CRISS

The Council for Research in the Social Sciences (CRISS) advances research and scholarship through the administration of small research grants awarded to faculty members through a peer-­‐reviewed, transparent process adjudicated by a committee of faculty members that is Chaired by the Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research.

Congratulations go out to all Social Sciences researchers who were awarded CRISS research grants in the February, 2012 competition.  These include:

• Scott Henderson "Globalization and the Ecology of Music Scenes: The Case of Saint-Etienne, France"
• Larry Savage "The Politics of Public Sector Unions"
• Barry K. Grant "Out of the Past: Film Genre Criticism Before Film Genre Criticism"
• Lynn Arner "Remembrances of Things to Come"
• Charles Conteh "Policy Governance in Multi-Level Systems: Economic Development and Policy Implementation in Canada."
• Tim Heinmiller "Explaining Carbon Pricing Policies in the Developed World"
• Ann Duffy "De-industrialized Female Workers in a Declining Economy"
• Kathryn Belicki "Predictors and Outcomes of Different Forms of Forgiveness"
• Bob Dimand "Irving Fisher and the Rise of Modern Macroeconomics"
• Hijin Park "Reconceptualizing violent women: R. v. Craig and racialized female murderers"
• Chris Fullerton "Examining the Long-Term Land Use and Transportation Impacts of Urban and Regional Planning Initiatives in Ottawa"
• Jeff Boggs "Benchmarking St. Catharines Interactive Digital Media Industry"
• Tomson Ogwang "Economic Conditions and Beer Sales in Canada: A Panel Data Analysis"
• Jennifer Good "Transmedia’s Uses and Gratifications in Hegemonic and Counter-hegemonic Contexts"