Toby Rollo

Toby Rollo is an Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science at Lakehead University. His research spans Canadian Politics, Political Theory, and Decolonial Studies, with a focus on childhood, intergenerational democracy, and colonial pedagogies. He holds a Ph.D. (2015) from the University of Toronto, an M.A. (2007) from the University of Victoria, and a B.A. (Hons) (2006) from the University of British Columbia.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., University of Toronto (2015)
  • M.A., University of Victoria (2007)
  • B.A. (Hons), University of British Columbia (2006)

Rollo’s work interrogates the intersections of childhood studies, democratic theory, and settler colonial critique. He explores how adultism and colonialism shape educational systems, social contracts, and political exclusion. His publications address themes like natality, feral children, and anti-Black racism in historical contexts.

Recent articles emphasize decolonial praxis (2025), critical pedagogy (2024), and intergenerational justice (2023). His work often bridges education, political philosophy, and race studies, with a methodological focus on child-centered frameworks and historical analysis of systemic violence.

He contributes to edited volumes such as Thinking, Childhood, and Time (2020) and SAGE Handbook of Children and Childhood (2020), addressing themes of democratic renewal and childhood as political subjectivity. His email is trollo@lakeheadu.ca.