A5038491713- Canadian Policy and Governance
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Canadian Identity and History
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Military and Defense Studies
- Military, Security, and Education Studies
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
- Legal Systems and Institutions
- Military History and Strategy
- Media Influence and Politics
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Social Media and Politics
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation
- Social Media in Health Education
University of Calgary
2019-2024
University of Toronto
2021
Ministère des Armées
2021
Université Paris Cité
2021
MacEwan University
2014-2019
Université Laval
2003-2010
Public health measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission include masking in public places, physical distancing, staying home when ill, avoiding high-risk locations, using a contact tracing app, and being willing take vaccine. However, adoption of these varies greatly. We aimed improve messaging increase adherence behaviours by: 1) determining attitudes towards current behaviours; 2) identifying barriers following measures; and, 3) communication strategies. recruited participants from random...
This article contributes to the emerging literature on populist foreign policy by examining President Trump's ability dominate and shape public discourse trade. We develop an ideational approach populism that focuses social network emerges surrounding a leader's discourse. hypothesize leaders will generate polarized along elite-versus-people divide instead of usual partisan boundary. Populist like Trump are known prefer direct, unmediated access people in order spread their ideology....
Public support of public health measures including physical distancing, masking, staying home while sick, avoiding crowded indoor spaces and contact tracing/exposure notification applications remains critical for reducing spread COVID-19. The aim our work was to understand current behaviours attitudes towards as well barriers individuals face in following measures. We also sought identify persons have regarding a COVID-19 vaccine reasons why they may not accept vaccine.A cross-sectional...
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has brought vaccine hesitancy to the forefront in managing this pandemic. is fundamentally different from that other due new technologies being used, rapid development, and widespread global distribution. Attitudes on are largely driven by online information, particularly information social media. first step toward influencing attitudes about immunization understanding current patterns communication characterize debate media platforms.We aimed evaluate...
There are concerns that vaccine hesitancy may impede COVID-19 rollout and prevent the achievement of herd immunity. Vaccine is a delay in acceptance or refusal vaccines despite their availability.We aimed to identify which people more less likely take factors associated with inform public health messaging.A Canadian cross-sectional survey was conducted Canada October November 2020, prior regulatory approval vaccines. measured by respondents answering question "what would you do if were...
Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has increased online interactions and the spread of misinformation. Some researchers anticipate benefits stemming from improved public awareness value vaccines while others worry concerns around vaccine development health mandates may have damaged trust. There is a need to understand whether pandemic, development, influenced HPV attitudes sentiments inform communication strategies. Methods We collected 596,987 global English-language tweets January...
Objectives To understand Canadian’s attitudes and current behaviours towards COVID-19 public health measures (PHM), vaccination messaging, to provide recommendations for a intervention. Design Ten focus groups were conducted with 2–7 participants/group in December 2020. Focus transcribed verbatim analysed using content inductive thematic analysis. The capability opportunity motivation behaviour Model was used as our conceptual framework. Setting virtually across Canada. Participants...
Since 2001, Canada's successive federal governments have gone to great pains explain the military intervention in Afghanistan Canadians. In spite of these attempts, communicating with public about involvement has been a challenge for political leaders. Many commentators critical Canadian government's communication strategy and alleged that disapproval mission was greatly influenced by inability officials present clear transparent message on Afghanistan.' Though this view is widely held,...
Is the public perception of Canadians influenced by military losses in Afghanistan? Many commentators, academics, and members media have taken for granted that growing popular discontent toward Canada's involvement Afghanistan has been human costs operations. However, without an empirical examination question, such a claim remains assumed. This article assesses influence casualties suffered between 2006 2010 on Canadian opinion. In looking at both aggregate gendered data, I find mounting...
Background Attitudes toward the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and accuracy of information shared about this topic in web-based settings vary widely. As real-time, global exposure to discourse HPV immunization shapes attitudes people vaccination, spread misinformation misrepresentation scientific knowledge contribute hesitancy. Objective In study, we aimed better understand type quality research on Twitter (recently rebranded as X) by vaccine-hesitant vaccine-confident communities....
Introduction One of the most enshrined notions in Canadian foreign policy is that French-speaking Quebecois have a different attitude toward many issues than other Canadians, resulting national division has come to be known as 'the two solitudes. This attitudinal difference said particularly striking on defense and security issues. Historian J. L. Granatstein calls phenomenon pacifist Quebec (2)--a labeled by Jean-Sebastien Rioux conventional wisdom. According this view, claims, English...
Abstract This article attempts to counter the conventional wisdom surrounding Quebec's "undue" influence on Canada's international security policy. Focusing war in Afghanistan, it argues that this is substantially exaggerated and if distinct attitudes have had an Afghan policy, they actually contributed strengthening rather than hampering its legitimacy. The divided into three parts. first examines long-standing debate alleged Canadian foreign defense It highlights scapegoating Quebecers for...
According to Imre Lakatos, progressive research programs are centred on the notion of an empirical knowledge foundation where new theories and methods lead novel factual discoveries. Only through advanced but diverse methodologically sound strategies can one hope for a “better” understanding events. With Lakatosian analysis in mind, this paper examines state Canadian foreign policy scholarship. The author has collected 531 peer-reviewed articles pertaining published between 2002 2012 five...
Est-ce que le Québec subit un processus de militarisation sociétale ? La question peut paraître farfelue, puisqu’il est couramment accepté les Québécois partagent des valeurs antimilitaristes, voire pacifistes. Dans cet article, auteurs examinent rigoureusement la question. Ils dressent d’abord une typologie attitudes potentiellement partagées par en matière sécurité internationale. Il vérifient ensuite, à l’aide dizaines sondages d’opinion publique réalisés au cours 25 dernières années,...
Adherence to nonpharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19, including physical distancing, masking, staying home while sick, and avoiding crowded indoor spaces, remains critical limiting the spread of COVID-19.The aim this study was test effectiveness using various persuasive appeals (deontological moral frame, empathy, identifiable victim, goal proximity, reciprocity) at improving intentions adhere prevention behaviors.A randomized online experiment a representative sample adult Canadian...
The Russia-Ukrainian war has led to a large disinformation campaign, largely spread through social media. Canada been target of these influence campaigns affect Canadian public opinions. In this policy brief, we venture examine the prevalence pro-Russian narratives on media as well identify major influencers creating and spreading such narratives. Additionally, using artificial intelligence, seek reach nature Our research team collecting more than 6.2 million Tweets globally since January...
Since the morning of n September 2001, temptation to interpret attacks as a hallmark our individual and collective lives, infuse events with transformational properties, has been ever present. An Ekos poll published on 27 2001 showed that 77 percent Canadians believed their lives would be deeply permanently changed by these terrorist attacks.1 David Bercuson rightly noted that, [as] all such sweeping generalizations, no one will really know until many years have passed.2 Now, over decade...
On April 18, 2024, Dr. Jean-Christophe Boucher presented Canadian Foreign Defense Policy: Keeping up with Changing Global Landscapes at the CASIS Digital Roundtable. The presentation was followed by a question-and- answer period questions from audience and Vancouver executives. key points discussed were need for greater defense spending in Canada Boucher’s study on factors contributing to public support spending. found that presence of external threats determines funding, however...
Abstracts The growth and success of right-wing populist movements globally has been remarkable since the early 2010s. Indeed, parties in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America have received tremendous electoral success, shaping a movement for people by within political sphere. To what extent do influence other such programs across national borders? Research suggested that globalization facilitated spread ideology. Transnational populism emphasizes “people” as “horizontal,...
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