Marco Adria, University of Alberta

Research

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Latest funding

The participedia project: a global partnership to create and mobilize knowledge about democratic innovations
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$2,499,419
Alberta Climate Dialogue - ABCD: deliberative democracy and climate change in Alberta and beyond
SSHRC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$995,904
Alberta SuperNet research alliance
SSHRC · 2002 · Co-investigator
$900,000

No publications available.

The participedia project: a global partnership to create and mobilize knowledge about democratic innovations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: democracy; democratic innovation; democratization; participation; citizen engagement; public engagement; public deliberation; collaborate social science; cross-sector knowledge creation; web-based research platform development

$2,499,419

Alberta Climate Dialogue - ABCD: deliberative democracy and climate change in Alberta and beyond

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009

Keywords: climate change; deliberative democracy; environmental citizenship; environmental education; environmental governance; citizen engagement; municipal; Alberta; global warming

$995,904

Alberta SuperNet research alliance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2002INE Research Alliances

Principal investigators: Mitchell, David B.

Keywords: broadband networks; community economic and social development; Alberta SuperNet; economic and social impacts of information and communication technologies; public access; telehealth; distance learning; public policy consultation

$900,000

The civil justice system and the public

Co-investigatorSSHRC2000Community-University Research Alliances (CURA)

Keywords: civil justice; court; public; reform; communication; law and justice; empirical research

$600,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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