Reza Hasmath (Ph.D., Cambridge) is a Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta, Executive Director of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Civil Society.

He has held faculty positions in management, sociology, and political science at the Universities of Toronto, Melbourne, and Oxford, and has worked for and advised global think tanks, consultancies, development agencies, and social organizations. His training spans philosophy, public policy, international studies and diplomacy, social and political sciences, and various East Asian and European languages.

His award-winning research addresses four major themes: 

1. Ethnic minorities and integration: Examining life course experiences, labour market outcomes, and public policy responses in comparative global contexts.

2. Authoritarianism, governance and civil society: Analyzing state-society relationships, policy experimentation, NGO development, and citizenship construction in China, with implications for understanding authoritarian resilience and adaptation.

3. China’s global re-emergence: Assessing China’s role in international development, foreign relations with Western jurisdictions, and the internationalization of Chinese actors in global civil society.

4. Global sustainability and ESG governance: Evaluating corporate sustainability practices, reporting standards, philanthropic trends, and evolving environmental and social governance principles.