Peter Aucoin is recognized as one of the leading theorists on the practice and reform of public administration and governance.
18 Facts About Peter Aucoin
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Peter Aucoin was a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a member of the Order of Canada.
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Peter Aucoin served as an advisor to the Government of Canada as well as provincial and municipal governments.
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Peter Aucoin attended Saint Mary's University High School, and went on to get his Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary's University.
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Peter Aucoin earned his master's degree from Dalhousie University, and his Ph.
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Peter Aucoin worked in an advisory capacity to the Canadian government at federal, provincial, and municipal levels.
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Peter Aucoin was the Science Advisor for the Science Council of Canada, and coordinated research with the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada from 1985 to 1986.
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Peter Aucoin was the director of research for the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing from 1990 to 1991, as well as the Halifax Commission on City Government.
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Peter Aucoin was senior fellow of the Canada School of Public Service.
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Peter Aucoin was called upon several times to be the lead expert witness in court cases relating to election and referendum law, including spending limits on third party election advertising in Canada.
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Peter Aucoin was a member of the board of directors of the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
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From 1995 to 1996, Peter Aucoin was the president of the Canadian Political Science Association.
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Peter Aucoin was previously the vice president of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada.
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Peter Aucoin served on many editorial boards of both Canadian and international academic journals.
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Peter Aucoin co-edited the book series published by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada.
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Peter Aucoin himself was a prolific writer, authoring and editing fifteen books and eighty articles and book chapters.
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Peter Aucoin's article "Administrative Reform in Public Management: Paradigms, Principles, Paradoxes and Pendulums" in the journal Governance is a highly cited and seminal article describing New Public Management reforms.
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On March 21,2011, the journal Governance published what would be Peter Aucoin's last published article in which he identified and described a new approach to governing he labelled New Political Governance.