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Biography

Daniel Westlake is a term assistant professor at the School of Public Policy at 91ÅÝܽ. He teaches courses on Canadian politics, quantitative methods, and multiculturalism and immigration policy.

Daniel’s research interests include the development and effects of multiculturalism and immigration policies, competition between left parties in Canadian politics, and diversity and representation in Canadian legislatures. He has published in a number of journals, including the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Party Politics, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, and Canadian Public Policy. Daniel is currently working on a book project examining competition between the Liberals and NDP in Canadian federal politics.

Daniel completed his PhD in political science at the University of British Columbia and has previously held positions at the University of Victoria, Queen’s University, and the University of Saskatchewan.

Research Interests

• Multiculturalism and Immigration Policy
• Party Competition in Canada
• Diversity and Representation in Canadian Legislatures

Publications

Peer Reviewed

Multiculturalism and Immigration Policy

Westlake, Daniel, Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos, and Keith Banting. 2025.  Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 51(11): 2812-2832.

Banting, Keith, Daniel Westlake, and Will Kymlicka. 2022. The Politics of Multiculturalism and Redistribution: Immigration, Accommodation, and Solidarity in Diverse Societies. In Markus Crepaz (Ed.) . Cheltenham and Camberley: Edward Elgar.

Westlake, Daniel. 2020. . Canadian Journal of Political Science. 53(1): 171-188. (Winner of the 2021 John McMenemy Prize for best article in the 2020 Canadian Journal of Political Science).

Westlake, Daniel. 2018  Party Politics. 24(4): 421-433.

Party Competition in Canada

Westlake, Daniel, Larry Savage, and Jonah Butovsky. 2025.  Canadian Journal of Political Science. Online First.

Westlake, Daniel. 2025. Electoral Coalitions and the Working Class: The Case of the Liberal Party. In Jacob Robbins-Kanter, Royce Koop, and Daniel Troup. (Eds.)  UBC Press.

Savage, Larry and Daniel Westlake. 2025.  Labour/Le Travail. 95: 87-120.

Embree, Robert and Daniel Westlake. 2023.  Canadian Journal of Political Science. 56(1): 49-71.

Westlake, Daniel. 2022.  Canadian Journal of Political Science. 55(2): 418-443.

Diversity and Political Representation

Westlake, Daniel and Jacob Robbins-Kanter. 2025.  Canadian Journal of Political Science. 58(1): 219-244.

Other

Pue, Kristen, Daniel Westlake, and Alix Jansen. 2021.  Canadian Public Policy. 47(3): 421-438.

Banting, Keith, Jack H. Nagel, Chelsea Schafer, and Daniel Westlake. 2019. Assessing Performance: National versus Regional Patterns. In Paul J. Quirk (Ed.) . Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

Savage, Larry and Daniel Westlake. 2025.  The Conversation.

Dick, Caroline, Daniel Westlake, and Keith Banting. 2022.  Global Centre for Pluralism.

Pue, Kirsten, Alix J. Jansen, and Daniel Westlake. 2021.  The Conversation.

Westlake, Daniel. 2015.  National Post.

Westlake, Daniel. 2015.  National Post.