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Chris Cochrane
Associate Professor at University of Toronto
Christopher Cochrane is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto and the University of Toronto Scarborough. His academic focus includes Canadian politics, ideology, party competition, and computational social science. He has contributed significantly to the field through his research and publications, including his book Left and Right: The Small World of Political Ideas (2015) and co-authoring Canadian Politics: Critical Approaches (2016) with Kelly Blidook and Rand Dyck.13
Cochrane is also involved in several research projects, notably the Linked Parliamentary Data Project, which aims to digitize and analyze the Canadian House of Commons' debates.1 Additionally, he collaborates on a comprehensive database that tracks donations to federal and provincial political candidates and parties.1
His scholarly work is well-regarded, with numerous citations in academic literature, particularly in areas related to ideology and political discourse analysis.2 Cochrane's contributions extend into teaching, where he engages students in understanding the dynamics of Canadian politics and computational methods in social science research.45