Publications

Peer-Reviewed

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.

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.

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.com/trump-and-melania-crypto-tokens-illustrate-the-risks-posed-by-trendy-meme-coins-247781

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/business/opinion/bank-of-canada-put-pause-on-a-digital-canadian-dollar-but-now-it-needs-to/article_16e72588-909b-11ef-875d-778e37f0821f.html

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/canadians-have-serious-trust-issues-when-it-comes-to-a-central-bank-digital-currency-219192

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. 2025. “Lightning talk on CryptoCommons.ca, a public database tracking Canadian politicians’ positions on digital currencies.” Future of Finance Summit. Toronto, ON: 9 September.

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.

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: June 13.

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: June 14.

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: June 14.

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.

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/top-risks-of-buying-meme-coins-8782157

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/