Joanna Goven
Position
Department Co-ordinator
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications
B.A. (Smith)
M.A. , Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley)
Contact Details
Room: 616, Locke Building Phone: +64 3 364 2106
Internal Phone: 6106
joanna.goven@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal address:
School of Social and Political Sciences
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
New Zealand
Research Interests
My primary research interests are: neoliberalism as ideology, project, policy, and ‘rascal concept’; interdisciplinarity and community-based research; and the politics of science and technology.
Teaching
I teach the following courses:
- Pols 102: Introduction to Political Science
- Pols 207: The Politics of Technology
- Pols 302: Power
- Pols 403/Dipl 443: Politics and Markets: Neoliberalism and Globalisation
Postgraduate Supervision
I particularly encourage students with interests in the following areas to discuss their postgraduate study with me: science, technology and environmental politics and policy; democratic theory; theories and practices of public participation; neoliberalism.
Administration
- Co-ordinator, Political Science Honours Programme
- Member, School Student Affairs Committee
- Deputy Director, Centre for Integrated Research in Bio safety
- Elected Member, Academic Board
Recent Publications
Please see Joanna's UC Research Profile for a full list of publications.