Below you will find suggested Dalhousie University experts who can speak to current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, October 17, 2019.
Coalition talk
There has been recent talk of the need for various parties to form a coalition government should the election go a certain way. Dr. Ajay Parasram is available to provide comment on what a coalition government would look like should the Conservatives win the election. He can also offer perspective on why it could be necessary, how parties could work together and what the pros and cons of a coalition government are.
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ajay Parasram, Assistant Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Department of History
Research Specialties: Colonial, Postcolonial, and Decolonial studies, modern/colonial South Asia, Global Development and political economy, global history and international relations, and political ontology and pluriversality
Contact: parasram@dal.ca and 902-494-2167/902-789-5711
Foreign endorsement of prime minister hopeful
Yesterday, former US president Barack Obama announced his endorsement of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. Dr. Howard Ramos is available to discuss the nature of the endorsement and the notion of foreign influence in Canadian politics.
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Research Specialties: Social justice and inequality, migration – immigration, social change, social movements, social statistics
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595
Vote on campus initiative leads to 60% increase in ballots cast on campuses
Elections Canada’s Vote on Campus initiative has led to a 60 percent increase in ballots cast on post-secondary campuses across Canada; an increase of over 41,000 ballots compared to 2015. Dr. Howard Ramos is available to provide comment on why we are seeing such an increase and if it correlates to a new generation of students entering post-secondary institutions and what this may mean?
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Research Specialties: Social justice and inequality, migration – immigration, social change, social movements, social statistics
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595