CSDC Speaker Series
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Note that all speaker series dates, locations and times are subject to change. For archives of past talks, please click here.
Schedule: Academic year September 2023 – August 2024
| Invité | Titre | Date | Heure | Lieu |
| Andrew M. Guess | Studying the Causal Impact of Social Media Algorithms | Friday, October 6, 2023 | 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
C-2059 – Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, Université de Montréal |
| Shelley Boulianne | Pandemic activism in comparative perspective: Exploring the roles of digital media uses, misinformation, and populist attitudes | Thursday, October 19, 2023 | 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
Ballroom, Thomson House, |
| Rune Stubager | Resurrecting the (not so) dead? How social class is alive and well in voters’ minds also at the polling booth? | Friday, November 10, 2023 | 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
C-1017-2, Pavillon Lionel Groulx, 3150 Rue Jean-Brillant, Montréal. UdeM |
| Evelyne Brie | Glottophobie dans la Confédération | Friday, Decembre 10, 2023 | 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
C-4145, Pavillon Lionel Groulx, 3150 Rue Jean-Brillant, Montréal. UdeM |
| Mathias Poertner | Overcoming Barriers to Political Participation and Representation: Evidence from Natural Experiments | Friday, January 12, 2024 | 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
Ballroom, Thomson House, 3650 Rue McTavish, Montréal, QC H3A 1Y2 McGill University |
| Yasemin Soysal | Liberal Agentic Citizenship, its Global Reach and Limitations: Europe and China Comparisons | Friday, February 16, 2024 | 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
Ballroom, Thomson House, 3650 Rue McTavish, Montréal, QC H3A 1Y2 McGill University |
| Vincent Tiberj | Moving target : Évolutions et transformations des préjugés en France | Friday March 15, 2024 | 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
H1220, Hall Building, 1550 de Maisonneuve West. Concordia University |
| Mads Andreas Elkjaer | Middle-Class Democracy: Economic Inequality and Political Representation in Comparative Perspective | Friday, April 19, 2024 | 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. | C-4145, Pavillon Lionel Groulx, 3150 Rue Jean-Brillant, Montréal. UdeM |
| Mariano Torcal Loriente | Title coming soon | Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. | C-5143, Pavillon Lionel Groulx, 3150 Rue Jean-Brillant, Montréal UdeM |
Schedule: Academic year September 2022 – August 2023
| Speaker | Title | Date | Time | Location |
| Chadly Stern | Who’s more confident: liberals, conservatives, or neither? An examination of confidence across the political spectrum | Friday, June 9 | 3:00 pm | Boardroom 404 – Thomson House, McGill University |
| Karen Nielsen Breidahl | Migrants’ experiences with welfare programs: Why and how it matte | Friday, May 5 | 3:00 pm | Boardroom 404 – Thomson House, McGill University |
| Kristina Bakkaer Simonsen | How, When, Why, and With What Consequences Politicians Use Moral Appeals in Political Communication | Friday, April 14 | 3:00 pm | Room H1220 – Hall Building, Concordia University |
| Lucy Barnes | Fiscal Policy Preferences in Hard Times: Government Borrowing and Public Opinion | Friday, March 17 | 3:00 pm | C-4145 – Pavillon Lionel Groulx, Université de Montréal |
| Rahsaan Maxwell | Pro-immigration attitudes in Europe | Friday, March 10, 2023 | 3:00 pm | Boardroom 404 – Thomson House, McGill University |
| Mads Andreas Elkjaer | Cancelled | Friday, February 17 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
| Andrew M. Guess | Cancelled | Friday, February 3 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
| Alexander Fouirnaies | Political economy of election | Friday, November 18 | 3:00 pm | Salle d’Investissement – Édifice Côte-Sainte-Catherine – HEC Montréal |
Schedule: Academic year September 2022 – August 2023
| Speaker | Title | Date | Time | Location |
| Chadly Stern | Title coming soon | Friday, June 9 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
| Karen Nielsen Breidahl | Title coming soon | Friday, May 5 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
| Kristina Bakkaer Simonsen | Title coming soon | Friday, April 14 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
| Lucy Barnes | Title coming soon | Friday, March 17 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
| Rahsaan Maxwell | Title coming soon | Friday, March 10, 2023 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
| Mads Andreas Elkjaer | Cancelled | Friday, February 17 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
| Andrew M. Guess | Cancelled | Friday, February 3 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
| Alexander Fouirnaies | Title coming soon | Friday, November 11 | 3:00 pm | TBD |
Schedule: Academic year September 2021 – August 2022
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
11am – 12:30pm |
Zoom |
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Outside the Bubble: Social Media and Political Participation in Western Democracies |
Friday, November 12, 2021 |
11am – 12:30pm |
Zoom |
Schedule: Academic year September 2020 – August 2021
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Race and Indebted Access: How the Fringe Economy Shapes Political Inclusion |
Friday, May 28, 2021 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Friday, May 21, 2021 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Understanding the Neural Underpinnings of Uncertainty in Political Evaluation |
Friday, April 9, 2021 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Friday, March 26, 2021 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Radical American Partisanship: Mapping Violent Hostility, Its Causes, & What It Means for Democracy |
Friday, March 12, 2021 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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The Resilience of Western Alienation in a Transformative Era |
Friday, February 12, 2021 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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The Revolution That Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives |
Friday, January 22, 2021 |
10:00am |
Zoom |
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Friday, January 15, 2021 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Friday, November 27, 2020 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Friday, November 13, 2020 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Friday, October 16, 2020 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
3:00pm |
Zoom |
Schedule: Academic year September 2019 – August 2020
| Speaker | Title | Date | Time | Location | |
| Sara Hobolt | Political Entrepreneurs. The Rise of Challenger Parties in Europe | Friday, June 26, 2020 | 11am | Zoom | |
| Bart Bonikowski | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | |
| Daniel Butler | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | |
| Cory Clark | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | |
| Sara Hobolt | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | |
| Jonathan Mummolo | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | |
| John Holbein | Are Voting Experiences Transformative? Expanding Upon and Meta-Analyzing the Evidence | Friday, February 21, 2020 | 3:00pm | Room C-2059, Lionel Groulx, UdeM | |
| Jane Green | Testing the economic basis of populism: new insights into the economic drivers of the Brexit vote | Friday, February 7, 2020 | 3:00pm | Room C-2059, Lionel Groulx, UdeM | |
| David Fitzgerald | Refuge beyond reach: how rich democracies repel asylum seekers | Friday, January 31, 2020 | 3:00pm | Boardroom 404, Thomson House, McGill University | |
| CSDC Extravaganza | Friday, December 6, 2019 | 3:00pm | Boardroom 404, Thomson House, McGill University | ||
| Margit Tavits |
Legacies of the Third Reich: Concentration Camps and Outgroup Intolerance |
Friday, November 15, 2019 | 3:00pm | Ballroom, Thomson House, McGill University | |
| Yanna Krupknikov | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | |
| Peter Dinesen | Working together? Ethnic Diversity in the Workplace and Generalized Social Trust | Friday, September 20, 2019 | 3:00pm | Room 404, Thomson House, McGill University | |
| Peter Dinesen | Working together? Ethnic Diversity in the Workplace and Generalized Social Trust | Thursday, September 5, 2019 | 11:40am – 1pm | Room DKN 3470, Université Laval |
Schedule: Academic year September 2018- May 2019
Schedule: Academic year September 2017- May 2018
Schedule: Academic year September 2016- May 2017