I received my PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University in 1999. I also hold a Diplôme d’études approfondies in Comparative Politics from the University of Paris, and a Master of Arts degree in French Literature from McMaster University.

Prior to joining Laurier, I taught in the Political Science Department at the University of Utah (2000-2003). Before that, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California (1999-2000).

I am interested in international political economy, international relations theory, and international organizations. Within international political economy, I focus on the politics of trade. Conceptually, I research the intersection of cultural claims with the economic mandates of international organizations. How does the World Trade Organization accommodate concerns about culture industries? How does the World Intellectual Property Organization respond to requests by indigenous communities to integrate traditional knowledge? How do international organizations whose mandates overlap interact with each other? Related to this larger research program, I have an interest in cultural diplomacy.

I am interested in supervising MA and PhD students in international political economy with an interest in international trade or the interplay of international organizations. I would also be happy to work with students researching constructivist international relations theory; identity politics; and culture and global governance.

• “Limits to Deep Integration: Canada between the EU and the US,” Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Special Issue on the Politics of Deep Integration 30 (5-6)(2018): 549-566.
• “Bringing Indigenous Goals and Concerns into the Progressive Trade Agenda,” Report prepared for 2017 SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant 872-2016-1015.
• “NAFTA 2.0: Whither the Cultural Exemption?” International Journal 72(4)(2017): 563-571.
• Goff, P. “Cultural Diplomacy,” Oxford Bibliographies in International Relations, Ed. Patrick James (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017).
• Goff, P. “The Museum as a Transnational Actor,” Arts and International Affairs 2(1)(2016): 117-140.
• Goff, P. “Canadian Trade Negotiations in an Era of Deep Integration,” Centre for International Governance Innovation Papers No. 88 (2016).
• Goff, P. “Public Diplomacy at the Global Level: The Alliance of Civilizations as a Community of Practice,” Cooperation and Conflict 50(3) (2015): 402-417.
• Goff, P. “The Environmental Goods Agreement: A Piece of the Puzzle,” Centre for International Governance Innovation Papers No. 72 (2015).
• “Public diplomacy at the global level: The Alliance of Civilizations as a community of practice,”
  Cooperation and Conflict, Special Issue on Diplomacy and Practice Theory 50(3) (2015): 402-417.
• Goff, P. “The Trade in Services Agreement: Plurilateral Progress or Game-Changing Gamble?” Centre for International Governance Innovation Papers No. 53 (2015).