Professor Cesi Cruz recieves Best Conference Paper Award from APSA
A paper by Professor Cesi Cruz, with two co-authors, entitled “Village Social Network Structures and Electoral Competition,” has won APSA’s Political Network Section’s Best Conference Paper Award!
Professor Richard Johnston receives Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Richard Johnston has been named the winner of the Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Politics Section of American Political Science Association (APSA). The Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes scholarship and leadership in bringing the study of Canadian Politics to the international political science community.
Paul Quirk’s chapter on “Donald Trump and the Question of Fitness.”
Paul Quirk, Professor and Phil Lind Chair in US Politics and Representation, is one of many notable scholars who have contributed to a new book, The Elections of 2016, edited by Michael Nelson. This volume was published only five months after the US Presidential election, bringing much needed analysis and insight.
New Washington Post Articles – Professor Paul Quirk, PhD Candidate Eric Merkley
Professor Paul Quirk and PhD Candidate Eric Merkley recently published articles in The Washington Post.
Video: Johnston on the US electoral landscape
The battle for the Republican nomination defied prediction and challenged much of what we thought we knew about parties in the United States. Many believed that Donald Trump was a creature of the media, doomed to obscurity once they lost interest. Instead, he activated potential Republican constituencies that had long been dormant. Something of the same happened on the Democratic side with the race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Is 2016 an historical accident, leaving no permanent impact, or has the electoral landscape been fundamentally transformed? What impact will this have on Canada?