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Candidate Ideology And Positioning In The 2022 Conservative Leadership Race, Chon Kei Chen Aug 2022

Candidate Ideology And Positioning In The 2022 Conservative Leadership Race, Chon Kei Chen

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This project examined the role of ideology in the 2022 Conservative leadership race. The first part investigated how ideological divisions within the party, and across each candidate, were portrayed in prominent media. The second part then sought to determine how each candidate actually positioned themselves in terms of broad values, specific issues, and the other candidates. The aim was to determine the extent to which ideology helps to explain candidate positioning and coalition building.


Star Political Candidates In Canada, Mateo Larrazabal Aug 2021

Star Political Candidates In Canada, Mateo Larrazabal

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A brief overview of the work that I completed over the Summer of 2021. I examined star political candidates in Canada, a field in political science that has not been researched thoroughly nationally. I discuss a few of the key findings in my blog post and offer a brief overview of everything in my video.