Arthur Silve, Université Laval

Research

migration cultural formation cultural change polarization heterogeneity cultural distance assimilation integration

Latest funding

The cultural backlash against immigration
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$47,177

The cultural backlash against immigration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Silve, Arthur

Keywords: migration; cultural formation; cultural change; polarization; heterogeneity; cultural distance; assimilation; integration; backlash

$47,177

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: migration Dear Professor Silve, 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 migration 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 "The cultural backlash against immigration" (2021), 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]