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EDUCATIONMANAGEMENTPOLITICALSCIENCEPUBLICPOLICYSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONS1960201120122011rossh.paul20112012editedbychristopherstoneyandg.brucedoernLeadershipUnderFireLeader-shipUnderFireHowOttawaSpendsSeptember2011August2011342011Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.mqup.ca.MQUPFALLAninsightfulcommentaryontheleadershipchallengesfacedbyuniversitypresidentsandacomprehensivesurveyofthechanginguniversitylandscape.AcriticalexaminationoftheHarperConservativesscalausteritystrategiesinthewakeofBudget20112012andtheoftenbitterpoliticsofcontinuedminoritygovernment.978-0-7735-3887-049.95ACDN49.95SUS34.00cloth6x9344ppHowOttawaSpends978-0-7735-3918-132.95ACDN32.95AUS21.99paper6x9280ppWhiletheroleoftheuniversitypresidenthasevolveddramaticallyinrecentyearstherecruitmentpoolandselectionprocesshavechangedlittlesincethes.InRossPaulcombinesleadershiptheoryinter-viewswithelevenofCanadasmostsuccessfulpresidentsandthirty-veyearsofpersonalexperiencetoshedlightonthecomplexityandimportanceoflead-ingauniversityandidentiessomeofthecriticalchallengesandopportunitiesfacingCanadianuniversitiestoday.PaulilluminatessomeofthewaysinwhichCanadianuniversitiesareuniqueandusesthesedifferencestomakecleartheimportanceoforganizationalcul-turalandinstitutionaltforleadersconfrontingcriticalacademicissuessuchasacademicleadershipandaccountabilitystudentsuccessandsupportuniver-sityfundingandfund-raisingstrategicplanninggovernmentandcommunityrelationsandinternationalism.Hisanalysisreafrmssomelong-standingpracticeswhilearguingthatchangesarebadlyneededinothers.WhilemuchhasbeenwrittenaboutuniversityleadershipelsewherefocusesonCanadaandsomeofthemenandwomenwhohavemadearealdifferencetothequalityofitspost-secondaryinstitutions.Paulbuildsontheirstoriestoofferusefulperspectivesandadviceatatimewhenthequalityofuniversitieswasnevermorecriticaltothecountryseco-nomicsocialandpoliticalsuccess.hasheldseniorleadershippositionsinfourpost-secondaryinsti-tutionsinthreeCanadianprovincesoverthepastthirty-veyearsincludingtenuresaspresidentofLaurentianandWindsorUniversities.Continuingitstraditionoftimelyandexemplaryscholarshiptheeditionofexaminesnationalpoliticsprioritiesandpolicieswithanemphasisontheausteritymeasuresandbudget-cuttingstrategyoftheHarperConservativegovernmentitalsoincludesananalysisoftheoutcomeofthefederalelectioninMay.LeadingscholarsfromacrossCanadaexamineaneweraoflifeundertheknifeinthecontextoftheHarperagendaafterveyearsinpowerthepartisancalculusofaminorityParliamentandadeepglobalrecessionstillincrisismode.Giventhebudget-relatedpressureforanelectionthebookposesquestionsaboutthedegreetowhichthebudgetagendainvolvesthepoliticalartsoftrimmingfatversusslicingtheporkofpartisanspending.Severalcloselylinkedpoliticalpolicyandspendingrealmsareexaminedincludingeconomicstimulusenvironmentalassessmentenergyandclimatechangehealthcarescienceandtechnologyimmigrationandnorthernstrategyincludingaffordablehousing.RelatedgovernanceissuessuchastheuseofnewmediaregulatorybudgetcutsIndustryCanadaasaneconomicregulatorandfederalcompensationcostsarealsodiscussedindetail.isaprofessorintheSchoolofPublicPolicyandAdministrationatCarletonUniversity.isaprofessorintheSchoolofPublicPolicyandAdministrationatCarletonUniversityandinthePoliticsDepartmentattheUniversityofExeter.LeadershipUnderFireTheChallengingRoleoftheCanadianUniversityPresidentHowOttawaSpendsTrimmingFatorSlicingPorkRossH.PaulChristopherStoneyG.BruceDoern