Nomi Lazar, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

This Movement Will Self-Destruct: A Theory of Apocalyptic Politics
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$28,607
This Movement Will Self-Destruct: A Theory of Apocalyptic Politics
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$14,153
The political construction of time
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$41,187

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

This Movement Will Self-Destruct: A Theory of Apocalyptic Politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lazar, Nomi C.

Keywords: temporality; rhetoric; apocalypticism; political emotions

$28,607

This Movement Will Self-Destruct: A Theory of Apocalyptic Politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lazar, Nomi C.

Keywords: temporality; rhetoric; apocalypticism; political emotions

$14,153

The political construction of time

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Lazar, Nomi C.

Keywords: political theory; political legitimacy; legitimizing leadership and regime change; reception of policy innovations; intellectual history; relativism & multiculturalism; politics of technological innovation; imperialism; progress; revolutionary theory

$41,187

The political uses of time

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lazar, Nomi C.

Keywords: political theory; politics of time; intellectual history; regime change; political legitimacy; comparative political theory; imperialism; Machiavelli; Mill; Aquinas

$8,133

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 Lazar, 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 "This Movement Will Self-Destruct: A Theory of Apocalyptic Politics" (2022), 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]