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Debra Thompson

Affiliation

McGill University

Academy or College

College of New Scholars

Year Elected

2022

Debra Thompson, Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies, is an internationally recognized expert on the comparative politics of race. Her research focuses on the relationships among race, the state, public policy, and inequality in Canada and beyond. She is the author of the award-winning book, The Schematic State: Race, Transnationalism, and the Politics of the Census (2016) and The Long Road Home: On Blackness and Belonging (2022).

Debra Thompson, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l’inégalité raciale dans les sociétés démocratiques, est une experte de renommée internationale en comparaison des politiques raciales. Ses recherches portent sur les relations entre la race, l’État, les politiques publiques et les inégalités au Canada et ailleurs. Elle est l’auteure d’un livre primé, The Schematic State: Race, Transnationalism, and the Politics of the Census (2016) et de The Long Road Home: On Blackness and Belonging (2022).