CAIRNS, (Hugh) Alan C(raig) 1930-

PERSONAL:

Born March 2, 1930, in Galt, Ontario, Canada; son of Hugh and Lily (Crawford) Cairns; children: Lynn Marie, Wendy Louise, Elaine Barbara. Education: University of Toronto, B.A., 1953, M.A., 1957; St. Antony's College, Oxford, D.Phil., 1963. Hobbies and other interests: Golf, theater.

ADDRESSES:

Home—43-139 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada M2L 6L1.

CAREER:

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, instructor, 1960-63, assistant professor, 1963-66, professor of political science, 1971-95, Brenda and David McLean Professor of Canadian Studies, 1993-95, professor emeritus, 1995—, department chair, 1973-80; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, John Willis Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, 1995-96; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, professor in Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Chair, 1997-98; York University, Downsview, Ontario, Canada, John T. Saywell Visiting Professor, 1999-2000; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, adjunct professor, 2000. Memorial University of Newfoundland, visiting professor, 1970-71; University of Edinburgh, visiting professor of Canadian studies, 1977-78; Harvard University, Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies, 1982-83; University of British Columbia, holder of Walter S. Owen Chair. Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada, research director for institutions.

MEMBER:

International Political Science Association (member of council, 1976-79), Canadian Political Science Association (president, 1976-77), Royal Society of Canada (fellow).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977; President's Medal for best scholarly article in social sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1977; Canada Council, Molson Prize, 1982, Killam research fellow, 1989-91; Canadian Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies, 1994; LL.D., Carleton University, 1994, University of Toronto, 1996, and University of British Columbia, 1998; created officer, Order of Canada, 1998.

WRITINGS:

Prelude to Imperialism: British Reactions to Central African Society, 1840-1890, 1965.

(With others) A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, and Educational Needs and Policies, Volume 1, 1966.

Constitution, Government, and Society in Canada: Selected Essays by Alan C. Cairns, 1988.

Disruptions: Constitutional Struggles from the Charter to Meech Lake, 1991.

Charter versus Federalism: The Dilemmas of Constitutional Reform, 1992.

Reconfigurations: Canadian Citizenship and Constitutional Change, 1995.

Citizens Plus: Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State, University of British Columbia Press (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), 2000.

Contributor to scholarly journals.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal, spring, 2002, Marc Hanvelt, review of Citizens Plus: Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State, p. 140.

Canadian Woman Studies, spring, 2002, Kristin Burnett, review of Citizens Plus, p. 230.