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Dr. Susan Franceschet

Ph.D.

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science

Contact information

Email

sfrances@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-5931

Background

Educational Background

B.A. History, University of Manitoba, 1994

Doctor of Philosophy Political Science, Carleton University, 2001

M.A. Political Science, Carleton University, 1997

CV 2022

Research

Areas of Research

women's political representation, parliaments, cabinet appointments

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
POLI 397 Introduction to Research Methods Fall 2022
POLI 453 LEC 01 01 Women and Politics Fall 2022

Projects

The Motherhood Dilemma in Parliamentary Politics

Funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant (2019–2024), this project explores how motherhood affects women's political careers and how parliaments in some countries are adapting parliamentary rules and organization to accommodate new parents.

Awards

  • Annual Fellow, Calgary Institute for the Humanities, 2014
  • Distinguished Researcher Award, Faculty of Arts. 2013
  • International Research and Scholarship Award, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary. 2022

Publications

  • Cabinets, Ministers, and Gender. C. Annesley, K. Beckwith, and S. Franceschet. Oxford University Press. (2019)
  • Policymaking, Constituency Service, and the Pandemic: How Working Remotely Transformed US State Legislators’ Representative Roles. J.M. Piscopo and S. Franceschet. Representation 58 (2). 289–300.. (2022)
  • Gendering Cabinet Shuffles in France and Spain. K. Beckwith and S. Franceschet. Government and Opposition. (2022)

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