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Andrea Olive is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga, with cross-appointments in the Department of Geography. Her research interests focus on comparative environmental policy in the United States and Canada, particularly in the areas of wildlife biodiversity policy and environmental justice. She is currently working on a project funded by a SSHRC Connection Grant that examines transformative politics in wildlife policy. Olive has authored five books and co-edited volumes, including 'Provincial Policy Laboratories: Policy Diffusion Transfer in Canada’s Federal System' published by the University of Toronto Press in 2021, and 'Land, Stewardship, and Legitimacy' released in 2014. Her notable works also include 'Canadian Environmental Political Context' (2016) and a forthcoming co-edited book titled 'Transboundary Governance of the World's Longest Border' (2018). Her expertise encompasses conservation policy and hydraulic fracturing in North American grasslands, alongside the role of civil society in environmentalism.
Department of Sociology