Prof. John J. Kirton

Teaching Area:
Political Science, International Relations

Research Interests:
Global governance, G8, G20, BRICS, Canadian foreign policy, global health governance, environment and trade

Publications:
G20 Governance for a Globalized World (Ashgate, 2013)
Canadian Foreign Policy in a Changing World (Thomson Nelson, 2007)
Environmental Regulations and Corporate Strategy: A NAFTA Perspective (co-authored; Oxford University Press, 1999)
NAFTA’s Institutions: The Environmental Potential and Performance of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission and Related Bodies (co-authored; Commission for Environmental Co-operation, 1997)
Canada as a Principal Power: A Study in Foreign Policy and International Relations (co-authored; John Wiley, 1983)

Co-edited:
Africa’s Health Challenge: Sovereignty, Mobility of People and Healthcare Governance (Ashgate, 2013)
Moving Health Sovereignty in Africa (Ashgate, 2013)
Global Financial Crisis: Global Impact and Solutions (Ashgate, 2011)
Securing the Global Economy: G8 Global Governance for a Post-Crisis World (Ashgate, 2011)
Making Global Economic Governance Effective: Hard and Soft Law Institutions in a Crowded World (Ashgate, 2010)
Innovation in Global Health Governance: Critical Cases (Ashgate, 2009)
Financing Development: The G8 and UN Contribution (Ashgate, 2007)
Corporate, Public and Global Governance: The G8 Contribution (Ashgate, 2007)
Governing Global Health: Challenge, Response, Innovation (Ashgate, 2007)
Financing Development: The G8 and UN Contribution (Ashgate, 2007)
Corporate, Public and Global Governance: The G8 Contribution (Ashgate, 2007)
Governing Global Health: Challenge, Response, Innovation (Ashgate, 2007)
Sustainability, Civil Society and International Governance: Local, North American and Global Perspectives (Ashgate, 2006).
New Perspectives on Global Governance: Why America needs the G8 (Ashgate, 2005).
Hard Choices, Soft Law: Voluntary Standards in Global Trade, Environment and Social Governance (Ashgate, 2004)
The G8, United Nations and Conflict Prevention (Ashgate, 2004)
Sustaining Global Growth and Development: G7 and IMF Contributions and Challenges (Ashgate, 2003)
New Directions in Global Political Governance: The G8 and International Order in the Twenty First Century (Ashgate, 2002)
Governing Global Finance: New Challenges, G7 and IMF Contributions (Ashgate, 2002)
Linking Trade, Environment and Social Cohesion: NAFTA Experiences, Global Challenges (Ashgate, 2002)
New Directions in Global Economic Governance: Managing Globalization in the Twenty-First Century (Ashgate, 2001)
Guiding Global Order: G8 Governance in the Twenty-First Century (Ashgate, 2001)
Shaping a New International Financial System: Challenges of Governance in a Globalizing World (Ashgate, 2000)
The North Pacific Triangle: United States, Japan and Canada at the End of the Century (University of Toronto Press, 1998)
The Triangle of Pacific States: Contemporary United States, Canada, Japan Relations (Sairyusha Press, 1995; in Japanese)
Building A New Global Order: Emerging Trends in International Security (Oxford University Press, 1993)
Canadian Foreign Policy: Selected Cases (Prentice-Hall, 1992)
The G8’s Role in the New Millennium (Ashgate, 1991)
Canada and the New Internationalism (Centre for International Studies and Canadian Institute of International Affairs, 1988)
Canada, the United States and Space (Canadian Institute of International Affairs, 1986)

Awards, Affiliations, Personal Interests, etc.:
Director, G8 Research Group
Co-director, G20 Research Group
Co-director, BRICS Research Group
Co-director, Global Health Diplomacy Program