Michael Pal, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Open Constitutional Democracy
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$54,753
The Guardians of Democracy: The Comparative Constitutional Law of Election Commissions
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Democratic Reform Conference
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$20,720

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Open Constitutional Democracy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Trans-Atlantic Platform Democracy, Governance and Trust

Principal investigators: Pal, Michael

$54,753

The Guardians of Democracy: The Comparative Constitutional Law of Election Commissions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Pal, Michael

Keywords: (1) Electoral Management Bodies; (2) Constitution; (3) Democracy; (4) Election Administration; (5) Separation of Powers; (6) Judicial Review; (7) Election Law; (8) Law of Democracy; (9) Right to Vote; (10) Comparative Constitutional Law

$12,500

Democratic Reform Conference

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Mathen, Carissima

Keywords: electoral reform; democratic reform; first past the post; proportional representation; referendum; Special Committee; Senate House of Commons; elections

$20,720

EMERGING TECH. - Privacy and the electorate: big data and the personalization of politics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Presidential Fund for Research, Innovation & Collaboration

Principal investigators: Judge, Elizabeth F.

$25,000

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 Dear Professor Pal, 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 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 "Open Constitutional Democracy" (2024), 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]