Clarke’s research spans digital government, public sector reform and civic engagement. She is currently leading a SSHRC funded project on civic technologies, researching digital era policy design and completing a book on open government and innovation in the Government of Canada. From 2010 to 2014, Amanda was a Trudeau Scholar, an Oxford University Press Clarendon Scholar and a Doctoral Fellow of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Amanda completed a PhD at the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute in 2014. Prior to doctoral studies, Amanda completed degrees in Humanities and International Affairs at Carleton University, and worked for the Library of Parliament’s research service.