Dr. Hueglin has been professor of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier since 1985. He received degrees from St Gall University in Switzerland and Konstanz University in Germany. He has held research fellowships at the European University Institute in Florence Italy, at Mannheim Centre for European Social Research in Germany and most recently at the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy in Perth, Western Australia. In 2009/10, he was Wilfrid Laurier research professor.
Dr. Hueglin’s three most recent book publications are: ‘Comparative Federalism: a Systematic Inquiry’; ‘Classical Debates for the 21st Century: Rethinking Political Thought’, and ‘We all Giggled: a Bourgeois Family Memoir’.
His main research focus lies in the fields of comparative federalism and federalism theory. Of particular interest is a comparison of Canada and the European Union as two federal systems in which governance depends more on inter-government collaboration and agreement than on a clear division of powers.
Leanne’s passion for local history has taken many forms. She is a former chair of Heritage Guelph, a founding member of the Guelph and Wellington branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and she currently sits on the board of the Guelph Historical Society. Leanne has a degree in history from McMaster University, and has worked in the publishing business as a writer and editor. Her area of interest and expertise is architectural history.
The opportunity to work on the reproduction of David Allan’s 1939 book “About Guelph: Its Early Days and Later” was a once in a lifetime opportunity for Leanne and gave her a unique glimpse into the man who produced the original work and his love of our community. In the previous year, Leanne partnered with two retired Guelph Mercury crime reporters to write and design “Fingerprints Through Time: A History of Guelph Police.” Through these experiences, Leanne gained an appreciation of the many unique and captivating stories about Guelph over the last 180 years.
Leanne is a city councillor and works full time at the University of Guelph. She is a former school board trustee of the Upper Grand District School Board. Leanne currently chairs the city’s planning, building, engineering and environment committee, and is also a member of the board of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre and the Guelph Junction Railway.