Trevor W. Harrison is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Lethbridge and former director of the Parkland Institute, a policy think tank located at the University of Alberta. Known for his wide-ranging interests, he is the author, editor, or co-editor of ten academic books. These include Of Passionate Intensity: Right-Wing Populism and the Reform Party of Canada (1995); The Trojan Horse (1995); The Return of the Trojan Horse (2005); Twenty-First Century Japan (2008); Against Orthodoxy: Studies in Nationalism (2011); Prairie Bohemian: The Life in Music of Frank Gay (2015); and, most recently, Anger and Angst: Jason Kenney's Legacy and Alberta's Right (2023). He is also the author of a book of poetry, Another Voice (Friesen Press, 2016). In recognition of his multiple achievements over the course of his career, he was the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Academic Award from the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations.
