Anthony Sayers

Fascinated by politics, I work in the Department of Political Science, University of Calgary.

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

You should try it!

[Prairie Political Science Association @PrairieSci]

Happy Friday! Past @PrairieSci participant, Dr Chris Achen @PUPolitics, says:

"The PPSA is a small, friendly, intellectually stimulating conference!"

Our 15th Prairie Political Science Meeting
20–22 Sept 2024 Banff AB!

Proposals due 19 Apr. 2024
Info https://t.co/WHjP8nEvXl

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

This is great work and an insightful way of thinking about federal dynamics.

[Evelyne Brie @EvelyneBrie]

🚨 New paper out with Chris Alcantara (@westernuPoliSci) and @cynthiachuo in Publius: The Journal of Federalism: https://t.co/Nn6fOwLi6Z We use different machine-learning techniques to measure policy diffusion regarding cannabis legislations in Canada. Check it out!

[Lior Sheffer @LiorSheffer]

Now in @apsrjournal: in a study of >800 politicians in four countries led by @jbpilet, we find that politicians massively overestimate how conservative citizens are, on a long list of policy issues. /1
https://t.co/ilkIkwT80T

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

An ingenious and thoughtful way of exploring franchise effects.

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

Nice work. Local context matters!

[Sophie Borwein @SBorwein]

Great to see this article in print @Pol_Geog_Jl (with @lucasjacklucas), on how place resentment varies across urban, suburban, and rural places in Canada

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

@DuaneBratt Nova Scotians may demur https://t.co/70hX5bFKIg

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

Of course, Nova Scotians may demur https://t.co/70hX5bFKIg

[Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @DuaneBratt]

Or, in this great piece by John Ralston Saul, when Canada acquired responsible government in 1848? 3/3
https://t.co/kF5ZhZDOUC

[UCalgary Political Science @UCalgaryPoliSci]

Amazing news! Congrats to our wonderful @UCalgaryPoliSci & International Relations BA Hon. student, Ganiyat Sadiq!

She's the recipient of the Alberta Regional Award, providing $5K for use at any Canadian public university! Well done, Ganiyat!

Read more: https://t.co/misIQ57zjc

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

Can the Sovereignty Act help @ABDanielleSmith win the next Alberta election? @nmcmahon963 @roycekoop and I explore “The Electoral Politics of Alberta’s Sovereignty Act” in our new @CJPS_RCSP open access article https://t.co/RKB6IZ1qA5
#ableg

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

Can the Sovereignty Act help @ABDanielleSmith win the next Alberta election? @nmcmahon963 @roycekoop and I explore “The Electoral Politics of Alberta’s Sovereignty Act” in our new @CJPS_RCSP open access article https://t.co/RKB6IZ1qA5
#ableg

[UCalgary Political Science @UCalgaryPoliSci]

2/ David Smith was a remarkable man of letters gifted with a synthetic intellect able to draw diverse threads together to fashion cohesive accounts of major political phenomena.

[UCalgary Political Science @UCalgaryPoliSci]

3/ He was also one of the most congenial colleagues one could hope to encounter in the academy and spend time with socially. A rare thing, I saw him successfully incorporate the insights of a major novelist—Henry Miller—into a professional political science presentation.

[UCalgary Political Science @UCalgaryPoliSci]

4/ Whether directed at political parties, parliaments, constitutions or provincial political culture, his thoughtful gaze deeply enriched our understanding of Canadian politics. Political science is the poorer for his passing.

[UCalgary Political Science @UCalgaryPoliSci]

1/ From everyone @UCalgaryPolisci, our sincere condolences to Dr. David Smith.

Our colleague, Dr @AnthonyMSayers, kindly provided the following reflections on what Dr. Smith's contributions to the study of Canadian Politics for us here.

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

The police and the implementation of public law https://t.co/311DKtyktu

Another useful piece about the federal provincial divide in the administration of justice in Canada.

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

Prosecution power under the Canadian Constitution is more complex than many commentators realise. Check out this fantastic paper by Dennis Baker for insights into the debates we're seeing now in Alberta: https://t.co/HNLC6qORhJ

[Anthony Sayers @AnthonyMSayers]

Why do politicians herd around some policies?
https://t.co/TLTgStC8hG

[CJPS_RCSP @CJPS_RCSP]

Help the CJPS maintain its new ranking. Submit your best papers, including to the new Currents series, to the journal.

And don't forget to cite CJPS articles in your new papers!

[CJPS_RCSP @CJPS_RCSP]

The Western team is committed to continuing the journal's upward trajectory to be among the top poli sci journals in the world.

[CJPS_RCSP @CJPS_RCSP]

The latest journal rankings are out!🚨 The CJPS's impact factor for 2021 is 4.0, a new record for the journal!

The journal is now ranked 32 out of 187 ranked poli sci journals, another new record, which places the journal among the world's best! 🧵