2022/10/07 by Jean-François Daoust, Jean‐François Daoust, Alain-G. Gagnon +2 · 10 citations
Social Sciences · #Computer science #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Field (mathematics) #French #Humanities #Law #Library science #Political Science Research and Education #Political Systems and Governance #Political science #Politics #Reading (process) #Representation (politics) #Sociology #Syllabus
paper · doi:10.1017/s0008423922000749
published in Canadian Journal of Political Science 55(4), 897-915 (Cambridge University Press)
openalex publication_date 2022/10/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/21
Abstract The representation of Canada's two main linguistic groups in the teaching of Canadian politics is crucial, but we know little about it. In this article, we analyze the systemic underrepresentation of francophone authors in Canadian political science by examining the research that students are exposed to. Based on data from 351 syllabi across 42 Canadian universities, as well as data from the reading list of the doctoral qualifying field exams in Canadian politics, our findings show that francophone authors are systemically underrepresented (when not totally absent). About 38 per cent of Canadian politics courses include no francophone authors in their reading lists. Our findings suggest that Canadian politics is not an inclusive and comprehensive field. This result entails important implications not only for current professors and students but also for the profession more generally, given that the students who will make up tomorrow's faculties in Canadian universities are shaped by these biases.