October 25, 2018
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Liu Institute for Global Issues – Multipurpose Room
Light refreshments provided
Please RSVP
Abstract:
Experts in U.S political affairs, Marc Hetherington and Nicolee Ambrose, will travel to Canada to discuss American viewpoints of socio-economic issues and their impact on the 2018 midterm elections. Moderated by Paul J. Quirk, the event will offer an in-depth look into the issues motivating voters as they head to the polls.
Moderated by: Paul J. Quirk
Speakers:
- Marc Hetherington, Raymond Dawson Bicentennial Chair in Political Science at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- Nicolee Ambrose, Republican National Committeewoman for Maryland
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Marc Hetherington is the Raymond Dawson Bicentennial Chair in Political Science at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. He studies the American electorate, with a particular focus on trust in government and the polarization of public opinion. He is the author of four scholarly books, the most recent of which, Prius or Pickup: How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explains America’s Great Divide (co-authored with Jonathan Weiler), is forthcoming in October. Why Washington Won’t Work (co-authored with Thomas Rudolph) won the Alexander George Award from the International Society of Political Psychology as the best book in the field of political psychology published in 2015. Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics (co-authored with Jonathan Weiler) won the Philip Converse Award in 2016 from the Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior section of the APSA.
Nicolee Ambrose is a Republican political activist, conservative commentator, and the newly elected Republican National Committeewoman for Maryland. Ambrose has both initiated and spearheaded the Maryland GOP’s successful “Super Saturday Program,” which contributed to electing Republicans in deeply Democratic areas. She speaks at events across the United States, frequently appearing on ABC, FOX News, and BBC. Previously, Ambrose served was elected chairman of the Young Republican National Federation, where she served from 2005 – 2007.
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Paul J. Quirk (moderator) is Phil Lind Chair in U.S. Politics and Representation at the University of British Columbia. After receiving his Ph.D. at Harvard University (1978), he has taught at several U.S. universities, most recently, the University of Illinois, and has been a research associate at the Brookings Institution. A citizen and lifelong resident of the U.S. until he joined the UBC faculty in 2004, he has written on a wide range of topics in American politics, including Congress, the presidency, presidential elections, public opinion, regulatory politics, and public policymaking. He has published in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics, and served on the editorial boards of several major journals. His awards include the Louis Brownlow Book Award of the National Academy of Public Administration and the Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Achievement Award of the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association. Professor Quirk is active in the U.S. Studies Program at UBC and is currently chair of the U.S. politics area committee in the graduate program.
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Partners: UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC Political Science, US Consulate, US Studies
