and the structure of ideas on a digital platform, the impact of geoengineering on human communities, the political philosophies embodied in the competition between Silicon Valley firms like Google, Facebook and Apple; and, finally, on the geopolitical challenge of jihadist networks and the flow of foreign fighters.
In addition to that he helped organize and co-chaired a think tank on New Liberalism. His career has been designed to show how new technology is turning around the traditional divisions between art and science.
Publications
âA âBrand Canadaâ for the Connected Worldâ Tom Axworthy and Howard Aster, eds. Searching for the New Liberalism: Essays in Renewal (Oakville: Mosaic Press, 2002); 291-307.
âThe Branding of Trudeauâ London Journal of Canadian Studies 18 (Spring 2003); 87-101. E-journal available .
âTony Blair and Margaret Thatcher: Different Conceptions of Political Leadershipâ in S. Pugliese, ed. The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher (London: Politicoâs - Methuen, 2003); 267-279.
âThe Theatre of Warâ Queenâs Quarterly 111: 1 (Spring 2004); 44-49.
âThe Media As A Tool For Civic Engagementâ Report (Sackville, NB: Mount Allison University, 2004); 1-80.
âBridging The Democratic DivideâCreating A Sense Of Civic Engagementâ Policy Options 25: 9 (October 2004); 43-47.
âDrawing The Line: The Cartoon Warsâ Journal of Middle East Media 1:3 (Fall 2007); 19-31.
âBaghdad Burning: The blogosphere, literature, and the art of warâ Arab Media and Society (Spring 2008). E-journal available through
âGoogleâs Foreign Policyâ International Journal of Science in Society, 1: 4 (Spring 2010); 105-114.
âThe Gaza War, Theater and the Big Interviewâ Arab Media and Society, 10 (Spring 2010). E-journal available through
âBloggers Under Occupation 2003 â Iraqâ in John Downing, ed. Sage Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2011); 83-84.
âAfter the Tsunami â Reconstructing the Political Architectureâ Policy Options 36:4 (June 2011); 14-17.
âCultural Corridors and Innovationâ in John Reid and Donald Savoie, eds., Reshaping an Agenda for Atlantic Canada (Halifax: Fernwood, 2011); 302-321.
âApple v Google: How a Corporate Rivalry Reflects a Longer Set of Geopolitical Strugglesâ International Journal of Science in Society, 3: 2 (Summer 2012); 159-170.
âHow the Middle Eastern Experiment in Masdar in the UAE uses Apple as a Modelâ in Kiran Prasad, ed. Transforming International Communication: Media, Culture and Society in the Middle East (New Delhi: BRPC Publishers, 2014); 329-353.
âPrivacy and the Creative Imagination in an Age of Digital Surveillanceâ Queenâs Quarterly 121: 3 (Fall 2014); 412-421. Available in print and at
Education
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Ph.D. in Political Science. Concentration in comparative politics, with a special focus on Canadian politics.
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
M.Sc. (Econ.). Thesis: Canada and India: the evolution of a federal form of governance in developed and developing societies
LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY
B.A. (Hons) in Political Science
Teaching
Wayne Hunt's teaching has a focus on the impact of emergent technologies on art, architecture and design and documentary film making.
Research
Comparative Politics, International Relations, Business Studies, as well as Media and Communication Studies.
Grants, awards & honours
Editorial board member, Journal of Middle East Media
Editorial board member, International Journal of Science in Society
Editorial board member, International Journal of Political Science and Diplomacy
2010-2011 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Visiting Fellow at Centre for International Studies
2003-04 OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Senior Research Associate at St. Antonyâs College
Principal organizer for the New Liberalism Foundation think tank on âCreating Sustainable Communities.â
Acted as co-chair of the think tank (along with Dr. Tom Axworthy, Kennedy School, Harvard University) Halifax, Nova Scotia, February 28 - March 1, 2003. Available at
1997 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Visiting Fellow at Centre for International Studies
1996-97 HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Visiting Scholar at the Kennedy School of Government
1989-90 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Visiting Fellow at Centre for International Studies
1987 Active in the Liberal party of Canada
Stood as candidate for nomination in the Ontario riding of Algoma-Manitoulin in 1987.
2001-2003 Principal Investigator and Head of the Canadian Team
Funded by Gorbachev Foundation and the Canadian International Development Agency.
Total Grant: $170,000.
Head of the Russian Team, Alexander Chumikov, Professor of State Management at Moscow State University and General Director of the International Press Club and Secretary of the Union of Journalists.
Title of Project: The Mass Media as a Mechanism for Civic Engagement.
1979-1979 Massey College in the University of Toronto
Junior Fellowship