Tyler Chamberlain
BA (Trinity Western), MA (Carleton), PhD (Carleton)Image
Email:
PoliticalScience@kpu.ca
Limited Term - Fall 2022 - Summer 2023
Dr. Chamberlain grew up in the lower mainland, but has spent time living in 2 other provinces and 1 US state. A firm believer in interdisciplinary education and the value of being familiar with many disciplines, his research and teaching interests include many areas of political science. In addition to Kwantlen Polytechnic University, he has lectured in political science or philosophy at Simon Fraser University, Douglas College, Trinity Western University, and the University of the Fraser Valley.
Courses taught
Areas of Interest
Canadian Politics, International Relations (International Organizations, Global Governance, and International Relations Theory), Political Theory (History of western Political Thought, Conservative Thought, Canadian Political Philosophy).
Scholarly Work
- Dr. Chamberlain is editing a collection of essays on the Canadian political philosopher George Grant, tentatively titled Reading George Grant in the 21st Century
- “The High Tory Conservatism of Eugene Forsey and John Farthing” in Canadian Conservative Political Thought. Routledge (2023).
- “Conservatism and Social Criticism: Pascal on Faith, Reason, and Politics” in Critics of Enlightenment Rationalism Revisited. Palgrave Macmillan (2022).
- “Conservatism: Slow change please!” in Valérie Vézina (ed.) Introduction to Political Ideologies and Worldviews. KPU Pressbooks (2021).
- “The Right to Refuse Cabinet Advice as a Democratic Reform.” Canadian Political Science Review 15 no. 1 (2021): 1-15.
- Book Review: “Canada on the United Nations Security Council: A Small Power on a Large Stage,” by Adam Chapnick, Canadian Journal of Political Science, (March 2020).