Dominique Clément


Dominique Clément is a Canadian historical sociologist. He is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta. In 2018, he was named a member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists for his research into human rights and the nonprofit sector in Canada.
He is the former Managing Editor of the Canadian Review of Sociology and Associate Editor for the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Sociological Association, Canadian Historical Association, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Committee on Women's and Gender History, John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights and the Centre for Constitutional Studies.

Early life and education

Clément was born in 1975. He earned his PhD at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His dissertation was titled: "Rights in the age of protest: a history of the human rights and civil liberties movement in Canada, 1962-1982."

Career

Clément has received distinctions for research, community engagement, and teaching. In 2009, he received the John Porter Memorial Book Prize for his book Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change, 1937-1982. In 2016, his book Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia's Human Rights State, 1953-84 was a finalist for the Canada Prize in the Social Sciences. Equality Deferred also received the Clio Book Award by the Canadian Historical Association and was shortlisted for a book award by the Canadian Political Science. In recognition of his research into the history of social movements and human rights, Clément was elected to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in 2018.

Publications

Debating Rights Inflation in Canada: A Sociology of Human Rights Human Rights in Canada: A History Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia's Human Rights State Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change. Translated and published by Akashi Press.Debating Dissent: Canada and the Sixties Alberta's Human Rights Story People's Citizenship Guide: A Response to Conservative Canada edited by Adele Perry and Esyllt Jones
  • ''The Academy as Community: A Manual of Best Practices for Meeting the Needs of New Scholars''