UBC experts are available to provide media commentary on a variety of topics – from Occupy Vancouver and bike lanes to voter turnout and diversity issues – in this weekend’s municipal elections.
Prof. Richard Johnston
UBC Dept. of Political Science
Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections and Representation
Tel. 604.822.5456
Email: rjohnston@politics.ubc.ca
Web: http://www.politics.ubc.ca/about-us/faculty-members/full-time-faculty/richard-johnston.html
- Media and campaigns
- Electoral systems
- Voter turnout
Prof. Michael Byers (a former Vancouver-area federal candidate)
UBC Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law
Tel: 604.822.3049
Email: michael.byers@ubc.ca
Web: http://byers.typepad.com/
- The results
- Politics
- Voter turnout
- Occupy Vancouver
Prof. Maxwell Cameron
UBC Dept. of Political Science
Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions
Tel: 604.822.3129
Email: Max.Cameron@ubc.ca
Web: http://blogs.ubc.ca/cameron/
- Voter turnout, democracy
- Engaging people in politics
- Occupy Vancouver
- Organizer of “Why (More) Good People Don’t Go Into Politics,” a conference at UBC from Nov. 24-25.
Prof. Paul Kershaw
UBC Human Early Learning Partnership
Tel: 604.761.4583
Email: paul.kershaw@ubc.ca
Web: http://blogs.ubc.ca/newdealforfamilies/
- Voter turnout and engagement
- Young adult vs. Boomer generation and political engagement
- Generation Squeeze
Prof. Henry Yu
UBC Dept. of History
Chinese Canadian Stories project lead
Tel. 778.895.5088
Email: henry.yu@ubc.ca
Web: http://www.history.ubc.ca/people/henry-yu
- Diversity issues
- The lack of ethnic diversity among politicians
- Chinese Canadian communities
- Regional history
Prof. Kay Teschke
UBC School of Population & Public Health
Cycling in Cities Program
Tel. 604.822.2041
Email: kay.teschke@ubc.ca
Web: http://www.spph.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/hce/faculties/faculty.jsp&fId=11
- The “bike lane” issue in Vancouver
- Impact of transportation infrastructure on ridership and injuries
Visit the UBC newsroom for updates to this list at: www.ubc.ca/news.
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