David Moscrop is a Canadian podcaster, political scientist, columnist, and the author of the 2019 book Too Dumb for Democracy?
David Moscrop PhD | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia (PhD) University of Ottawa (post-doc) |
| Notable work | Too Dumb for Democracy? (2019 book) |
Education
editMoscrop has a PhD in political science[1] from the University of British Columbia[2] and was a post-doctoral Scholarly Communication Lab fellow at the University of Ottawa.[3][4]
Career and views
editMoscrop has written for both The Washington Post[1] and Maclean's Magazine.[4][5] He is the author of Too Dumb for Democracy? a 2019 book that documents how people make decisions against their own interests.[5][6][3]
He hosts the podcast Open to Debate.[7]
Moscrop advocates for deliberative democracy.[2]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Lindzon, Jared (2022-03-11). "Canadians put more faith in employers to address societal issues as trust in other institutions declines". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ a b Nicola Luksic and Tom Howell (1 Oct 2014). "Why our brains aren't built for democracy". CBC.
- ^ a b Sismondo, Christine (2019-03-15). "Canadians need to get their brains in high gear before going to ballot box". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ a b "David Moscrop". CDTS / CLTS uOttawa. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ a b Beattie, Steven W. (2019-04-15). "Too Dumb for Democracy?: Why We Make Bad Political Decisions and How We Can Make Better Ones". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ Ackermann, John (10 Mar 2019). "Are we too dumb for democracy? New book looks at making good political decisions in the age of Trump & Brexit". vancouver.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "David Moscrop". jacobinmag.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.