An expert in Asian politics, protests and social movements from Western University’s Faculty of Social Science is available to media for commentary.
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Western secession expert available to comment on upcoming Scottish referendum
With the Scottish referendum just one week away, a leading secession expert from Western University's Faculty of Social Science is available to media for commentary.  Robert Young, a professor at Western's Department of Political Science and the Canada...
Expert available to speak with media about First World War centenary
Monday, July 28 marks the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the outbreak of the First World War.These events touched off four years of conflict never before seen in history and left a legacy that changed the map of...
Canadian literature expert available to speak with media about legacy of Farley Mowat
David Bentley, the Carl F. Klinck Professor in Canadian Literature at Western University, is available to speak with media about the impact and legacy of Canadian literary icon Farley Mowat, who passed away today at the age of 92. "In the fiction and non-fiction of...
Experts available to speak on Ontario provincial election
With the campaign for the 41st Ontario general election underway, the following political experts from Western University are available to speak with the media.Cameron Anderson, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 519-661-2111, ext. 81163,...
Expert available to comment on Carey Price and Aboriginals at the Olympics
An expert from Western University that specializes in Aboriginal participation in the Olympic Games says Canadian Olympic men's hockey team head coach Mike Babcock's decision to name Carey Price the starting goaltender for tomorrow's tournament opening game against...
Music historian available to comment on 50th anniversary of Beatles’ first Ed Sullivan Show appearance
A popular music historian from Western University says that the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964 was the first indication that television would play a key role in the rise of rock music and youth culture in the 1960s. Norma Coates,...
Olympic experts from Western University available for media commentary
With the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics just weeks away, experts from Western University's International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) are available to media for commentary.FOLLOW ICOS ON TWITTER: @westernuOlympicICOS Director Janice Forsyth is available to discuss...
South Africa expert available to comment on death of Nelson Mandela
An expert in international development, who specializes in South Africa, from Western University is available to comment about the death of Nelson Mandela, who passed away earlier today at the age of 95.
Media expert available to comment on landmark NHL-Rogers deal
With news breaking today about a landmark 12-year, $5.2 billion deal between the National Hockey League and Rogers Communications for broadcast and multimedia rights, a broadcast journalism historian from Western University is available to speak to media about its impact on sports programming in this country.
Legal expert available to comment on Supreme Court ruling in union picket-line case
The Supreme Court of Canada released a unanimous decision today holding that restrictions on a union’s expression rights on a picket-line imposed under Alberta’s privacy law were invalid.
Bioethics expert available to media about upcoming judgement in Hassan Rasouli case
With the Supreme Court of Canada scheduled to render its judgement in the Brian Cuthbertson, et. al. v. Hassan Rasouli case on Friday (October 18) morning, a bioethics expert from Western University is available for media commentary.