Faculty and staff

Dr. Noah S. Schwartz is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley. His scholarship focuses on advocacy groups, social movements, and firearms policy in Canada and the United States. His research interests include group politics and social movements; the politics of narrative and memory; the theories of the policy process; and firearms policy.

Noah is a firm believer that engaged scholarship means bridging the gap between academics and the general public, and a strong commitment to teaching excellence.

He is the author of On Target: Gun Culture, Storytelling & the NRA, as well as several journal articles and op-eds.

PhD Political Science – Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

MSc Defence, Development and Diplomacy – Durham University, Durham, UK

BA Global Politics – Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

POSC 100 – Introduction to Political Science

POSC 330 – International Human Rights

Public Policy, advocacy groups & social movements, firearms policy, rural politics.

Books

On Target: Gun Culture, Storytelling, and the NRA. University of Toronto Press. 2022

Schwartz, N.S. (2022). “Social Identity”. In P. Ballamingie & D. Szanto (Eds.), Showing Theory to Know Theory: Understanding social science concepts through illustrative vignettes. Showing Theory Press.

Journal Articles

"Called to arms: the NRA, the gun culture & women”. Critical Policy Studies, 15(1): 74-80. 2019. 10.1080/19460171.2019.1697892.

“Guns in the North: Assessing the Impact of Social Identity on Firearms Advocacy in Canada”. Politics & Policy. 49 (3): 795-818. DOI: 10.1111/polp.12412.

“Aiming for Success: Towards a Systematic and Evidence-Based Evaluation Framework for Proposed Firearm Policies”. World Affairs. Published online June 19, 2022. doi.org/10.1177/00438200221107412.

Editorials

On gun control, Liberals opt for wedge politics over actual change. June 01, 2022. The National Post.

How to fight gun crime in Montreal and win. October 11, 2021. The Montreal Gazette.

Proposed Canadian gun bill will create U.S.-style patchwork of firearms laws. March 31, 2021. The Conversation Canada.

 “Is the assault weapon buyback a misguided idea?”, January 28, 2020. Toronto Star.