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Stephen Gill est professeur de recherche distingué en science politique, communications et culture à l'Université York. Il est également membre de la Société royale du Canada et membre associé principal du Collège St. Anthony à l’Université d'Oxford . Son domaine d'étude se situe dans les domaines des relations internationales, de l'économie politique mondiale, et de la théorie sociale et politique. 

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Stephen Gill is the Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science, Communications and Culture at York University. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Senior Associate Member of St. Anthony’s College, Oxford University. His area of focus is in the fields of International Relations, Global Political Economy and Social and Political Theory.

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Dr. Tamara A. Small, Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Guelph, discusses her research on social media and politics in Canada. We start out with her latest edited volume Digital Politics in Canada: Promises and Realities (2020, University of Toronto Press). 

We then dive into Dr. Small's research on Canadian party leaders'  use of Twitter, citizens' sharing of memes about Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau, and how Canadian courts use social media. We also cover how journalists live-tweet about court cases, and the Canadian courts' struggle to adapt during Covid-19. 

Here's the full list of studies discused in the episode: 

Digital Politics in Canada: Promises and Realities (2020)

What the Hashtag? A Content Analysis of Canadian Politics on Twitter (2011)

Online Negativity in Canada: Do Canadian Party Leaders Attack on Twitter? (2018)

Trolling Stephen Harper: Internet Memes as Online Activism (2019)

“Justin Trudeau – I Don’t Know Her”: An Analysis of Leadership Memes of Justin Trudeau (2020)

Tweet Justice: The Canadian Court’s Use of Social Media (2020)

Play-by-Play Justice: Tweeting Criminal Trials in the Digital Age (2020)

Trial by Zoom? The Response to COVID-19 by Canada's Courts (2020)