William R. Eakin Lecture in Canadian Studies - Patrick Fournier

"When We Give Power to the People: Lessons from Citizen Assemblies" - Patrick Fournier, associate professor, dept of political science, Université de Montréal. His research interests include political behaviour, political psychology, citizen competence, attitude change, voting, public opinion, surveys and methodology. He is co-investigator of the Canadian Election Study for the 2000, 2004 and upcoming elections. His work has been published in such journals as Canadian Journal of Political Science, Electoral Studies, Journal of Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion Quarterly. RSVPs encouraged: by email or phone (see below). Free; cocktail reception follows