Simon Kiss, Wilfrid Laurier University
Assistant Professor
Waterloo, Ontario
skiss@wlu.ca
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(519) 756-8228 ext. 5936
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I originally hail from Edmonton, Alberta. I became interested in the role of the news media in the political process after working for a political party at the Legislative Assembly. My dissertation argued that changes in the provincial economy, the political party system, individual leadership st...
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Bio/Research
I originally hail from Edmonton, Alberta. I became interested in the role of the news media in the political process after working for a political party at the Legislative Assembly. My dissertation argued that changes in the provincial economy, the political party system, individual leadership style and the political economy of the media drove important changes in the government's communication and marketing bureaucracy. This has had deleterious effects in the capacity for citizens to hold their elected officials to account via their representatives. Parallel changes are evident in other jurisdictions in Canada and at the federal level. Today, I continue to write on the role of the media in the political and policy process in Canada.
-2010 – Assistant Professor, Journalism and Leadership, Wilfrid Laurier University.
-2008-2010 – Social Sciences and Humanities Research council, Post-Doctoral Fellow, John F. Kennedy Institute For North America Studies, Freie Universität Berlin.
-2003-2008 – PhD, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
I pursue research in 3 major areas. First, I am interested in examining the political roles played by the Canadian news media, be it in the process of public policy formulation, election campaigns or opinion formation. Second, I am interested in the field of risk management, risk perception and environmental politics. Lastly, I maintain an ongoing interest in the nature of social democratic politics and parties in advanced industrialized societies, particularly in Canada and Germany.
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-2010 – Assistant Professor, Journalism and Leadership, Wilfrid Laurier University.
-2008-2010 – Social Sciences and Humanities Research council, Post-Doctoral Fellow, John F. Kennedy Institute For North America Studies, Freie Universität Berlin.
-2003-2008 – PhD, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
I pursue research in 3 major areas. First, I am interested in examining the political roles played by the Canadian news media, be it in the process of public policy formulation, election campaigns or opinion formation. Second, I am interested in the field of risk management, risk perception and environmental politics. Lastly, I maintain an ongoing interest in the nature of social democratic politics and parties in advanced industrialized societies, particularly in Canada and Germany.
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