Media
680 CJOB The Start, January 30, 2024Radio/Podcast
Online Civic Participation in Toronto
Metro Morning, April 9, 2024Radio/Podcast
Can a public official block a constituent
Columnists from CBC Radio, November 17, 2023Radio/Podcast
Être député francophone à Ottawa
Options Politique, February 29, 2024Print
URL: https://policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/magazines/february-2024/depute-francophone-ottawa/
Social media researchers are under attack. The online harms bill can help them fight back.
Policy Options, April 16, 2024Print
URL: https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/april-2024/online-harms-bill-transparency/
M-86 affords MPs the chance to show civic respect
The Hill Times, February 5, 2024Online
URL: https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/02/05/m-86-affords-mps-the-chance-to-show-civic-respect/410471/
Winnipeg politicians are getting hammered by toxic messages, research says
Nearly 11,000 abusive tweets targeted Vancouver and Surrey election candidates
Ontario’s proposed polling ban would leave voters ‘in a dark room,’ says Nanos
Biography
Beatrice Wayne is an award-winning researcher, teacher and advocate for participatory democracy. She has taught popular courses on youth democratic activism at Harvard University, the University of Sydney and New York University. She holds an PhD from New York University and a Masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and has received major grants to conduct research across Canada, the United States and Ethiopia. In addition to her academic research and teaching, Wayne has served on steering committees and provided her research and pedagogical expertise to a variety of non-profit organizations and educational publishers, including Students Learn Students Vote, Scholastic Books, and the Faculty Network for Student Voting Rights. She is one of the founders of the Student Vote Research Network. She is frequently asked to provide commentary on democratic engagement and civic participation for diverse media outlets.
Additional Titles and Affiliations
Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Open Government
Civil Society Member, who provides input and advice on the Government of Canada's open government commitments
Samara Centre for Democracy
Research Director, 2022-ongoing
ACLS Leading Edge Fellow
Students Learn, Students Vote, 2021-2022
Harvard University
Faculty, History and Literature, 2018-2021