Dominique Clément is a Professor of Sociology at the

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and a member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. He is a

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historical sociologist who specializes in human rights and social movements including the use of digital tools for research in the humanities and social sciences. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Departments o
History and Classics
as well a
Educational Policy Studies
at the

and th
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
at Dalhousie University. He has also been a visiting scholar at the

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in Australia
Beijing Normal University
in China
KU-Leuven University
in Belgium, and

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in Ireland. Clément is the founder and creator o
Canada's Human Rights History
which is a popular teaching and research portal on the history of human rights in Canada. Hi
Facebook
(HistoryOfRights) an
Twitter
(@HistoryOfRights) sites explore current affairs in human rights and social movements in Canada. He was the Principal Investigator of
SSHRC
funded national research team that included numerous community partners engaged in an examination of the relationship between public funding and the non-profit sector in Canada
State Funding for Social Movements
One of the major deliverables of this project was a
archive
an
searchable public database
of government grants to NGOs since the 1960s.

Biography

Clément earned his B.A. (Honours) from Queen's University at Kingston, a Master of Arts from

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...

, and his PhD from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the

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and the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary insti ...

. Clément is a public intellectual whose work has been profiled on radio, television and print media including the CBC,

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, Edmonton Journal and the

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. He is the author of award-winning books including ''Canada’s Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change'' (UBC Press, 2008)
reprinted in Japanese by Akashi Press
, ''Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia’s Human Rights State'' (UBC Press, 2014), ''Human Rights in Canada: A History'' (WLU Press, 2016), and ''Debating Rights Inflation: A Sociology of Human Rights (WLU Press, 2018).'' He is also the co-editor for ''Alberta's Human Rights Story'' (John Humphrey Centre, 2012) and ''Debating Dissent: Canada and the Sixties'' (University of Toronto Press, 2012). Clément is the author of numerous articles on

human rights Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...

social movements A social movement is a loosely organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular goal, typically a social or political one. This may be to carry out a social change, or to resist or undo one. It is a type of group action and ma ...

, immigration policy, public finances, the

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Freedom of information Freedom of information is freedom of a person or people to publish and consume information. Access to information is the ability for an individual to seek, receive and impart information effectively. This sometimes includes "scientific, Indigeno ...

law, national security and

counter-terrorism Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or ...

policy, legal history, labour history, and women’s history. Clément has consulted for the

Canadian Human Rights Commission The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) was established in 1977 by the government of Canada. It is empowered under the ''Canadian Human Rights Act'' to investigate and to try to settle complaints of discrimination in employment and in the pr ...

, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the Canadian Heritage Information Network. He is a former board member of the

Canadian Civil Liberties Association The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA; french: Association Canadienne des Libertés Civiles) is a nonprofit organization in Canada devoted to the defence of civil liberties and constitutional rights.Dominique ClementCase Study: Canadian ...

Centre for Constitutional Studies
th
Canadian Committee on Women’s History

John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights is a human rights education organization headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. It is one of the few human rights education organizations in Canada. It was founded in 1998 in honour of John Humphrey ...

Association for Canadian StudiesL’Institut d’études canadiennes de l’Université de l’Alberta

Canadian Committee on Labour History The Canadian Historical Association (CHA; French ''Société historique du Canada'', SHC) is a Canadian organization founded in 1922 for the purposes of promoting historical research and scholarship. It is a bilingual, not-for-profit, charitable o ...

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is an autonomous, non-partisan charitable society that seeks to "promote, defend, sustain, and extend civil liberties and human rights." It works towards achieving this purpose through l ...

and the

Canadian Historical Association The Canadian Historical Association (CHA; French ''Société historique du Canada'', SHC) is a Canadian organization founded in 1922 for the purposes of promoting historical research and scholarship. It is a bilingual, not-for-profit, charitable o ...

. Clément has served as an Associate Editor for th
Canadian Review of Sociology
and on the editorial board for th
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association
He is a Research Affiliate with th
Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society
as well as a Co-Investigator with th
Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition
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Publications

* ''Debating Rights Inflation in Canada: A Sociology of Human Rights'' (2018,

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) * ''Human Rights in Canada: A History'' (2016,

) * ''Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia’s Human Rights State'' (2014,

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) * ''Canada’s Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change'' (2008,

). Translated and Published b
Akashi Press
* ''Debating Dissent: Canada and the Sixties'' (2012,

University of Toronto Press The University of Toronto Press is a Canadian university press founded in 1901. Although it was founded in 1901, the press did not actually publish any books until 1911. The press originally printed only examination books and the university cale ...

) * ''Alberta's Human Rights Story'' (2012,

) * ''People's Citizenship Guide: A Response to Conservative Canada edited by Adele Perry and Esyllt Jones'' (2012
ARP Books
* ''The Academy as Community: A Manual of Best Practices for Meeting the Needs of New Scholars'' (2004
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

External links

OpenCanada Data Portal announces State Funding for Social Movements databaseThe Royal Society of Canada announces 2018 Fellows and Members

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and its Members have elected this year’s new Fellows, and named the incoming class of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Canada's Human Rights HistoryState Funding for Social Movements

Detailed biography and list of publications

Dominique Clément interview on TV Rogers on the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics

Dominique Clément debates Pearl Elidais on CBC's The 180 on rights inflation

Joseph Brean. “The dark side of ‘rights inflation': Why activists should ‘reject the impulse to frame all grievances as human rights‘.” National Post, 1 June 2015.
* Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Canada's Rights Revolution

Equality Deferred

Human Rights in CanadaState Funding for Social Movements
database
Technology for Archival Research

Honours

Clément was elected to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in 2018. He was awarded the John Porter Traditional of Excellence Book Award from th
Canadian Sociological Association
for ''Canada’s Rights Revolution''. His book, ''Equality Deferred'', was awarded the

Clio Book Prize and an Honourable Mention for th
Canadian Law and Society Association
book award (it was also a finalist for th
Canada Prize
in Social Sciences and shortlisted for the Donald V. Smiley award from the

Canadian Political Science Association The Canadian Political Science Association (french: Association canadienne de science politique) is an organization of political scientists in Canada. It is a bilingual organization and publishes the bilingual journal ''Canadian Journal of Politic ...

). Another book, ''Human Rights in Canada'', was a finalist for th
INDIE Book Awards
In 2014, 2017, and 2022 he was awarded the Faculty of Arts Research Award at the

and, in 2018, he was awarded the Bill Meloff Memorial Teaching Award at the University of Alberta.

References

Biography on HistoryOfRights.caOpen Canada

Canada's Rights Revolution
[i

Equality Deferred

Human Rights in Canada

Debating Rights Inflation

Department of Sociology Faculty page

Canadian Civil Liberties Association
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