Centres

Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing

Founded in 1987, Simon Fraser University’s Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing (CCSP) is a University/industry initiative dedicated to the development of publishing in Canada and internationally. Its special focus is on books, magazines and electronic media. The School’s connection to this centre is through the Director, Dr Rowland Lorimer, a CMNS faculty member. The Centre itself is in the Faculty of Arts.

Centre for Policy Research on Science & Technology

Established in 1988, the Centre for Policy Research on Science & Technology (CPROST) engages in research on the relationship between public policy and technology. The Centre brings together practitioners and scholars to study the interaction of advances in science and technology, their implemetation in the marketplace, and their impacts on community and individual interests. Several CMNS faculty members are members of CPROST, including the Director of the Centre, Dr. Richard Smith. CPROST is in the Faculty of Applied Science. [Google Map]

Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities

The Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities (CPCC) grew out of a multi-year project teaching cultural policy at SFU in partnership with local arts and community groups. Since 2012 the CPCC has established eight working groups based on the research and collaborations of its interdisciplinary members. The working groups include the following: Intersectional Research on Indigeneity, Migration and Race; the Politics of Territory, Memory, Cultural Translations; Cultural Policy (the Arts, Community and Civil Spaces); and the Critical, Creative Methodology ("community engagement"/knowledge).