Sanjay Ruparelia, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

democracy participation representation accountability governance COVID-19

Latest funding

Democratic Innovations from Social Movements, Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Communities: Latin America to the World
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$69,944
Democracy after COVID-19: What Lessons Can Canada Offer and Learn?
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Participedia Phase Two: Strengthening democracy by mobilizing knowledge of democratic innovations
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$999,979

All 3 grants and awards

Democratic Innovations from Social Movements, Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Communities: Latin America to the World

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Montambeault, Françoise

Keywords: outreach school; intersectional; interdisciplinary; knowledge mobilization; knowledge brokering

$69,944

Democracy after COVID-19: What Lessons Can Canada Offer and Learn?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Ruparelia, Sanjay

Keywords: democracy; participation; representation; accountability; governance; COVID-19

$25,000

Participedia Phase Two: Strengthening democracy by mobilizing knowledge of democratic innovations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: democracy; participation; human rights; political rights; innovation; democratic accountability; representation; digital democracy

$999,979

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: democracy Dear Professor Ruparelia, 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 democracy 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 "Democracy after COVID-19: What Lessons Can Canada Offer and Learn?" (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]