Â鶹´«Ã½

 

» Go to news main

April 9, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on April 9, 2019

Please find below suggested Â鶹´«Ã½ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýTuesday, April 9, 2019.Ìý

Do self-checkouts lead to job losses at grocery and retail stores?
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:ÌýFood distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.caÌýand 902-222-4142.

Examining the impact on people and society when workplace automation replaces human employees
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Karen Foster, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:ÌýEconomy, work and development, science and expertise, rural communities, social policy.
Contact:Ìýkaren.foster@dal.caÌýand 902-233-0912.

Report indicates upcoming Federal election likely target of foreign interferenceÌý
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Jonathon Penny, Associate Professor, Law and Technology Institute, Schulich School of Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýLaw and technology, empirical legal studies, online privacy, surveillance security, hacker culture, AI and the law.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjon@dal.caÌýandÌý902-494-4231.

Facebook bans Canadian far-right commentators and extremist groups for promoting organized hate online
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:Ìý
Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cyberbullying, education law, human rights, humanitarian law, public policy analysis, public law and public interest.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýWayne.Mackay@dal.caÌýand 902-483-7810.

Rock music facing uncertain, and possibly bleak, future as industry legends age
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Jacqueline Warwick, Professor, Fountain School of Performing Arts.
Research Specialties:ÌýMusicology, music and culture, popular music, American music, performance studies, celebrity studies, child prodigies.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjwarwick@dal.caÌýand 902-494-1142.

Trudeau’s threatened lawsuit against Scheer may keep SNC-Lavalin affair in the news longer than Prime Minister intendedÌý
Â鶹´«Ã½ Experts:Ìý
Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement, social change and social movements.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.caor 902-494-6605; andÌýhoward.ramos@dal.caÌýor 902-402-9893.

What are the keys to community happiness?
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Martha Radice, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýSocial justice and inequality, urban studies, space and place, ethnicity, cosmopolitanism, applied action research.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýmartha.radice@dal.caÌýand 902-478-7546.