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U.S. politics and election - 51猎奇入口experts available
An eventful week in U.S. politics 鈥� from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump to the Republican National Convention and the ongoing concerns over Joe Biden鈥檚 candidacy 鈥� has once again captivated Canadians and brought to focus a number of issues that could impact the country as America heads towards its election this fall.
Experts from 51猎奇入口 are available throughout the summer and into the election campaign to comment on various aspects of U.S. politics, the election and the many issues at play.
AVAILABLE 51猎奇入口EXPERTS
POLITICS
ANDY HIRA, professor, department chair, political science
anil_hira@sfu.ca
Expertise: U.S. politics, presidential race, possibility of Democrats replacing Joe Biden, voter strategy, energy policy, political economy, economic policy and climate change
AARON HOFFMAN, professor, political science
aaron_hoffman@sfu.ca
Expertise: U.S. foreign policy, terrorism, the state of the race in the U.S., the chances of violence in the U.S. surrounding the election
ROBERT ADAMSON, lecturer, Beedie School of Business
radamson@sfu.ca, adamson.robert@me.com
Expertise: U.S. politics, the potential impacts on Canadian politics, climate change policies and international commitments, geopolitics (Ukraine, Israel/Palestine) and security (including for Canada), the importance of public engagement and participation in elections and the political process, Supreme Court decisions in the U.S. and whether something similar could happen in Canada
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JAMES HORNCASTLE, assistant professor, The鈥疎dward and Emily McWhinney Professor in鈥疘nternational Relations
jhorncas@sfu.ca
Expertise: International relations, U.S. elections and their global impact, impacts on Ukraine and Gaza wars
ECONOMY
ANDREY PAVLOV, professor, finance, Beedie School of Business
apavlov@sfu.ca
Expertise: implications of policy announcements for the economy, both in the U.S. and Canada
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
JOHN CLAGUE, professor emeritus, Earth sciences, CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Science
jclague@sfu.ca
Expertise: Climate change, geology, natural hazards, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, severe storms
SOCIAL JUSTICE
TRAVERS, professor, sociology
atravers@sfu.ca
Expertise: Social justice, social inequality, issues facing LGBTQIA2S+, global scope of new conservative movements
SAMIR GANDESHA, professor, director, Department of Humanities
samir_gandesha@sfu.ca
Expertise: policing, racial politics, authoritarianism/fascism/populism, crisis of liberal-democracy, identity politics, free speech/expression, woke discourse
CONTACT
MATT KIELTYKA, SFU Communications & Marketing
236.880.2187 | matt_kieltyka@sfu.ca
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778.782.3210
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