Chantal Benoit-Barné, Université de Montréal

Research

spokesperson communication political representation organisation governance

Latest funding

How spokespersons stand for, act for, and speak for a collective: Understanding the communicative inner workings of political representation and its organizing effects
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$139,856
Organizing and governing for road safety: a case study in the communicative achievement of collaborative governance
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$140,080
Humanitarian passions and reasons: insights into the ways members of médecins sans frontières deal with organizational tensions through everyday interactions
SSHRC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$121,086

All 3 grants and awards

How spokespersons stand for, act for, and speak for a collective: Understanding the communicative inner workings of political representation and its organizing effects

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Benoit-Barné, Chantal

Keywords: spokesperson; communication; political representation; organisation; governance

$139,856

Organizing and governing for road safety: a case study in the communicative achievement of collaborative governance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Robichaud, Daniel

Keywords: concertation interorganisationnelle; communication; discours; organisation; gouvernance

$140,080

Humanitarian passions and reasons: insights into the ways members of médecins sans frontières deal with organizational tensions through everyday interactions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Cooren, François

Keywords: ethnography; organizational communication; situated ideals; passions; calculation; interaction

$121,086

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: spokesperson Dear Professor Benoit-Barné, 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 spokesperson 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 "How spokespersons stand for, act for, and speak for a collective: Understanding the communicative inner workings of political representation and its organizing effects" (2019), 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]