Experts on U.S. election

Montreal, September 13, 2012 – The final sprint is on in the U.S. presidential election campaign. On November 6, american voters will choose between the Republican candidate Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and the Democratic candidate, the incumbent Barack Obama.

Concordia University is offering up expert perspective on issues in the current campaign.

Updates to this list will be emailed out and will also be found online HERE.

The candidates’ performance, the U.S. economy, health reform, reproductive rights, the renewed debate over women’s roles

• Linda Kay,  professor and chair, Department of Journalism
  514-848-2424 ext. 2469 linda.kay@concordia.ca, lindamkay@gmail.com

The U.S. economy and its global impact

• Arvind K. Jain, professor in the Department of Finance and director of the International Business Program at the John Molson School of Business
  514-848-2424 ext. 2939 projain@gmail.com

U.S. foreign policy, human rights, environmental concerns and their absence as issues in the campaign, controversy over the Keystone XL pipeline project

• Peter Stoett, professor in the Department of Political Science and 2011 Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Canada-US Relations at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.
  Stoett is the author of the new book, Global Ecopolitics : Crisis, Governance and Justice.
  (cell.) 514-653-6872 or 514-848-2424 ext. 2116, peter.stoett@concordia.ca

U.S. domestic policy, socio-economic issues, health reform, poverty

• Guy Lachapelle, professor in the Department of Political Science and secretary-general of the International Political Science Association (IPSA)
  (cell.) 514-262-4134 or 514-848-2424 ext. 8704 guy.lachapelle@concordia.ca
  

Obama’s performance, socio-economic issues and their historical impact on voting behavior  

• Bruce Hicks, lecturer in the Department of Political Science
  (cell.) 514-808-8491, bruce.hicks@concordia.ca 
  

U.S. domestic policy, presidential election history

• Graham Dodds, professor in the Department of Political Science
  g.dodds@alcor.concordia.ca 

For assistance in reaching any of these experts, please contact the media relations department directly at media.relations@concordia.ca or 514-848-2424 ext. 4880.