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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hello/Bonjour:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please join us <b>in-person</b> for the “Distinguished Fulbright Chair in Québec Studies Lecture,” featuring </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dr. Jean-François Godbout<span style="color:black">, Professor of Political Science visiting from the Université de Montréal as the Spring 2022 SUNY Plattsburgh Distinguished Fulbright Chair in Québec Studies.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">TALK TITLE: “</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Stability and Change in the 2022 <span style="color:black">Québec </span>Election” by Dr. Jean-François Godbout<span style="color:black"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 24 at 5:00 pm</p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">LOCATION: Krinovitz Hall inside Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh</p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="background:yellow"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">DESCRIPTION: <span style="color:black">Québec </span>is currently experiencing a significant political transformation. The most striking example of this change is related to the decline in the relevance of sovereignty, an issue that has dominated <span style="color:black">Québec </span>politics for the last fifty years. The traditional opposition between sovereigntists and federalists has been undermined by the emergence of a new kind of political debate centered around the management of ethno-cultural diversity and the level of government intervention in the economy. The prevalence of these conflicts is having a profound impact on the structure of the party system. There are now four parties represented in the National Assembly of <span style="color:black">Québec</span>, each one having a distinct set of positions on the questions of sovereignty, pluralism, and economic redistribution. By presenting the results of an original analysis of three public opinion surveys conducted during the 2012-2014-2018 <span style="color:black">Québec </span>elections, this presentation will explain how each of these issues has changed voting behavior over time. With the help of social identity and intergroup threat theories, the presentation will also explain why the conflict over pluralism is becoming dominant in <span style="color:black">Québec </span>politics today. The presentation will end with a discussion of the upcoming October 3rd, 2022 election.<span style="background:yellow"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">NOTE: As a reception will take place immediately after the discussion concludes, your kind RSVP in advance to help us confirm catering needs would be appreciated.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f0GuaOuSgam3QFJLjITC_3qRrt6ZbT1I/view?usp=sharing"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f0GuaOuSgam3QFJLjITC_3qRrt6ZbT1I/view?usp=sharing</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">LIZA BEDARD</p><p class="MsoNormal">Office Assistant II</p><p class="MsoNormal">SUNY Plattsburgh</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1d2228">Center for the Study of Canada & Institute on Quebec Studies</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(o) 518-564-2383</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:lbeda001@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">lbeda001@plattsburgh.edu</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4472c4"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>