Scott Piroth, Ph.D.

piroth photo 2024Lecturer

Office Location: 112 Williams Hall

419-372-7268

spiroth@bgsu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

I teach Political Science and Canadian Studies at Bowling Green State University.

Fields of Study

  • Comparative Politics
  • Canadian Studies

Affiliations

  • American Council for Québec Studies
  • Association for Canadian Studies in the United States

Education

  • Ph.D. Political Science, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington, D.C. (2002)
  • B.A. Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1988)

Selected Publications

  • Scott Piroth, “Perceptions of the United States and Political Debates in Québec.” In The Québec-United States Relationship: Political, Security, Economic, Cultural and Environmental Dynamics. Frédérick Gagnon, Christopher Kirkey, and Stéphane Paquin, ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
  • Scott Piroth, “How does taking a Canadian Studies course influence how American students think about Canada? Southern Journal of Canadian Studies 7, 1 (2016): 32-46
  • Scott Piroth, “Question Period in the Canadian House of Commons: from English to English and French,” Journal of Legislative Studies, Vol. 18, No. 2 (June 2012) 161-183.
  • Scott Piroth and David Jackson, “Language Knowledge and Attitudes toward Québec among Canadian University Students.” Québec Studies, Vol. 47 (Spring/Summer 2009) 73-94.
  • Scott Piroth, “Popular Music and Identity in Quebec.” American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Summer 2008) 145-164.
  • Scott Piroth, Pierre Serré and David Lublin, “Francophone Bilingualism, Inter-group Contact and Opposition to Sovereignty among Québec Francophones.” Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring 2006) 1-24.
  • Scott Piroth, “Generational Replacement, Value Shifts, and Support for a Sovereign Québec.” Québec Studies, Vol. 37 (Spring/Summer 2004) 23-43.

Awards

  • Institute for the Studies of Culture & Society Fellowship, Project: Social Trust, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Curling Clubs, Spring 2024
  • ACSUS/UQAM Northern Quebec Faculty Development Institute & Study Tour, 2009
  • Canadian Embassy Faculty Enrichment Grant, 2008-2009
  • Québec Studies Program Grant for Professors and Researchers 2004

Recent Presentations

  • “Curling Clubs as Accessible Places for Everyone,” BGSU Institute for the Study of Culture and Society, March 2024.
  • “Critical Understandings of Canadian Curling Culture in an Era of Change,” The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Meeting, Crystal City, Virginia, November 2023.
  • “Question Period in the House of Commons: Are Quebec MPs Different?” American Council for Québec Studies Biennial Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2022.

Projects

  • Bilingualism in Canada’s House of Commons
  • Hybrid Parliaments
  • Nationalism in Québec
  • Social Trust and Sports Clubs

Courses

  • CAST 2010 Canadian Studies
  • POLS 1710 Comparative Politics
  • POLS 3450 Congress
  • POLS 3510 Western European Politics
  • POLS 3530 Canadian Government and Politics
  • POLS 4550 Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship

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