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Matthieu Caron, PhD

Assistant Professor

    Available to supervise

    20182025

    Research activity per year

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    Dr. Matthieu Caron is an Assistant Professor at Athabasca University with a PhD in history from the University of Toronto. A historian of urban governance, his research examines how law, policing, and public policy shape everyday life in modern cities. His work focuses in particular on the regulation of everyday life and public space, and on the ways municipal authorities manage urban change.

    Education/Academic qualification

    PhD, Dissipating Darkness: Governing Nighttime in Montreal, 1954-1986, University of Toronto

    Sep. 2016 → Dec. 2022

    Award Date: 14 Mar. 2023

    M.A, Modernizing Mount Royal Par: Montreal's Jungle in the 1950s, University of Montreal

    Jan. 2014 → Apr. 2016

    Award Date: 18 Oct. 2016

    B.A, McGill University

    Sep. 2009 → Dec. 2012

    Award Date: 1 Feb. 2013

    Research Interests

    • History
    • Cities
    • Governance and Law
    • Sexuality
    • Politics

    Available supervisor for the following programs

    • Master of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
      SDG 5 Gender Equality
    2. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
      SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
    3. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
      SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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