Emmett Macfarlane, University of Waterloo

Research

hate speech free expression rights parliament Commonwealth model Bills of Rights online speech policy formulation

Latest funding

Hate Speech Legislation, the Commonwealth Model, and Parliamentary Debates on Rights
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$66,450
Hate Speech Legislation, the Commonwealth Model, and Parliamentary Debates on Rights
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$133,389
The Role and Policy Impact of Officers of Parliament
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$42,116

Hate Speech Legislation, the Commonwealth Model, and Parliamentary Debates on Rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Emmett

Keywords: hate speech; free expression; rights; parliament; Commonwealth model; Bills of Rights; online speech; policy formulation; racism; xenophobia; equality

$66,450

Hate Speech Legislation, the Commonwealth Model, and Parliamentary Debates on Rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Emmett

Keywords: hate speech; free expression; rights; parliament; Commonwealth model; Bills of Rights; online speech; policy formulation; racism; xenophobia; equality

$133,389

The Role and Policy Impact of Officers of Parliament

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Macfarlane, Emmett

Keywords: good governance; democratic accountability; governing institutions; parliament; public policy; representation; public administration

$42,116

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: hate speech Dear Professor Macfarlane, 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 hate speech 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 "Hate Speech Legislation, the Commonwealth Model, and Parliamentary Debates on Rights" (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]