Full Time Faculty
Martin Horak
| (PhD, Toronto) | |
| Position: Associate Professor Email: mhorak@uwo.ca |
Telephone: 519-661-2111 x 85002 Office: SSC 7237 |
| Research Interests Local and Urban Politics (Canadian and comparative), Organizational Behaviour, Environmental Politics |
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Martin Horak specializes in local and urban politics in North America and Europe, and has a particular interest in local democracy, local institutional change, and the politics of the environment. He has done research on the performance of the municipal government of Prague in the post-communist era.
Joseph Lyons
| (PhD, Western) | |
| Position: Assistant Professor & Program Director, Local Government Program Email: jlyons7@uwo.ca |
Telephone: 519-661-2111 x 85168 Office: SSC 7215 |
| Research Interests Local Government, Multilevel Governance, Special Purpose Bodies |
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Joe Lyons became Director of the Local Government Program in July 2017. Having taught in the program since 2013, he has a strong appreciation for its unique and important role in training local government administrators. Joe is responsible for all academic aspects of the program, including its curriculum and admission and progression requirements.
Joe's teaching and research interests are in the areas of local government institutions and management. He is especially interested in special-purpose bodies and has published research comparing their performance with general-purpose governments.
Zack Taylor
| (PhD, Toronto) | |
| Position: Associate Professor Email: zack.taylor@uwo.ca |
Telephone: 519-661-2111 x 85169 |
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Research Interests Co-Editor, Territory, Politics, Governance journal |
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