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DESCRIPTION:Join MISC at 4:00 pm on Monday\, January 19th at the Faculty Cl
 ub (3450 McTavish Street) for a lecture by Jared Wesley\, Populism\, Sover
 eignty\, and Democracy in Alberta.\n\nFrom a conventional perspective\, Al
 berta politics today seems like a more extreme version of itself. In this 
 view\, the UCP government is one of the most conservative in the province'
 s history and a century's worth of western alienation has come to a cresce
 ndo with the rise of separatism. A closer look reveals something different
  about Alberta's new right\, however: they are not conservative\, and thei
 r goals have less to do with sovereignty than 'making Alberta great again.
 ' The Common Ground team at the University of Alberta has surveyed over 10
 \,000 Albertans and convened over 100 focus groups over the past six years
 . Their findings reveal a decided disconnect between public opinion and po
 litical culture in the province\, exposing daylight between who Albertans 
 are and who they see themselves to be as a community. In this talk\, Dr. J
 ared Wesley outlines how this gap contributes to the democratic backslidin
 g and separatist movements in the province\, and what Albertans must do to
  pull the province back from the brink.\n\nThe lecture will be followed by
  a Q&A and reception. This event is free and open to public\; registration
  is required via Eventbrite.\n\nCan't make it in person? The lecture will 
 also be livestreamed.\n\nJared Wesley is Associate Dean (Graduate Studies)
 \, Co-Director of the Peter Lougheed School of Politics and Democracy\, a 
 professor of political science\, and member of the Black Faculty Collectiv
 e at the University of Alberta. He leads the Common Ground research team\,
  which is examining the intersection of public opinion\, political culture
 \, and public policy in Western Canada. He has co-authored three best-sell
 ing books in Canadian politics and public administration: Inside Canadian 
 Politics\, The Public Servant's Guide to Politics in Canada\, and No I in 
 Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics.\n
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LOCATION:Faculty Club\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0E5\, 3450 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:Populism\, Sovereignty\, and Democracy in Alberta
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 cracy-alberta-369916
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