{"id":504,"date":"2024-07-30T20:38:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T00:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ascend\/?post_type=article&p=504"},"modified":"2024-07-30T20:38:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T00:38:40","slug":"populism","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ascend\/article\/populism\/","title":{"rendered":"York leads research initiative to explore populism in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Launched in late 2023 at York\u2019s Glendon Campus, the Observatory of Populism in Canada<\/a> is a first-of-its-kind research endeavour that will work to generate, support and highlight empirical and theoretical research on populism\u2019s role in Canadian society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Observatory is led by Emily Laxer<\/strong>, an associate professor of sociology at Glendon and York Research Chair in Populism, Rights and Legality<\/a>, in collaboration with R\u00e9mi Viv\u00e8s<\/strong>, an assistant professor of economics at Glendon, and Efe Peker, an assistant professor of sociology and political science at the University of Ottawa. The Observatory supports the University\u2019s priority to advance research on compelling developments of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a great deal of confusion and debate about what populism means, how it manifests and what its impacts are,\u201d says Laxer. \u201cThe Observatory\u2019s overarching objective is to bring clarity and specificity to the conversation about populism in Canada through robust social scientific research, for the benefit of researchers, the media and the interested public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Efe Peker, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Populism<\/a>, which researchers say is globally on the rise, is the notion that society can be divided into two conflicting groups: the pure \u201cpeople\u201d; and the corrupt \u201celite,\u201d who are thought to undermine the general will. Data from Google Trends published in an Observatory brief shows that searches of \u201cpopulism in Canada\u201d have increased dramatically in number since 2016 \u2013 the year that saw Britain exit the European Union (\u201cBrexit\u201d) and the U.S. election of Donald Trump. The highest peaks in interest were recorded in 2018, the year the People\u2019s Party of Canada was founded, and 2022, during the \u201cFreedom Convoy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, despite a growing interest, Laxer says there remains a lack of clarity about what populism means, and about the distinct, context-dependent ways that it manifests in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Observatory of Populism in Canada aims to address this by promoting and generating original research that elucidates the manifold dimensions of populism in Canadian political life,\u201d she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The demand for research on the topic is urgent; until recently, a widespread narrative of Canadian \u201cexceptionalism\u201d held that Canada had not seen the rise in populist parties and movements witnessed elsewhere in the world. This, says Laxer, downplays the multiple, ideologically and regionally diverse expressions of populism in Canadian history and precludes a clear understanding of populism\u2019s role in Canada today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Observatory grew out of, and is partially funded by, the York Research Chair in Populism, Rights and Legality, held by Laxer. One of its collaborators, Viv\u00e8s, is working with the Observatory to develop a large-scale database that will enable the use of advanced quantitative analysis techniques to study manifestations of, and support for, populist framing on social media in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Emily
Emily Laxer, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Glendon College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Observatory team also includes a number of researchers \u2013 among them several York graduate and undergraduate students who are pursuing independent research related to the theme of populism, in both Canada and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Observatory is a public-facing, collaborative endeavour. Further information, including research findings, can be found at yorku.ca\/research\/robarts\/observatory-populism<\/a>. Members of the York community are encouraged to send any inquiries to observatory.populism@yorku.ca<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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York chapeaute une initiative de recherche sur le populisme au Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

par Ashley Goodfellow Craig<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019Universit\u00e9 York chapeaute [JR1] une nouvelle initiative visant \u00e0 mieux comprendre les effets du populisme sur la politique canadienne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lanc\u00e9 \u00e0 la fin 2023 sur le campus Glendon de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 York, l\u2019Observatoire du populisme au Canada<\/a> est un projet de recherche unique en son genre qui vise \u00e0 g\u00e9n\u00e9rer, \u00e0 soutenir et \u00e0 mettre en \u00e9vidence la recherche empirique et th\u00e9orique sur le r\u00f4le du populisme dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 canadienne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019Observatoire est dirig\u00e9 par Emily Laxer<\/strong>, professeure agr\u00e9g\u00e9e de sociologie \u00e0 Glendon et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche York sur le populisme, les droits et la l\u00e9galit\u00e9<\/a>, en collaboration avec R\u00e9mi Viv\u00e8s<\/strong>, professeur adjoint d\u2019\u00e9conomie \u00e0 Glendon et Efe Peker, professeur adjoint de sociologie et de science politique \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Ottawa. L\u2019Observatoire appuie la priorit\u00e9 de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de faire avancer la recherche sur les d\u00e9veloppements marquants de notre \u00e9poque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab Il existe beaucoup de confusion et de d\u00e9bats sur la signification du populisme, sur ses manifestations et sur ses impacts, d\u00e9clare Mme Laxer. L\u2019objectif principal de l\u2019Observatoire est d\u2019apporter clart\u00e9 et sp\u00e9cificit\u00e9 \u00e0 la conversation sur le populisme au Canada gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une recherche solide en sciences sociales, au profit des chercheurs, des m\u00e9dias et du public int\u00e9ress\u00e9. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"R\u00e9mi
R\u00e9mi Viv\u00e8s, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Glendon College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

La rh\u00e9torique populiste<\/a>, qui est en hausse dans le monde entier selon les chercheurs, divise la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en deux groupes antagonistes : le \u00ab peuple \u00bb pur et \u00ab l\u2019\u00e9lite \u00bb corrompue, qui est cens\u00e9e saper la volont\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale. Les donn\u00e9es de Google Trends publi\u00e9es dans un m\u00e9moire de l\u2019Observatoire montrent que les recherches sur le \u00ab populisme au Canada \u00bb ont augment\u00e9 consid\u00e9rablement depuis 2016, l\u2019ann\u00e9e qui a vu la Grande-Bretagne sortir de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne (Brexit) et l\u2019\u00e9lection de Donald Trump aux \u00c9tats-Unis. Les pics d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat les plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9s en 2018, ann\u00e9e de la fondation du Parti populaire du Canada, et en 2022, lors du \u00ab Convoi de la libert\u00e9 \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malgr\u00e9 cet int\u00e9r\u00eat croissant, Mme Laxer estime que l\u2019on ne sait toujours pas pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment ce que signifie le populisme et quelles sont ses principales manifestations au Canada, selon le contexte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab L\u2019Observatoire du populisme au Canada vise \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 ce probl\u00e8me en promouvant et en g\u00e9n\u00e9rant des recherches originales qui \u00e9lucident les multiples dimensions du populisme dans la vie politique canadienne \u00bb, explique-t-elle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Le besoin de recherche sur le sujet est pressant; jusqu\u2019\u00e0 tout r\u00e9cemment, un discours largement r\u00e9pandu sur \u00ab l\u2019exceptionnalisme \u00bb canadien affirmait que le pays n\u2019avait pas connu la mont\u00e9e des partis et mouvements populistes observ\u00e9e ailleurs dans le monde. Selon Mme Laxer, ce discours minimise les multiples expressions du populisme dans l\u2019histoire canadienne, id\u00e9ologiquement et r\u00e9gionalement diversifi\u00e9es, et emp\u00eache de comprendre le r\u00f4le exact du populisme dans le Canada d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019Observatoire est issu de la Chaire de recherche de York sur le populisme, les droits et la l\u00e9galit\u00e9, dont Mme Laxer est titulaire, et est partiellement financ\u00e9 par cette chaire. L\u2019un des collaborateurs, M. Viv\u00e8s, travaille avec l\u2019Observatoire pour d\u00e9velopper une base de donn\u00e9es \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle qui permettra d\u2019utiliser des techniques d\u2019analyse quantitative avanc\u00e9es afin d\u2019\u00e9tudier les manifestations et le soutien \u00e0 un cadre populiste sur les m\u00e9dias sociaux au Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019\u00e9quipe de l\u2019Observatoire comprend \u00e9galement un certain nombre de chercheurs, dont plusieurs \u00e9tudiants et \u00e9tudiantes de premier cycle et de cycle sup\u00e9rieur de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 York qui effectuent des recherches ind\u00e9pendantes sur le th\u00e8me du populisme au Canada comme \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019Observatoire est un projet collaboratif tourn\u00e9 vers le public. Vous pouvez trouver de plus amples informations, y compris les r\u00e9sultats de la recherche sur le site yorku.ca\/research\/robarts\/observatory-populism<\/a>. Les membres de la communaut\u00e9 de York sont invit\u00e9s \u00e0 envoyer toute demande de renseignements \u00e0 observatory.populism@yorku.ca<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":""},"categories":[60,94],"tags":[95],"class_list":["post-504","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","category-cutting-edge-research","category-glendon-college","tag-observatory-of-populism-in-canada"],"yoast_head":"\nYork leads research initiative to explore populism in Canada - Ascend Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Observatory of Populism in Canada is a first-of-its-kind research endeavour, based out of 快播视频\u2019s Glendon Campus.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ascend\/article\/populism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"York leads research initiative to explore populism in Canada - 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