Dr. Kelly Blidook and Dr. Matthew Kerby of the Department of Political Science have been shortlisted for the John McMenemy Prize for the best article published in the 2009 volume of the Canadian Journal of Political Science.

Dr. Blidook's article, co-authored with Stuart Soroka and Erin Penner, entitled "Constituency Influence in Parliament," was published in September 2009, and Dr. Kerby's article, "Worth the Wait: Determinants of Ministerial Appointments in Canada, 1935-2008," was published in the same volume. 



This prestigious nomination is a special coup for the political science department which has now had at least one faculty member with an article in the running for the last three consecutive years.

Dr. Amanda Bittner won the 2008 award for her paper entitled “The Effects of Information and Social Cleavages: Explaining Issue Attitudes and Vote Choice in Canada.” Dr. Blidook was shortlisted for the 2009 award for his article, “Media, Public Opinion and Healthcare in Canada: How the media affect ‘the way things are.’"

The winner will be announced at this year's annual conference of the Canadian Political Science Association which will take place at Concordia University June 1-3.