Barbara Arneil Explained

Morag Barbara Arneil ^[1] is a Scottish-Canadian political scientist. She is a Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Early life and education

Arneil completed her PhD at University College London.^[2] Her thesis was entitled All the world was America: John Locke and the American Indian.^[3]

Career

Following her PhD, Arneil moved to North America and joined the faculty in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. In 1996, she published her thesis in a book entitled John Locke and America: the defence of English colonialism.^[4] A few years later, she published her second book Politics and feminism.^[5] In 2013, Arneil was named a senior recipient of UBC's Killam Research Prize in recognition of her "outstanding research and scholarly contributions."^[6] From 2016 to 2019, Arneil served as Department Head of the Political Science Department at UBC.^[7]

In 2017, Arneil published Domestic Colonies: The Turn Inward to Colony which received numerous awards. It received the 2018 American Political Science Association David Easton Award for being "a book that broadens the horizons of contemporary political science by engaging issues of philosophical significance in political life through any of a variety of approaches in the social sciences and humanities."^[8] It also won the 2018 C.B. Macpherson Prize in Political Theory from the Canadian Political Science Association.^[9] In 2022, Arneil's scholarly work was recognized with an election to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.^[10]

She was appointed to the Order of Canada in June 2023.^[11]

Selected publications

• John Locke and America: The defence of English colonialism (1996)
• Politics and feminism (1999)
• Diverse Communities: The Problem with Social Capital (2006)
• Sexual Justice/Cultural Justice: Critical Perspectives in Theory and Practise (with Avigail Eisenberg, Monique Deveaux, Rita Dhamoon, 2006)
• Political Theory and Disability (with Nancy Hirschmann, 2017)
• Domestic Colonies: The Turn Inward to Colony (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arnerl, Morag Barbara . Library of Congress . December 23, 2022.
2. Web site: Barbara Arneil . University of British Columbia . December 23, 2022.
3. All the world was America: John Locke and the American Indian. . 1992 . University College London . December 23, 2022. Doctoral . Arneil . Morag Barbara .
4. Web site: UBC authors list . University of British Columbia . December 24, 2022 . March 6, 1997.
5. Web site: A celebration of UBC authors, A-Z . University of British Columbia . December 24, 2022 . March 9, 2000.
6. Web site: 2013 recipients of UBC's Faculty Research Awards . University of British Columbia . December 24, 2022 . January 30, 2014.
7. Web site: Celebrating Barbara Arneil for her dedicated service as Department Head . University of British Columbia . December 24, 2022 . June 12, 2019.
8. Web site: Barbara Arneil wins APSA David Easton Award . University of British Columbia . December 24, 2022 . July 7, 2018.
9. Web site: Barbara Arneil named winner of the CPSA 2018 C.B. Macpherson Prize in Political Theory . University of British Columbia . December 24, 2022 . June 6, 2018.
10. Web site: THIRTEEN UBC FACULTY MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA . University of British Columbia . December 24, 2022 . 2022.
11. Web site: June 30, 2023 . Order of Canada appointees – June 2023 . June 30, 2023 . The Governor General of Canada.