Panel discussion, New England-Canada Business Council
On April 8, I’ll participate in a webinar on Canada-US relations organized by the New England-Canada Business Council. Details here.
Posts from the ‘Lectures’ Category
Mar 27
Queen’s University Corry Lecture in 2026
I’ll present the J.A. Corry Lecture in Political Studies at Queen’s University on March 5, 2026. The title is Why Great States Fail. The lecture will be held from 2:30PM to 4:00PM in Room 202, Robert Sutherland Hall. More details here.
You can download the background manuscript for this lecture here. Comments are welcomed.
Visiting Professor at UPES
I’m looking forward to visiting UPES in Dehradun as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in coming months. Details to follow.
Lecture for Lifelong Learning Niagara
On February 17, 2026, I’ll give a lecture for Lifelong Learning Niagara as part of their Winter 2026 Lecture Series. Details here.
Talk to UMass Retired Faculty Association
I’m looking forward to talking with the UMass Retired Faculty Association on February 11. My topic is: “The United States and Canada: Twin Crises of Governance.” Some background reading here:
The Crisis of Design in American Government. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 47.4 (2025): 321–343.
The US and Canada: Two Crises of Federalism. Substack (October 16, 2025).
Rudderless in the Storm: The Crisis of Adaptability in Canadian Governance. The Hill Times (February 15, 2025).
Panel discussion at UC Berkeley
I’ll participate in a panel discussion organized by the Canadian Studies program at UC Berkeley on November 4, 2025. My co-panelist will be Professor Evert Lindquist. Details about the discussion here. I’ve written a Substack column to go along with this discussion: “The US and Canada: Two Crises of Federalism.”
Presentation at American University of Cairo
On September 17, I will give a presentation by Zoom to a faculty research colloquium in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. Details about the talk are here. The presentation will be based on my recent article on the crisis of design in American government.
Presentation at Administrative Staff College of India
On August 21, I will give a presentation to the National Conference on State Capacity, hosted by the Administrative Staff College of India in Hyderabad. Details to follow.
“Crisis of Design” published in APJPA
My article “The Crisis of Design in American Government” has just been published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. Read it here. This paper is based on my May 2025 Levine Lecture at American University. You can watch a short explainer video about the article here.
May 3
Levine Lecture at American University
I’m looking forward to delivering the 2025 Charles Levine Memorial Lecture at American University’s School of Public Affairs on May 2, 2025. The title of my lecture is “The Broken Republic.” A background paper is available on SSRN | Read the introduction on Substack.
Alasdair S. Roberts 
