Research
Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.
Latest papers
The 'Will of the People': The Populist Challenge to Democracy in the Name of Popular Sovereignty.
Social & legal studies · 2023 · first author
Politicizing Social Inequality: Competing Narratives From the Alternative for Germany and Left-Wing Movement Stand Up.
Frontiers in sociology · 2020 · first author
Latest funding
- $63,778
Imagining Independence: Left- and Right-Wing Separatism in Quebec and Alberta
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $24,752
Mobilizing the past to define the present: transatlantic perspectives
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $28,435
Making Friends at the Neighbourhood House: A Qualitative, Longitudinal Examination of Friendship Formation
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
2 publications.
The 'Will of the People': The Populist Challenge to Democracy in the Name of Popular Sovereignty.
Schmidtke O
Politicizing Social Inequality: Competing Narratives From the Alternative for Germany and Left-Wing Movement Stand Up.
Schmidtke O
Imagining Independence: Left- and Right-Wing Separatism in Quebec and Alberta
Principal investigators: Schmidtke, Oliver
Mobilizing the past to define the present: transatlantic perspectives
Principal investigators: Schmidtke, Oliver F.
Keywords: memory politics; Europe; Canada; Holocaust; communism; fascism; colonialism
Making Friends at the Neighbourhood House: A Qualitative, Longitudinal Examination of Friendship Formation
Principal investigators: Lauer, Sean R.
Keywords: friendship; community organizations; social infrastructure; neighbourhood houses; settlement houses; social ties and connections; social cohesion and integration;
Making Friends at the Neighbourhood House: A Qualitative, Longitudinal Examination of Friendship Formation
Principal investigators: Lauer, Sean R.
Keywords: friendship; community organizations; social infrastructure; neighbourhood houses; settlement houses; social ties and connections; social cohesion and integration;
The impact of national and supranational policy misalignment on the Canadian business environment
Principal investigators: Brandl, Kristin
Keywords: intergovernmental organizations; public policy; national institutions; supranational institutions; business environment
The impact of national and supranational policy misalignment on the Canadian business environment
Principal investigators: Brandl, Kristin
Keywords: intergovernmental organizations; public policy; national institutions; supranational institutions; business environment
Twenty-First Century Borders: Emergent Challenges Within and Among States
Keywords: cross-sector co-creation of knowledge & understanding; disciplinary and interdisciplinary research partnerships; networks for research and/or related activities; partnered knowledge mobilization
Populism and its Effects on Liberal Democracy: Minority Rights and Freedom of Speech
Principal investigators: Schmidtke, Oliver F.
Keywords: populism; democracy; Europe; political parties; minority rights; LGBTQ; free speech; media; parliamentary system
Populism and its Effects on Liberal Democracy: Minority Rights and Freedom of Speech
Principal investigators: Schmidtke, Oliver F.
Keywords: populism; democracy; Europe; political parties; minority rights; LGBTQ; free speech; media; parliamentary system
Cross-Cultural Learning and Shifting Identities: Research Training for a Transnational World
Keywords: cross-cultural learning; identity; globalization; transnationalism; latin american studies; european studies; russia/eurasian studies; african studies; student exchange; international placements; research methods; mentorship; knowledge mobilization
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