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A diversity of people contribute to POLIS as researchers, support staff, students, and advisors. POLIS Principal and Founder 
POLIS Researchers in Discussionis Michael M'Gonigle, who held the Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy until his retirement from the University of Victoria. Ongoing organizational development is headed by our Co-Directors, Kelly Bannister and Oliver Brandes. Key staff includes Laura Brandes, Communications Director for the POLIS Water Sustainability Project.
Laura Brandes began work at the POLIS Project in early 2011, bringing her expertise as a writer, editor, and science...
Dr Kelly Bannister is Co-Director (with Oliver Brandes) of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance and a Research Associate ...
Oliver M Brandes joined the POLIS Project in 2003 to lead the Water Sustainability Project. He is a political...
BA Hon (British Columbia) 1969; MSc (Econ) (London School of Economics) 1970; LLB (Toronto) 1976; LLM (Yale) 1979; ...
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Dr Kelly Bannister is Co-Director of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance and has been a Research Associate since 2000. She applies her background in Ethnobiology to policy development,...
Dr Kelly Bannister is Co-Director of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance and has been a Research Associate since 2000. She applies her background in Ethnobiology to policy development,...
Oliver M. Brandes is an economist and lawyer by training and a trans-disciplinarian by design. He serves as Co-Director of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, based at the University of...
David R Boyd is an environmental lawyer, author, and Trudeau Scholar at the University of British Columbia, where his research focuses on the right to a healthy environment. He recently spent a...
Dr Rod Dobell has been involved with POLIS since its beginnings in 2000 and previously with the Eco-Research Chair. He completed his PhD in economics at MIT and taught economic theory at Harvard...
Dr Jon O'Riordan is a former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management in the British Columbia Provincial Government. He has completed 35 years in the public service,...
Dr Bradley Bryan is a lawyer in Victoria who works in the area of environmental and health law, as well as on various social justice issues. He is a former SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the...
Dr Andrew Wender is a former research associate at POLIS, working with Michael M’Gonigle on a book project involving Green Legal Theory. In February 2006, Andrew defended his...
Louise Takeda is a Research Affiliate with the POLIS Project and currently works for the Ministry of Environment. She was a visiting researcher at POLIS from September 2004-2012 while completing...
Dr. Stephen Tyler first joined the POLIS community as member of the Board of the Polis Foundation and has been associated with the POLIS Project since 2007. He contributes support and advice to...
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