Dr. Pascal Lupien. University of Alberta (519)

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1 Education PhD, Political Science University of Guelph, August 2015 Dr. Pascal Lupien Assistant Professor, Political Science University of Alberta (519) M.A., Latin American and Caribbean Studies University of Guelph, 2009 M.I.S, Master of Information Studies Université de Montréal, 2001 B.A., Political Science and History (Honours) McGill University, 1996 Teaching and Research Interests Citizen Participation Participatory Development Activism and Resistance Indigenous Social Movements Latin American Politics Community Engaged Scholarship Selected Grants and Awards Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant, ($60,000) Ontario Graduate Fellowship, ($10,000) Alumni Research Travel Grant, ($2,500) Dean s Scholarships, ($10,000) Academic Positions August Assistant Professor, Political Science University of Alberta, Campus St-Jean January 2015-July 2018 Adjunct Professor University of Guelph, International Development Programs Academic Affiliations August Member Scholar International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, University of Alberta

2 July Research Fellow Latin American Research Centre, University of Calgary July 2017-July 2018 Research Fellow Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo May Affiliated Scholar Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra, Ecuador Research and Scholarship Book Lupien, P Citizens Power in Latin America: Theory and Practice. State University of New York (SUNY) Press. April Refereed Journal Articles Lupien, P Participatory Democracy and Indigenous Minorities: Opening Inclusive Spaces or Reproducing Inequalities? Democratization. 25(7): Lupien, P. and G. Chiriboga Use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) by Indigenous Civil Society Organizations, Information, Communication and Society. DOI: / X Lupien, P Mechanisms for Popular Participation and Discursive Constructions of Citizenship, Citizenship Studies, 19(3-4): Lupien, P Ignorant Mobs or Rational Actors? Understanding Support for Venezuela s Bolivarian Revolution, Political Science Quarterly, 130(2): Lupien, P Escuelas de democracia o agentes de socialización? Discursos transmitidos a través de los mecanismos participativos en Venezuela, Ecuador y Chile, Espacio Abierto, 24(1): Lupien, P The Media and Attacking the Bad Left From Below in Venezuela and Bolivia. Latin American Perspectives, 40(3): Lupien, P The Incorporation of Indigenous Concepts of Plurinationality into the New Constitutions of Ecuador and Bolivia. Democratization, 18 (3):

3 Lupien, P Information and Research Needs of GLBT/Sexual Diversity Studies Students. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 31(2), pp Book Chapters Lupien, P Technology, Indigenous Media and the New Power Dynamic in Bolivia. In Atrz, Burton Lee (Ed.) The Pink Tide: Media Access and Political Power in Latin America (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell). Lupien, P Radical Participatory Democracy Institutions: Strengthening Civil Society or Mechanisms for Controlled Inclusion? In Yovanovich, G. and R. Rice, Re- Imagining Community and Civil Society. (London: Routledge Press). Lupien, P La comunicación como herramienta de poder: casos de Venezuela y Bolivia (Communication as a Tool of Power). In Ellner, Steve, La izquierda radical latinoamericana: Complejidades del poder político en el siglo 21. (Caracas: Fundación Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos Rómulo Gallegos). Articles under review Lupien, P. ICTs and Social Development in Indigenous and Afrodescendant Communities. Submitted to Development and Change. In preparation Lupien, P., A. Basantes and M. Posso. Indigenous Movements, State Security and Legislative Frameworks. Journal article, to be submitted to Journal of Information Technology and Politics, Feb Lupien, P. Indigenous Social Movements, Security and ICTs: Challenges and Prospects. Invited contribution for a book edited by Ron Deibert (U of T) on the securitization of cyberspace in the Global South, likely to be published by MIT Press. Reports Lupien, P. and G. Chiriboga (Indigenous Civil Society, Development and Information and Communication Technologies: Potential Uses, Barriers and Solutions). Organizaciones indígenas, desarrollo y techologías: usos potenciales, barreras y soluciones. 12 pages. Plain language report presented to leaders of indigenous civil society organizations in Bolivia and Ecuador. Lupien, P (Local Citizens Assemblies: How they are Working in Three Provinces). El funcionamiento de las asambleas ciudadanas locales: una comparación entre tres provincias. 53 pages. Ecuador, Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de la Política (National Secretariat of Public Management).

4 Refereed Conference Papers ICTs, Power and Local Development in Indigenous and Afrodescendant Communities. Latin American Studies Association. Barcelona, May 25, Incidencia de las TIC s en la comercialización de los productos de las comunidades rurales indígenas en el Ecuador. Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Montréal, May 16, Reactionary Populism and Information Literacy Skills. Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities. Toronto, Ontario, May 31, Models of Participation: Participatory Mechanisms in Comparative Perspective. Latin American Studies Association. Lima, Peru, April 29, Radical Participatory Democracy: Strengthening Citizenship as Agency or Mechanisms for Cooptation? European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, Université de Montréal, August 29, Popular Participation and Construction of Citizenship, XXXIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 29, Participatory Democracy and Skill Development: What do Citizens Learn through Participation? American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC, August 30, The Impact of Participation on Citizens: Evidence from Participatory Institutions in Venezuela and Ecuador American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, August 30, Copyright, Publishing and Author Rights: Most Common Concerns of Researchers in the Age of Open Access PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, Mexico City, August Citizen Participation and Perceptions of Democracy XXXI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Washington, D.C., May 31, 2013 Institutions of Participatory Democracy in Theory and Practice XXX International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), San Francisco, May 24, Indigenous Social Movements in Bolivia and Ecuador: Challenging Incomplete Decolonization through Plurinationality Strategies of Critique XXVI: Conference in Social and Political Thought, York University, Toronto, April 13, 2012.

5 Invited Conference Papers Participatory Democracy Institutions in Venezuela and Ecuador: Providing a Voice for Civil Society or Reproducing Controlled Inclusion? Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies University of Calgary, June 6, Participatory Democracy and Civil Society: The Spillover Effects of Citizen Participation Re-Imagining Communities and Civil Society Conference, Guelph, October 26, Conferences Organized Program Chair, Annual Congress of the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) University of Guelph, June Open Access Colloquium 2013 University of Guelph, October 25, International Solidarity, International Development: A Role for Canadians in the New Bolivia? University of Guelph, November 6, Discussant Political Participation and Representation Among the Marginalized: Gender, Ethnicity and Age. Latin American Studies Association. Lima, Peru, April 29, Rethinking Security, Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies University of Calgary, June 6, Conference Panels Chaired Rethinking Security, Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies University of Calgary, June 6, Civil Society and Contentious Politics, European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, Université de Montréal, August 29, Knowledge Mobilization Activities Participatory Democracy and Marginalized Communities: Development From Below? Initiatives in Global Justice Public Lecture Series. Guelph, ON, Oct. 18, 2017 Participatory Democracy: Challenges and Prospects Third Age Learning Network. Guelph, ON, Oct. 5, 2016

6 Discussion with Indigenous leaders to discuss research project in their communities. Cotacachi, Ecuador, August 12, Results of research on participatory mechanisms presented to citizens leaders from participatory mechanisms studied the previous year: Quito Ecuador, August 20, 2014; Montúfar, Ecuador, August 24, 2014; Manta, Ecuador, August 28, 2014; Valdivia, Chile, Sept. 1, 2014; La Pintana, Santiago, Chile, Sept. 4, Results of research on participatory mechanisms presented to officials from Citizen Participation Division, Ministry of Government, Santiago, Chile, September 3, Results of research on participatory mechanisms presented to officials from National Secretariat of Public Management, Quito Ecuador, August 18, Democracia Participativa: Teoría y Praxis en América Latina Foro de Participación Ciudadana en América Latina, Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra, Ecuador, April 24, Las instituciones de participación ciudadana en teoría y en práctica: Venezuela, Ecuador y Chile Instituto de Asuntos Públicos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, March 22, Research Projects 2016-present Use of ICTs by Indigenous and Afrodescendant Civil Society Organizations Funded by a $60,000 SSHRC Insight Development Grant. PI for an interdisciplinary study that looks at the impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs) on the capacity of Indigenous and Afrodescendant civil society organizations (CSOs) to promote development and social justice goals. International collaborations include Indigenous academics and civil society leaders. In addition to providing valuable empirical evidence and contributing to a developing area of theory on the use of technology by traditionally excluded actors, the research will help Indigenous and Afrodescendant organizations to develop strategies for using ICTs effectively and will inform NGO allies with respect to supporting their development goals Indigenous Community Engagement and Development in Imbabura, Ecuador Acting as a research consultant to an interdisciplinary team of sociologists, development scholars and indigenous academics from the Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN) in Ibarra, Ecuador. We are studying participatory development initiatives in indigenous communities in the northern province of Imbabura, including how local mechanisms interact with regional and national governments. Based on my own experience, I have been supporting the team by helping them to

7 develop their theoretical framework, methods and interview questions. We have prepared written and oral reports for the communities studied. September May 2013 Participatory Development in Comparative Perspective Research for PhD Dissertation. Nine months of field work in Venezuela, Ecuador and Chile to study the workings of participatory institutions in marginalized communities. Used qualitative and quantitative methods. Over 220 interviews conducted with citizen participants and public officials, over 400 surveys received and over 50 documents analyzed. June-August 2009 Indigenous Social Movements and Constitutional Reform Research for interdisciplinary M.A. Thesis. Fieldwork in Ecuador and Bolivia to study the impact of indigenous social movements on integrating sustainable and social development goals into the constitutional reform process. Conducted interviews with indigenous movement leaders and activists. Teaching Experience Postgraduate Courses Taught Winter 2018 Civil Society and Activism Fall 2017 Globalization and Human Insecurity Winter 2017 Civil Society and Activism Fall 2016 Interdisciplinary Research Methods Seminar Fall 2015 Globalization and Human Insecurity

8 Undergraduate Courses Taught Winter 2019 International Relations II Campus St-Jean, University of Alberta Fall 2018 International Relations I Campus St-Jean, University of Alberta Winter 2016 Public Policy and Administration in the Global South Department of Political Science, University of Guelph Winter 2015 Public Policy and Administration in the Global South Department of Political Science, University of Guelph Team Taught Undergraduate Courses Winter 2014 Public Policy and Administration in the Global South Department of Political Science, University of Guelph Fall 2011 Canadian Politics Department of Political Science, University of Guelph Fall 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 Research Methods Student Supervision Oscar López. Thesis The Impact of Social Media on Elections in Populist Contexts. University of Guelph. Tomomi Ando. MRP The Impact of Social Media on Elections in Populist Contexts. University of Guelph. Daniel Simpson. MRP. Completed Evangelical Movements, LGBT Rights and Social Policy in Guatemala and Mexico. University of Guelph. Sergio López. Thesis. Completed Participatory Democracy and Indigenous Women in the Autonomous Communities of Chiapas: new political subjects? University of Guelph.

9 Evans Afotey. MRP. Completed South-South Trade and Social Development: Evidence from Brazil and Bolivia. University of Guelph. Gabriela Barends-Ramírez. MA Thesis. Completed The Impact of New Labour Legislation on the Rights of Domestic Workers in Chile. University of Guelph. Middlé Lemoine. MRP Completed. Challenging Neoliberalism in Bolivia: Alternatives to Water Privatization for Indigenous Communities. University of Guelph. Xintong Chang. MA Thesis Completed. The Chile-China Free Trade Agreement: A Mutually Beneficial Relationship or the New Dependency? University of Guelph. Invited Lectures Winter 2018 IDEV* 2500 International Development Studies Topic: Indigenous Political Participation and ICTs: Barriers and Prospects Winter 2017 IDEV* 2500 International Development Studies Topic: Participatory Development Initiatives in Comparative Perspective Winter 2014 POLS*3080 Politics of Latin America Topic: Democratization in Latin America Fall 2013 POLS*6940 Research Methods Topic: Research Ethics in the Field Winter 2011 POLS*3790 The Political Economy of International Relations Topic: The Bolivarian Alternative in the Americas Fall 2010 SOAN*3250 Social Change in Latin America Topic: Indigenous Social Movements in Latin America

10 Service and Administration Academic Service June Treasurer, Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies June Director at Large, Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies June 2016-June 2017 Program Chair, Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Annual Conference 2017 September 2014-Septermber 2017 Assistant Editor, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Ongoing Peer Reviewer Latin American Research Review (LARR) Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics Latin American Politics and Society (LAPS) International Journal of Human Rights (IJHR) Service to the University January Member, Admissions Committee, M.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, University of Guelph September 2015-August 2017 Representative, Board of Graduate Studies, University of Guelph April 2015-July 2016 Member, Open Access Author Fund Committee, University of Guelph February 2015-November 2015 Co-Chair, Campus Author Recognition Committee, University of Guelph May 2011-September 2016 Co-Chair, New Graduate Student Orientation Committee, University of Guelph

11 January Member, Graduate Student Learning Initiative Steering Committee, University of Guelph Other Professional Work Experience January 2010-July 2018 Research and Scholarly Communications Librarian University of Guelph Library September 2004-December 2009 Academic Liaison Librarian University of Guelph Library August 2003-August 2004 User Services Ward Chipman Library, University of New Brunswick, Saint John Additional Coursework Mainstream and Social Media Analysis Laurier Summer Institute for Research Methods Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, July 2017 Internet-Based Socio-Political Data: Research Designs and Methods Methods School, European Consortium for Political Research University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 2015 Statistics for Social Scientists (intensive course) Methods School, European Consortium for Political Research University of Bamberg, Germany, February 2015 Professional Association Memberships Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) American Political Science Association (APSA) Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) Languages Fluent in English, French and Spanish. Reading knowledge of Portuguese.