Faculty to produce Election book

(Source: Tuesday Topics, School of Journalism and Communication, April 5, 2011)

Hard on the heels of every federal election comes a volume edited by Carleton faculty, marshalling the research and insights of several academic political observers. A collaborative effort between the School and Carleton’s political science department, the latest volume in the election analysis series, like four previous anthologies, is being edited by Chris Dornan and political scientist Jon Pammett.

Contributors from the School of Journalism and Communication include Susan Harada on the Green Party campaign; André Turcotte on polling; Chris Waddell and Mary Francoli on digital media; and editor Dornan on the overall campaign. Other contributors hail from Concordia, University of Saskatchewan, McGill, Memorial, Waterloo and the University of Toronto.

On the day the government fell, meanwhile, Chris Dornan found himself moderating a discussion among Jodi White, BJ’70, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Kim Campbell; Edward (Eddie) Goldenberg, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien; and Keith Beardsley, former deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The event, “Inside the Prime Minister’s Office,” was organized by Carleton professor Jonathan Malloy, president of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group.