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Joseph Gubbels

@josephgubbels.bsky.social

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New Democrat PhD student in political theory & CanPoli at McGill Working on participatory + deliberative democracy Substack: josephgubbels.substack.com

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A mass party requires new innovation for today’s world to recover the purpose that motivated democratization—to grant ordinary citizens the maximum possible role in the governance of Canadian society. Read more on intraparty democracy🗳️ perspectivesjournal.ca/ndp-intraparty-democracy

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Joseph Gubbels @josephgubbels.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My first academic publication, on Canadian post-liberalism:

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Examining the intense debate over floor-crossing, @josephgubbels.bsky.social argues for a "party-democracy model" — to leverage existing political institutions and make Canada’s democracy more deliberative and participatory. 🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/floor-crossing-vs-party-democracy/

Pull quote from an article titled "Floor-Crossing vs. Party-Democracy" by Joseph Gubbels, published at perspectivesjournal.ca. The quote reads "Only one year since Prime Minister Mark Carney was left with a minority government after the 2025 election, the governing Liberals have achieved a majority, delivered by five Members of Parliament who "crossed the floor." To minimize floor-crossing episodes, a "party-democracy model" can leverage existing political institutions to make Canadian politics more deliberative and participatory."

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Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

@lizbarry.bsky.social, executive director at @metagov.bsky.social, and @josephgubbels.bsky.social, political theory fellow, critique AI-driven simulations that replace genuine public participation with algorithmic representations of citizens, arguing they undermine empowerment + capacity-building.

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Rosa Luxemburg NYC @rosalux.nyc · 20/02/2025

NEW from @josephgubbels.bsky.social on our website: Justin Trudeau's resignation and threats from south of the border are shaking up Canadian politics. What should the left do? rosalux.nyc/after-trudea...

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After Trudeau, Trump Looms - RLS-NYC

The prime minister’s resignation and threats from south of the border are shaking up Canadian politics.

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