Assistant Professor, Dept of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University
Dr. Chris Hurl is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University in Montréal, Canada. His research investigates the politics of knowledge production in public service delivery.
Consulting firms are the 'shadow public service' managing the response to COVID-19
Nov 13, 2021 07:48 am UTC| Business
In March 2020, as governments were implementing lockdown mandates at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the consulting firm McKinsey made a call to someone in the Ontario premiers office. Soon after, the firm was put in...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight