FAIRBAIRN, Brett 1959-

PERSONAL: Born April 29, 1959, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; son of Clarence Bertram (a journalist) and Eva Evelyn (a journalist, legal secretary, and homemaker; maiden name, Hurlbert) Fairbairn; married Norma Braul (a businessperson), August 20, 1983; children: Catherine Naomi, Elena Kirstin, David Thomas. Ethnicity: "Canadian." Education: University of Saskatchewan, B.A., 1981; Oxford University, B.A. (with first class honors), 1984, D.Phil., 1988. Politics: Social Democrat. Religion: Christian.

ADDRESSES: Home—Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Office—Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan, 101 Diefenbaker Pl., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B8, Canada; fax: 306-966-8517. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, began as assistant professor, became professor of history, 1986—, director of graduate studies in history, 1996-99, director of Centre for the Study of Cooperatives, 2000—. Community Health Services Association of Saskatoon; president, 1991-92; Government of Saskatchewan, special advisor to department of post-secondary education, 1996; Saskatchewan Archives Board, chair, 1997—.

MEMBER: Canadian Historical Association, German Studies Association, Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (president, 1991-92), Saskatchewan Environmental Society (member of board of directors, 1994-96).

AWARDS, HONORS: Alexander von Humboldt fellow, 1998.

WRITINGS:

Building a Dream: The Co-operative Retailing System in Western Canada, 1928-1988, Prairie Books (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada), 1989.

(With June Bold, Murray Fulton, and others) Cooperatives and Community Development: Economics in Social Perspective, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada), 1991.

(Editor, with Harold Baker and James Draper) Dignity and Growth: Citizen Participation in Social Change, Detselig Press (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), 1991.

Democracy in the Undemocratic State: The German Reichstag Elections of 1898-1903, University of Toronto Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1997. (Editor, with Ian MacPherson and Nora Russell) Canadian Co-operatives in the Year 2000: Memory, Mutual Aid, and the Millennium, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada), 2000.

Editor, Canadian Journal of History, 1988-95; member of editorial cooperative, NeWest Review, 1988-98.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A profile of Federated Cooperatives Ltd., research on cooperatives and social cohesion in Canada; research on the history of the cooperative movement in Germany.

SIDELIGHTS: Brett Fairbairn once told CA: "Most of my research is inspired by the desire to understand historical roots of democracy, popular participation, and social movements. In addition I am active in extension education, consulting, and policy development regarding cooperatives and community development, which further informs my research."