Shinder P.S. Purewal
Shinder joined Kwantlen to pursue his post-secondary education in the social sciences. He specialises in comparative politics of development and Canadian politics. His special interests include ethnic and religious movements in South Asia, ethnic and multicultural politics in Canada, and relations between developed and developing countries. He is the author of Sikh Ethnonationalism and the Political Economy of the Punjab (New Delhi, Oxford University Press: 2000). His journal publications include "Religion, Violence and Security in South Asia" (2001) Punjab Journal of Politics, XXV (2): 17-29 and "Uniculturalism, Biculturalism or Multiculturalism: A Canadian Debate" (2001) Punjab Journal of Politics, XXV (1): 17-27. His current research focuses on ethnic politics in urban Canada. Shinder teaches Canadian Government & Politics, Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to International Relations, Municipal Politics, and British Columbia Government and Politics.
