The Innis-Gérin Medal is an award of the

Royal Society of Canada The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...

for a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the

social sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soci ...

. It was established in 1966 and is given biennially. The award is named in honor of

Harold Innis Harold Adams Innis (November 5, 1894 – November 9, 1952) was a Canadian professor of political economy at the University of Toronto and the author of seminal works on media, communication theory, and Canadian economic history. He helped devel ...

and

Léon Gérin Léon Gérin (; May 17, 1863 – January 15, 1951) was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and sociologist. Born in Quebec City, Canada East, the son of Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, Gérin studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet before receiving a law degre ...

Winners

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Royal Society of Canada
* 2020 -

Nancy Turner Nancy Jean Turner (born 1947) is a notable North American ethnobiologist, originally qualified in botany, who has done extensive research work with the indigenous peoples of British Columbia, the results of which she has documented in a number ...

, FRSC * 2018 -

Jennifer Clapp Jennifer Ann Clapp (born December 6, 1963) is a Canadian political economist. She is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo. Education Clapp earned her Bachelor of Arts in ...

* 2016 -

John A. Hall John A. Hall (born 1949) is the James McGill Emeritus Professor of Comparative Historical Sociology at McGill University, Montreal. He is the author or editor of over 30 books. Education and Previous Posts Hall graduated from the Oxford Univer ...

, FRSC * 2014 - Janine Brodie, FRSC * 2014 -

John McGarry John McGarry, OC (born 1957) is a political scientist from Northern Ireland. He was born in Belfast and grew up in Ballymena, County Antrim. He is currently Professor of Political Studies and Canada Research Chair in Nationalism and Democracy a ...

, FRSC * 2011 - Georges Dionne, FRSC * 2007 -

Gilbert Laporte Gilbert Laporte is a full professor of operations research at HEC Montréal. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Distribution Management. Laporte has been awarded the Order of Canada and the Innis-Gérin Medal. Education Laporte earned a bac ...

* 2003 - Richard E. Tremblay, MSRC * 2001 - Byron P. Rourke, FRSC * 1999 - Rodolphe De Koninck, MSRC * 1997 - Norman S. Endler * 1995 - Albert Legault, MSRC * 1991 - Thérèse Gouin-Décarie, MSRC * 1989 -

Albert Faucher Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert ...

, MSRC * 1987 - Anthony D. Scott, FRSC * 1985 -

Bruce G. Trigger Bruce Graham Trigger (June 18, 1937 – December 1, 2006) was a Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and ethnohistorian. He was appointed the James McGill Professor at McGill University in 2001. Life Born in Preston, Ontario (now part of ...

, FRSC * 1983 - Malcolm C. Urquhart, FRSC * 1981 -

H. Gordon Skilling Harold Gordon Skilling (February 28, 1912 – March 2, 2001) was a Canadian political scientist, known for his expertise on the history of Czechoslovakia and support for the Charter 77 dissident movement. Born in Toronto in 1912, Skilling received ...

, FRSC * 1979 - Marc-Adélard Tremblay, MSRC * 1977 -

Harry G. Johnson Harry Gordon Johnson, (26 May 1923 – 9 May 1977) was a Canadians, Canadian economist who studied topics such as international trade and international finance. Nobel laureate James Tobin said about him: "For the economics profession throughou ...

* 1975 - Noël Mailloux * 1973 -

Jean-Charles Falardeau Jean-Charles Falardeau (1914-1989) was a Canadian sociologist. He was a professor at Université Laval and then President of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec in 1962. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Académie des Sc ...

* 1971 -

Jacques Henripin Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

* 1969 - Alexander Brady, FRSC * 1968 -

Esdras Minville Esdras Minville (November 7, 1896 in Grande-Vallée – December 9, 1975) was a Canadian writer, economist and sociologist. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Université de Montréal, and was the first French-Can ...

* 1967 - W.A. Mackintosh, FRSC

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Innis-Gerin Medal Canadian non-fiction literary awards 1967 establishments in Canada Awards established in 1967 Royal Society of Canada Science writing awards Social sciences awards Harold Innis

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