McGill’s Research and Innovation announces publication of Beatty Lecture anthology

Published: 10 September 2021

McGill University’s Research and Innovation announces the publication of With the World to Choose From: Celebrating Seven Decades of the Beatty Lecture at McGill University. This anthology of...

McGill launches Canadian Election Misinformation Project

Published: 24 August 2021

August 19, 2021 | Mis- and dis-information are a growing threat to the integrity of free and fair elections and to the strength of democracies the world over. That is why McGill University and the...

ISID Policy Brief: Key Issues in the Myanmar November 2020 Elections

Published: 4 November 2020

On 8 November 2020, Myanmar will hold its second election since the country’s gradual liberalization began. Despite presenting itself as a force for liberal democracy five years ago, the National...

Environmental groups moving beyond conservation

Published: 28 May 2020

Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of the global picture of this sector. A new study shows that...

COVID-19 pandemic uniting Canadians like no other event in decades

Published: 25 May 2020

Canada's response to the pandemic contrasts markedly with the political partisanship displayed in U.S....

COVID-19 pandemic uniting Canadians like no other event in decades

Published: 25 May 2020

A new study by researchers from McGill University and the University of Toronto finds a cross-partisan consensus on battling COVID-19 in Canada. Unlike in the U.S., this consensus is fostering...

Sciences, Publics, Politics: Lessons From Canada’s Climate Wars | Issues

Published: 11 February 2020

When Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau took office in 2015 as Canada’s prime minister, a top priority was to establish Canada as a global leader on climate change. At the United Nations’ climate...

Is it possible to reduce political polarization?

Published: 5 February 2020

In the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, an unusual experiment suggested that it might be possible to influence American voters to adopt less polarized positions....

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