Manuel Balan, McGill University

Research

mass polarization media partisanship comparative politics image analysis quality of democracy research methodology (1) Corruption (2) Left Turn

Latest funding

Corruption under Left turn governments in Latin America
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$64,069
Media and partisan polarization in the Americas
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$45,863
What's left: the left turn in Latin America, 15 years after
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 3 grants and awards

Corruption under Left turn governments in Latin America

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Balan, Manuel

Keywords: (1) Corruption; (2) Left Turn; (3) Latin America; (4) Public Policy; (5) Media Coverage

$64,069

Media and partisan polarization in the Americas

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Balan, Manuel

Keywords: mass polarization; media partisanship; comparative politics; image analysis; quality of democracy; research methodology

$45,863

What's left: the left turn in Latin America, 15 years after

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Montambeault, Françoise

Keywords: left; Latin America; political parties; environment; inclusion; institutions; social movements; human rights; violence

$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: mass polarization Dear Professor Balan, 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 mass polarization 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]