Public Forum on Electoral Reform (Oct. 20)
The Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and the Research Chair in Electoral Studies at the Université de Montréal will be hosting a on October 20.
When: October 20, 2016 from 19h30 to 21h30
Where: ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ New Residence Hall, 3625 Av du Parc, Montréal
Peter Loewen, Director of the School of Public Policy and Governance and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto
He will be arguing in favour of . He works on questions of elite and citizen behaviour and the role of technology in improving governance and representation.
Marc André Bodet, assistant professor of political science at Université Laval
He will be arguing in favour of the He specializes in Canadian and comparative politics, with a focus on electoral studies.
Laura Stephenson, associate professor of political science at the University of Western Ontario
She will be arguing in favour of . She specializes in political behaviour, both Canadian and comparative. Her research focuses on understanding how institutions and context influence attitudes, electoral preferences and engagement with politics.
Sven-Oliver Proksch, associate professor at the department of political science at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ
​He will be arguing in favour of . His research interests include political representation, democratic political institutions, party politics, parliamentary debates, political text analysis, and European politics.
Contact: alexandre.sheldon [at] mail.mcgill.ca