Adam Saifer, University of British Columbia

Research

philanthropy right-wing populism Canada social network analysis social movements sociology of nonprofit organizations mixed methods nationalisms

Latest funding

Connecting the dots: Investigating institutional philanthropy's entanglement with right-wing populism in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$69,627

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Connecting the dots: Investigating institutional philanthropy's entanglement with right-wing populism in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Saifer, Adam

Keywords: philanthropy; right-wing populism; Canada; social network analysis; social movements; sociology of nonprofit organizations; mixed methods; nationalisms

$69,627

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: philanthropy Dear Professor Saifer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on philanthropy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Connecting the dots: Investigating institutional philanthropy's entanglement with right-wing populism in Canada" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]