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Public Administration

Dr. Tamara Krawchenko

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Associate Professor

Public Administration

Status:
On leave until September 2026
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Credentials:
PhD (Carleton), MPA, BA
Area(s) of expertise:
Comparative public policy, regional development, sustainability transitions, industrial policy, research methods
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About

Dr. Tamara Krawchenko is an internationally recognized scholar, policy expert, and institution-builder whose work spans comparative public policy, regional development, and sustainability transitions. Her expertise centres on how governance and public institutions shape the everyday realities of communities and regions, with particular attention to rural, remote and Indigenous communities and the territorial politics of decarbonization.
 
She leads the Developing Regions Lab, which advances place-based approaches to economic transformation, just and inclusive energy transitions, and territorial development in Canada and internationally.  She serves as Strategic Research Lead with the CFREF-funded Accelerating Community Energy Transformation Initiative, as an expert member of the Canadian Climate Institute’s Clean Growth Panel, as a Board Member of Ecotrust Canada and Chairs UVic’s Local Governance Hub.
 
Dr. Krawchenko has led major programs of research in more than a dozen countries on regional development policies, sustainability transitions, Indigenous economic development, industrial policy, and the governance of land use. Her work on rural and regional policy, territorial inequalities, and just transitions has informed national and subnational strategies in Canada, Europe, and beyond. Dr. Krawchenko regularly advises governments and international organisations, including through research with the OECD, the Council of Europe and the World Bank.
 
She holds a PhD in Public Policy and Political Economy from Carleton University, and an MPA and a bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science from Dalhousie University. Across her career, she has focused on integrating academic research with policy design and implementation to strengthen community well‑being.

Research interests

  • Political economy and economic geography
  • Comparative public policy
  • Land use planning and strategic spatial planning
  • Community and economic development
  • Territorial development policies (regional, rural, urban)
  • Industrial policy
  • Transportation and infrastructure policy
  • Research methods and philosophy of social sciences