Caroline Patsias Joins CPD as Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy and USC Annenberg Master in Public Diplomacy program is pleased to welcome Caroline Patsias as the 2024 Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Public Diplomacy.  Patsias is a professor of political science specializing in urban and local governance at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal). She holds a double doctorate from Sciences po Aix (France) and Laval University (Canada). Her research compares citizen participation in citizens' committees and community groups in France and Quebec. Her analyses show how citizens' everyday interactions, relations with the state, and approaches to conflict shape different trajectories of politicization.

Read Patsias' full bio here.

See a list of previous Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs in Public Diplomacy here.

About the Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program is the U.S. Government's flagship educational and cultural exchange program signed into law by U.S. President Harry S. Truman on August 1, 1946. For 75 years, Fulbright has been a mainstay of U.S. public diplomacy, strengthening binational relationships, enhancing mutual understanding and forging lasting connections. Today, Fulbright is a global public sector—private sector partnership dedicated to supporting the best and the brightest by offering exchange opportunities for dynamic and accomplished students, scholars, artists, teachers, and professionals of all backgrounds. Learn how Fulbright is celebrating its legacy of global connections and alumni impact here.

About the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Public Diplomacy

Supported by Foreign Affairs Canada and the United States Department of State since 2005, the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program promotes a deeper and more nuanced knowledge of Canada-U.S. relations and builds mutual understanding between the two countries through high-level academic exchange. The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at CPD is designed to strengthen binational collaborative research on issues relevant to Canada, the United States, and the relationship between the two countries. For more information, visit the Fulbright Canada website here.