Louise Carbert, Dalhousie University

Research

political careers political parties candidate emergence civic engagement political ambition

Latest funding

Long-term trajectories of women's and men's political careers: four decades of engagement and disengagement by delegates to the 1976 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$50,751
Rural women's leadership in western Canada
SSHRC · 2002 · Principal investigator
$46,630

All 2 grants and awards

Long-term trajectories of women's and men's political careers: four decades of engagement and disengagement by delegates to the 1976 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Carbert, Louise I.

Keywords: political careers; political parties; candidate emergence; civic engagement; political ambition

$50,751

Rural women's leadership in western Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Carbert, Louise I.

Keywords: political participation; women's representation; rural; economic development; regionalism; political culture

$46,630

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: political careers Dear Professor Carbert, 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 political careers connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]