Federal-Provincial Variation in Canadian Leadership Selection: Processes and Participation
Seminar
The selection of party leaders has received considerable attention in recent years. However, much of this literature suffers from what has been called the 'national bias', as political parties competing at other levels (i.e., provincially) are excluded from the analysis. This issue is addressed by…
Prediction in Political Science
Seminar
Empirical political scientists agree that good science should generate testable predictions. However, in practice there is some confusion over what the term ‘prediction’ means. One school, which we term ‘pragmatic prediction’, argues that prediction should refer to unconditional probabilistic…
The Language of Leadership
Seminar
The seminar convenors are Professor John Uhr and Dr Adam Masters, authors of Leadership Performance and Rhetoric (Palgrave 2017), with chapters on four Prime Ministers: Rudd, Gillard, Abbott, Turnbull; as well as chapters on Bob Carr and Noel Pearson. Four panellists have been invited to respond to…
Conference: “Explaining Consolidation and Deconsolidation of Democracy in East Asia”
Conference
After decades of consolidation across the world, democratic systems face apparent threats in the form of authoritarian leaders and dissatisfied citizens. Spanning countries with vastly differing levels of democratic development, Asia is particularly susceptible to the risks of democratic…
Exploring Sources for the Consolidation or Deconsolidation of Democracy in East Asia
Conference
After decades of consolidation across the world, democratic systems face apparent threats in the form of authoritarian leaders and dissatisfied citizens. Spanning countries with vastly differing levels of democratic development, Asia is particularly susceptible to the risks of democratic…
Conference: The interpretation of global politics
Conference
On 2-3 November 2017 the School of Poltics and International Relations was proud to host the international conference The Interpretation of Global Politics: methods and epistemologies after the event. Below are some videos taken at the conference. For more information visit the…
Building Election Management Body Capacity
Seminar
Election management bodies (EMBs) are the agencies and government departments tasked with the technical administration of elections, from registering voters to counting ballots. This talk will present a new approach to comparing election management bodies (EMBs) in cross-national perspective by…