Kelly Blidook, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

representation parliament member of parliament canada politics constituency House of Commons

Latest funding

Representation in Ottawa
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$175,833
Representation in Ottawa
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$65,132
The practice of representation in parliamentary democracies
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$148,513

All 6 grants and awards

Representation in Ottawa

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Blidook, Kelly R.

Keywords: representation; parliament; member of parliament; canada; politics; constituency; House of Commons

$175,833

Representation in Ottawa

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Blidook, Kelly R.

Keywords: representation; parliament; member of parliament; canada; politics; constituency; House of Commons

$65,132

The practice of representation in parliamentary democracies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Koop, Royce

Keywords: representation; members of parliament; Canada; participant observation; ethnography

$148,513

Representation in Action: Canadian MPs in Parliament and the Constituencies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Koop, Royce

$73,587

Exploring parliamentary committees: dyadic versus collective representation in Canada's House of Commons

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Blidook, Kelly R.

Keywords: democracy; representation; public opinion; parliament; committees; legislatures; legislative behaviour; government; policy agendas; policy issues; political institutions; political parties; partisans; member of parliament; constituencies; interests

$24,605

Party policy positions in Newfoundland and Labrador

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Kerby, Matthew

Keywords: political parties; Newfoundland and Labrador; policy positions; expert surveys

$39,444

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: representation Dear Professor Blidook, 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 representation 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 "Representation in Ottawa" (2020), 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]