Dr. Seána Glennon is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Ottawa Public Law Centre. Her research lies at the intersection of constitutional law and deliberative democracy, with a particular focus on citizen deliberation in constitutional and legislative reform. Her postdoctoral fellowship is funded by the Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles project, an Open Research Area-funded comparative initiative examining unwritten constitutional principles in Canada, the UK and Germany. Seána’s doctoral research examined the role of citizens’ assemblies in legal reform, focusing on Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly and abortion law reform. Her current work explores the potential for deliberative democratic institutions to enhance democracy in Canada. She holds law degrees from Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto, and a PhD from University College Dublin. Prior to entering academia, she practised as a public and administrative law solicitor in an international law firm in Dublin, and she is qualified as a solicitor in Ireland, England and Wales.
