Stephen Azzi

Stephen Azzi is a Professor of History at Carleton University with a cross-appointment in the Political Management program. He holds degrees from Carleton (B.A.), Ottawa (M.A.), and Waterloo (Ph.D.). His research focuses on Canadian political leadership, US-Canada relations, and economic/cultural nationalism. He is accepting graduate students in history, specializing in supervision of topics related to Canadian prime ministership and international relations.

Teaching interests include prime ministerial leadership, governance institutions, strategic communications, and US foreign policy analysis. His work emphasizes the intersection of Canadian domestic politics with transnational dynamics.

Recent publications analyze Canadian-American relations through case studies of key prime ministers (e.g., Pearson, Diefenbaker, St-Laurent) and explore themes like anti-Americanism, economic sovereignty, and institutional governance. His book Reconcilable Differences: A History of Canada–US Relations (2015) remains a seminal work in the field.

Research trends highlight critical evaluations of Canadian leadership effectiveness, comparative prime minister rankings, and the paradoxes of Canadian nationalism in global contexts. He frequently collaborates with scholars like Norman Hillmer on transnational policy analyses.