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Below you will find a list of faculty at Dal who can provide commentary on various topics and issues that will be top of mind during the 2021 federal and Nova Scotia provincial elections.Ìý

General Election Coverage

HÂþ»­ Expert:Ìý Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies
Research Specialties:ÌýGlobal health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhuish@dal.caÌýor 902-494-2979

HÂþ»­ Exper³Ù:ÌýKatherine Fierlbeck, Chair, Department of Political Science.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian political thought, Canadian social union, comparative health policy, health care politics, healthcare governance, human rights (theory, institutions, politics), network governance, new or experimental governance.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýK.Fierlbeck@dal.caÌýor 902-494-6631

HÂþ»­ Expert: Leah Sarson,ÌýAssistant Professor,ÌýPolitical Science
Research Specialties:ÌýInternational relations, Indigenous global politics, Canadian foreign policy, Arctic studies, and gender and international relations
Contac³Ù:ÌýLeah.Sarson@dal.caÌýor 902 494 6611

HÂþ»­ Exper³Ù:ÌýDr. Brian Bow, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties:ÌýPolicy coordination, US foreign policy, Canada-US relations, North America, International security and defence policy, Network governance.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýbrian.bow@dal.ca

HÂþ»­ Exper³Ù:ÌýDr. Lori Turnbull, Director, School of Public Administration.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, Political ethics, Elections, Electoral systems, Public engagement
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca

Homelessness and Housing

HÂþ»­ Exper³Ù:ÌýDr. Jeff Karabanow, Associate Director and Professor,ÌýSchool of Social Work,ÌýDepartment of International Development Studies,ÌýCollege of Sustainability,ÌýSchool of Health and Human Performance.
Research Specialties:ÌýHomelessness and poverty, Housing, Globalization, International social work, Organization theory, Political economics, Homelessness and trauma, Street youth, Street culture, Trauma and homelessness.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýÌýjeff.karabanow@dal.caÌý´Ç°ùÌý902-449-1426

Racism, Equity and Social JusticeÌý

HÂþ»­ Expert: Dr. Timothy Bryan, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:ÌýPolicing, hate crime, race and racism, criminal justice diversity and multiculturalism.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýt.bryan@dal.ca

HÂþ»­ 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:Ìýparasram@dal.caÌýor 902-494-2167/902-789-5711

Economic Impacts and Policies Ìý

HÂþ»­ Expert: Dr. Lars Osberg, Professor, Department of Economics, DALVision – Academic Innovation.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýLabour economics, Income and wealth distribution.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýLars.Osberg@Dal.CaÌýor 902-579-9486

Climate/EnvironmentÌý

HÂþ»­ Exper³Ù:ÌýDr. Boris Worm, Professor, Department of Biology
Research topics:Marine biology
Contact:bworm@dal.caÌýor 902-210-8330

Please note -ÌýÌýit is at the faculty members discretion if they have availability to accommodate an interview.Ìý

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