Melissa Haussman
Professor
Faculty of Public Affairs
Department of Political Science
Clusters:
International affairs
Ottawa, Ontario
melissa.haussman@carleton.ca
Office:
(613) 520-2600 ext. 2768
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Bio/Research
Haussman teaches both United States and comparative North American political science. She has focused on questions of women’s access to political power in North America. Her research has centered on women’s ability to gender public policy and related debates, especially on reproductive rights and...
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Bio/Research
Haussman teaches both United States and comparative North American political science. She has focused on questions of women’s access to political power in North America. Her research has centered on women’s ability to gender public policy and related debates, especially on reproductive rights and health-care systems. She is particularly interested in the roles played by federalism and supranational mechanisms in affording either opportunities or barriers to women’s policy successes. Haussman regularly comments on topics related to American elections and politics.
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Media Appearances
Haussman discusses how Clarence Thomas got the history of abortion very wrong, Vice News, June 25, 2022
Haussman discusses when the American border may reopen, CBC, May 8, 2021
Haussman discusses how Canadians are coming together online to ring in U.S. election with cross-border stakes, Canadian Press, October 28, 2020
Haussman discusses the battle over Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor, Canadian Press, September 21, 2020
Haussman writes about Washington turning back progress on a woman’s right to choose, National Post, March 20, 2019
Haussman discusses the gender-neutral title of California governor’s wife, CBC, January 23, 2019
Haussman discusses Trump and the government shut down, Canadian Press, January 18, 2019