Curriculum Vitae Scott Piroth 112 Williams Hall Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 (419)372-7268 spiroth@bgsu.edu Education Ph.D. Political Science, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington, D.C. (2002) Dissertation: Explaining Support for a Sovereign Québec: A Collective Action Frames Approach Written comprehensive exam fields: Comparative Politics and American Politics Non-exam field: International Relations B.A. Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1988) Teaching Experience Lecturer, Bowling Green State University, 2003-present CAST 2010 Canadian Studies, Fall, Spring, and Summer (online) POLS 1100 American Government, Fall and Spring 2003-2006 POLS 1710 Comparative Politics, Fall, Spring, and Summer (online) POLS 1720 International Relations, Fall 2003 POLS 3450 Legislative Process, Fall 2011 POLS 3510 Western European Politics, Fall 2006, Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Summer 2011 (online) POLS 3530 Canadian Government and Politics, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2012 POLS 4000 Nationalism, Spring 2009 POLS 4400 Parties and Voting Behavior, Spring 2004 POLS 4700 (Independent Study) Politics of Australia and New Zealand, Spring 2007 POLS 6510 Seminar in Comparative Government (graduate level), Spring 2010 PEG 2180 Curling (1 credit physical education course), Fall and Spring Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of Public Policy, Fall 2002 PUBP 702 Comparing Political Institutions graduate level survey of Comparative Politics Instructor, Shippensburg University, Spring 2002 PLS 101 American Government: Constitutional and Political Foundations (2 sections) PLS 201 Introduction to Political Science (2 sections) Adjunct Professor, American University, 1996-2000, 2003 53.231 Third World Politics 53.130 Comparative Politics (Fall 1996, Fall 1998, Fall 2000) 53.331 Military and Authoritarian Politics (Fall 2000)
Academic Work Experience Research Assistant for Professor David Lublin, American University, 2000-2001 Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant for Professor Saul Newman, American University, September 1993 to April 1996, Spring 2001 Awards ACSUS/UQAM Northern Quebec Faculty Development Institute & Study Tour, 2009 Canadian Embassy Faculty Enrichment Grant, 2008-2009 Québec Studies Program Grant for Professors and Researchers 2004 Canadian Embassy Graduate Student Fellowship 1997-1998 Dean's Scholars Fellowship, 1993-1996 Publications Scott Piroth, Question Period in the Canadian House of Commons: from English to English and French, Journal of Legislative Studies, Vol. 18, No. 2 (June 2012) 161-183. Scott Piroth and David Jackson, Language Knowledge and Attitudes toward Québec among Canadian University Students. Québec Studies, Vol. 47 (Spring/Summer 2009) 73-94. Scott Piroth, Popular Music and Identity in Quebec. American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Summer 2008) 145-164. Scott Piroth, Pierre Serré and David Lublin, Francophone Bilingualism, Inter-group Contact and Opposition to Sovereignty among Québec Francophones. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring 2006) 1-24. Scott Piroth, Generational Replacement, Value Shifts, and Support for a Sovereign Québec. Québec Studies, Vol. 37 (Spring/Summer 2004) 23-43. Scott Piroth, Selecting Presidential Nominees: The Evolution of the Current System and Prospects for Reform, Social Education, Vol. 64, No. 5 (September 2000) 278-285. Scott Piroth, Individual Values and Popular Support for a Sovereign Québec, Dalhousie Review, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Spring 1998) 93-118. Scott Piroth, Social Issues and Voting Behavior, Social Education, Vol. 60, No. 6 (October 1996) 368-373. Saul Newman and Scott Piroth, Terror and Tolerance: The Use of Ballots, Bombs, and Bullets by Ethnoregional Movements in Advanced Industrial Democracies, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Autumn 1996) 381-414.
Book Reviews Review of Language, Citizenship, and Identity in Canada by Leigh Oakes and Jane Warren in Québec Studies, Vol. 48 Fall 2009/Winter 2010. Review of Strengthening Canadian Democracy, Paul Howe, Richard Johnston, and André Blais, ed. in The American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol 35, No. 4 Winter 2005. Review of Deux Poids, Deux Mesures: L impact des non-francophones au Québec by Pierre Serré in Québec Studies, Vol. 35 Spring/Summer 2003. Conference Papers and Participation Generations, Nationalism, and Support for the NDP in the 2011 Canadian Elections in Québec, American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Sarasota, Florida, November 8-11, 2012. Projecting the Nation: Images of Canada and Quebec in Public Light Shows Midwest Association for Canadian Studies Biennial Conference, Grand Forks, North Dakota, October 5-6, 2012. "Generations and Support for a Sovereign Québec, The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, November 16-20, 2011. "Generations and Support for a Sovereign Québec and an Independent Scotland, 2011 International Studies Association Annual Convention, Montréal, Québec, March 16-20, 2011. "The Rise and Fall of the ADQ and the Conservative Party of Canada and the Future of Conservative Nationalism in Québec," American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Burlington, Vermont, November 4-7, 2010. Popular Music, Politics, and Identity in Québec, 2005-2010," American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Burlington, Vermont, November 4-7, 2010. with Eric Weeks and David Jackson, The Impact of CanCon Regulations on Canada s Music Industry, Midwest Association for Canadian Studies Biennial Conference, Windsor, Ontario, October 22-23, 2010. with David Jackson, The Impact of CanCon Regulations on Canada s Music Industry, 5th Congress of the Polish Association for Canadian Studies, Krakow, Poland, October 7-9, 2010. The Harper Government and Québec: Changing Policies and Attitudes toward Québec in the Rest of Canada, The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, San Diego, California, November 18-22, 2009. Roundtable: Teaching the Introductory Course in Canadian Studies, The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, San Diego, California, November 18-22, 2009.
Roundtable: Northern Quebec: James Bay & Nunavik, The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, San Diego, California, November 18-22, 2009. Innovative Online Pedagogy in Canadian Studies, Canadian Studies: The State of the Art Conference, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, February 13-14, 2009. Debating Québec s place in Canada: Attitudes toward Québec in the rest of Canada, American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Québec City, Québec, November 13-16, 2008. The House of Commons: The French Face of Canada s Government? Midwest Association for Canadian Studies Biennial Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 7-9, 2008. Recognizing Québec as a Nation: Framing the Issue in the Rest of Canada, The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, November 14-18, 2007. The 2007 Québec Provincial Elections and their Aftermath, Presentation to the Indiana Canadian Studies Roundtable, Franklin, Indiana, April 20, 2007. Framing the Issue of Québec s Sovereignty in the Rest of Canada, American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 12-15, 2006. with David Jackson, Language Knowledge and Attitudes toward Québec among Canadian University Students, Middle Atlantic and New England Council for Canadian Studies Biennial Conference, Montréal, Québec, September 21-24, 2006. Identities and Nationalism in Québec, The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, November 16-20, 2005. Participant in the Roundtable on Canadian Electoral Reform, New York State Political Science Association Annual Conference, Niagara, New York, April 15-16, 2005. Popular Music and Identity in Québec, American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Québec City, Québec, November 18-21, 2004. Explaining Opposition to European Integration in Britain, Denmark, and Ireland, Midwest Political Science Association 2004 National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 15-18, 2004 Prospects for Institutional Reform in Québec: The Estates General on the Reform of Democratic Institutions, The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, Portland, Oregon, November 19-23, 2003. The Construction and Maintenance of a Québec-Centered Identity: 'Banal Nationalism' in the Québec Press 1957-2002, American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Mobile, Alabama, October 24-27, 2002.
Nationalism in Québec: An American's Perspective, lecture given at the Center for the Study of Canada, Plattsburgh State University, Plattsburgh, New York, March 11, 2002. Framing the Sovereignty Debate in the Aftermath of the 1995 Referendum, The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, November 14-18, 2001. Generation X and Support for a Sovereign Québec, American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Montreal, Québec, Canada, October 26-29, 2000. Why Politics is Like Professional Wrestling: The Implication of Politics as Performance, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 31- September 3, 2000. The Electoral Consequences of Nomination and Leadership Selection Processes in American States and Canadian Provinces, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 31-September 3, 2000. Values and Nationalism in Three Novels, New York State Political Science Association Annual Conference, Hempstead, New York, April 14-15, 2000. Injustice and Political Discourse in Québec 1980-1995, The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 17-21, 1999. Individual Values and the Sovereignty Debate in Québec, 1980-1995, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2-5, 1999. Changing Perceptions of Injustice and Support for Sovereignty in Québec: 1980-1995, American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, November 19-22, 1998. Individual Values and Popular Support for an Independent Québec, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, September 3-6, 1998. Service Québec Studies Editorial Board, September 2008 present Grant Reviewer for Canadian Embassy Conference and K-12 Outreach Grants, 2010 Reviewer for Best Paper Competitions, Midwest Association of Canadian Studies, 2010 Presentation on the Northern Québec Faculty Development Tour, Canadian Studies Faculty Luncheon, November 5, 2009. BGSU Team to Ottawa for Networking and Creating Parliamentary Teaching Module, June 2008 BGSU Team to Wilfrid Laurier University for Networking and Creating Teaching Modules, March 2008 Participated in the development of the NASC/FIPSE teaching module on Nationalism & Contested Identities, Spring 2008 Canadian Studies Advocacy Committee, 2004-present
Professional Affiliations American Council for Québec Studies Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Midwest Association for Canadian Studies