Peer-Reviewed
Johnston, Regan M., Anwar Sheluchin, and Clifton van der Linden. 2020. “Evidence of exacerbated gender inequality in childcare obligations in Canada and Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Politics & Gender 3: 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X20000574.
Sheluchin, Anwar, Regan M. Johnston, and Clifton van der Linden. 2020. “Public responses
to policy change: The case of mask adoption in Canada during COVID-19.” Canadian Public Policy/Analyse de politiques 46, no. S2: 119-126. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2020-089.
Book Chapters
Porter, Tony, and Anwar Sheluchin. 2022. “Canada and global financial governance in a troubled global order.” In: Carment, D., Macdonald, L., Paltiel, J. (eds) Canada and Great Power Competition: Canada and International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04368-0_6.
Sheluchin, Anwar, and Tony Porter. 2021. “Business and financial regulation.” In Kellow, A., Porter, T., Ronit, K. (eds) Handbook of Business and Public Policy. UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Popular Press
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2025. Interviewed on “The Courtney Theriault Show.” 29 January. [Meme Coins and the Trump Effect]
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2025. “$Trump and $Melania crypto tokens illustrate the risks posed by trendy meme coins.” The Conversation Canada, 28 January. URL: https://theconversation.
Freiman, Ori and Anwar Sheluchin. 2024. Bank of Canada put pause on a digital Canadian dollar, but now it needs to talk about it. The Toronto Star. URL: https://www.thestar.com/
Freiman, Ori, Anwar Sheluchin, Jordan Mansell and John McAndrews. 2024. “Is a central bank digital currency really so loonie?” The Globe and Mail, 11 September. URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-is-a-central-bank-digital-currency-really-so-loonie/
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2023. Interviewed on “Weekends with Scott Shantz.” 980 CKNW. 17 December. [Canadians have serious trust issues when it comes to a CBDC]
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2023. “Canadians have serious trust issues when it comes to a central bank digital currency.” The Conversation Canada, December 11. URL: https://theconversation.com/ca
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2020. Interviewed on “The Morning Buzz.” Spice Radio 1200 AM. CJRJ. 10 July. [Cash and the coronavirus]
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2020. “Cash and the coronavirus: COVID-19 is changing our relationship with money.” The Conversation Canada, July 7. URL: https://theconversation.com/cash-and-the-coronavirus-covid-19-is-changing-our-relationship-with-money-138774
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2020. “A national digital currency has serious privacy implications.” The Conversation Canada, February 5. URL: https://theconversation.com/a-national-digital-currency-has-serious-privacy-implications-130520
van der Linden, Clifton, Vass Bednar, and Anwar Sheluchin. 2020. “Canada must look beyond STEM and diversify its AI workforce.” Policy Options, January 29. URL: https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/january-2020/canada-must-look-beyond-stem-and-diversify-its-ai-workforce/
Conference and workshop presentations
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2026. “Understanding Canadian Parliamentary Discourse on Cryptocurrency.” Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Ottawa, ON: 3 June. Download Presentation
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2026. “Institutional adoption and public acceptance of digital technologies” Conference on Policy Process Research. Bern, Switzerland: 23 January. Download Presentation
Davidson, Adrienne and Anwar Sheluchin. 2026. “Making the First Move: The Learning Dynamics of Policy Innovation for Nascent Policy Issues” Conference on Policy Process Research. Bern, Switzerland: 22 January.
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2025. “Lightning talk on CryptoCommons.ca, a public database tracking Canadian politicians’ positions on digital currencies.” Future of Finance Summit. Toronto, ON: 9 September. Download Presentation
Sheluchin, Anwar, Jordan Mansell, John McAndrews, Ori Freiman and Cliff van der Linden. 2025. “The Impact of Framing and Elite Cues on Public Attitudes: The Case of Central Bank Digital Currencies.” Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, ON: 5 June. Download Presentation
Mansell, Jordan, Anwar Sheluchin, John McAndrews and Cliff van der Linden. 2025. “Risk Bias: Perceptions of General Purpose AI in Technology Optimists and Pessimists.” Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, ON: 4 June.
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2024. “The Niche Appeal: Political Endorsements of Cryptocurrency as a Strategic Demonstration of Issue Ownership” Presented at Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, Montreal, QC: 13 June.
Freiman, Ori, Anwar Sheluchin, Jordan Mansell, John McAndrews and Clifton van der Linden. 2024. “The Digital Canadian Dollar: A Survey Experiment on Democratic Risks and Public Trust” Presented at Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, Montreal, QC: 14 June.
McAndrews, John, Ori Freiman, Jordan Mansell, Anwar Sheluchin and Clifton van der Linden. 2024. “Unpacking public attitudes about CBDCs” Presented at Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, Montreal, QC: 14 June.
McAndrews, John, Clifton van der Linden, Anwar Sheluchin, Alex Beyer and Allison Leanage. 2023. “The role of candidates’ socio-demographic characteristics in voter decision making.” Presented at American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA: 1 September. Non-presenting co-author.
Bird, Karen, Clifton van der Linden and Anwar Sheluchin. 2022. “Making Sense of the Affinity Vote in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election.” Presented at American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC: 17 September. Non-presenting co-author.
—. 2022. “Making Sense of the Affinity Vote in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election.” Presented at Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, virtual: 30 May. Download Presentation
van der Linden, Clifton, Anwar Sheluchin and Alex Beyer. 2022. “Partisan Wedges in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election: Evidence from a Large-Scale Conjoint Experiment.” Presented at Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, virtual: 30 May.
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2021. “Public responses to pandemic policy interventions: a survey of findings from the COVID-19 Monitor project.” Digital Society Lab. Research In Progress Seminar Series, McMaster University. Hamilton, ON: 10 February.
Porter, Tony and Anwar Sheluchin. 2021. “Canada and global financial governance in a troubled global order.” Presented at Canada Among Nations 2021 Workshop, Carleton University.
Savoie, Justin and Anwar Sheluchin. 2021. “Behind the mask: examining compliance with pandemic restrictions.” Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, virtual: 7 June.
Johnston, Regan M., and Anwar Sheluchin. 2020. “Using GitHub to host a free project website.” Productivity During Pandemic Seminar Series. Spark: a centre for social research innovation, McMaster University. Hamilton, ON: June 3.
Sheluchin, Anwar. 2019. “Blockchain-based governance for public service delivery.” Mapping the Global Dimensions of Policy, McMaster University: 9 March.
Featured Articles
The Hidden Dangers of Buying Meme Coins You Need to Know. 2025. URL: https://www.investopedia.com/
Vote Compass: McMaster researchers’ tool helps voters make informed decisions. 2025. URL: https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/vote-compass-2025-mcmaster-researchers-tool-helps-voters-make-informed-decisions/
Bridging the gap in Canadian digital currency policy. 2025. URL: https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/bridging-the-gap-in-canadian-digital-currency-policy/
Anwar Sheluchin awarded The Brooke and Irene Townsend Scholarship! 2025. URL: https://politicalscience.mcmaster.ca/anwar-sheluchin-awarded-the-brooke-and-irene-townsend-scholarship/
Crypto curiosity leads Political Science student to lab position researching digital currencies. 2024. URL: https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/crypto-curiosity-leads-political-science-student-to-lab-position-researching-digital-currencies/