U.S. politics and election - SFU experts available

An eventful week in U.S. politics – from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump to the Republican National Convention and the ongoing concerns over Joe Biden’s candidacy – has once again captivated Canadians and brought to focus a number of issues that could impact the country as America heads towards its election this fall.

Experts from Simon Fraser University are available throughout the summer and into the election campaign to comment on various aspects of U.S. politics, the election and the many issues at play.

AVAILABLE SFU EXPERTS

POLITICS

ANDY HIRA, professor, department chair, political science  
anil_hira@sfu.ca
Expertise: U.S. politics, presidential race, possibility of Democrats replacing Joe Biden, voter strategy, energy policy, political economy, economic policy and climate change

AARON HOFFMAN, professor, political science  
aaron_hoffman@sfu.ca  
Expertise: U.S. foreign policy, terrorism, the state of the race in the U.S., the chances of violence in the U.S. surrounding the election

ROBERT ADAMSON, lecturer, Beedie School of Business  
radamson@sfu.ca, adamson.robert@me.com
Expertise: U.S. politics, the potential impacts on Canadian politics, climate change policies and international commitments, geopolitics (Ukraine, Israel/Palestine) and security (including for Canada), the importance of public engagement and participation in elections and the political process, Supreme Court decisions in the U.S. and whether something similar could happen in Canada 

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

JAMES HORNCASTLE, assistant professor, The Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations  
jhorncas@sfu.ca
Expertise: International relations, U.S. elections and their global impact, impacts on Ukraine and Gaza wars

ECONOMY

ANDREY PAVLOV, professor, finance, Beedie School of Business  
apavlov@sfu.ca  
Expertise: implications of policy announcements for the economy, both in the U.S. and Canada

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

JOHN CLAGUE, professor emeritus, Earth sciences, CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Science  
jclague@sfu.ca  
Expertise: Climate change, geology, natural hazards, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, severe storms

SOCIAL JUSTICE

TRAVERS, professor, sociology
atravers@sfu.ca  
Expertise: Social justice, social inequality, issues facing LGBTQIA2S+, global scope of new conservative movements

SAMIR GANDESHA, professor, director, Department of Humanities  
samir_gandesha@sfu.ca  
Expertise: policing, racial politics, authoritarianism/fascism/populism, crisis of liberal-democracy, identity politics, free speech/expression, woke discourse

CONTACT

MATT KIELTYKA, SFU Communications & Marketing 
236.880.2187 | matt_kieltyka@sfu.ca

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