Jacob Robbins-Kanter, Bishop's University

Research

Canadian politics Political representation Political participation Elections Political candidates Political parties Organized labour Populism

Latest funding

The Political Accountability, Transparency, and Representation Oversight Network (PATRON) - Réseau d'observation, de transparence, et d'imputabilité Politique (ROTIP)
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$19,982
Working-Class Representation in Canadian Political Parties
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$33,129
Working-Class Representation in Canadian Political Parties
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$31,689

All 4 grants and awards

The Political Accountability, Transparency, and Representation Oversight Network (PATRON) - Réseau d'observation, de transparence, et d'imputabilité Politique (ROTIP)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: Political Accountability; Political Representation; Political Transparency; Political Finance; Investigative Journalism; Public Data; Open Government; Political Parties; Public Policy; Computational Social Science; Government Records; Digital Humanities

$19,982

Working-Class Representation in Canadian Political Parties

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Robbins-Kanter, Jacob

Keywords: Canadian politics; Political representation; Political participation; Elections; Political candidates; Political parties; Organized labour; Populism; Working class; Socioeconomic inequality

$33,129

Working-Class Representation in Canadian Political Parties

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Robbins-Kanter, Jacob

Keywords: Canadian politics; Political representation; Political participation; Elections; Political candidates; Political parties; Organized labour; Populism; Working class; Socioeconomic inequality

$31,689

Follow the Money: Donors, Donations, and Parties in Canadian Politics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Cochrane, Christopher B.

Keywords: political finance; democracy; political transparency; digital journalism; political accountability; Canadian politics

$169,855

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: Canadian politics Dear Professor Robbins-Kanter, 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 canadian politics 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 "Working-Class Representation in Canadian Political Parties" (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]