Department of Political Science

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Gabrielle Bardall

PhD

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Gabrielle Bardall is an adjunct Professor of Political Science specializing in comparative politics. She has worked in over 60 countries worldwide for a variety of UN agencies, bilateral foreign affairs and international non-profits including as a Senior Policy Advisor for Global Affairs Canada and Vice-President for External Relations with the Parliamentary Center of Canada. Bardall holds degrees from McGill University (BAH), Sciences-Po Paris (MA) and l’Université de Montreal (PhD). She is founder and principal of Herizon Democracy Consulting and Visiting Professor with the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Bardall’s media presence includes analyses on BBC World and The Conversation, as well as The Washington Post, CNN International and Le Devoir. She received the American Political Science Association’s Congressional Fellowship and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship for her work in the area of gendered political violence.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Democratization & Authoritarian Resurgence
  • International Democracy Assistance
  • Gender and Politics
  • Technology-facilitated Gender-Based Violence and Disinformation
  • Violence against women in politics
  • Women, Peace and Security

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Bardall, Gabrielle. “A Feminist Approach to Democracy Assistance”. in Gillies, Cameron and Carment. Democracy and Foreign Policy in an Era of Uncertainty. Canada Among Nations series. Palgrave-Macmillan. 2023.

Bardall, Gabrielle, Christopher Tenove.“Online Violence against Women in Politics: Global Trends and Canadian Experience”. in Raney and Collier (eds). Gender-based Violence in Canada Politics in the #MeToo Era, University of Toronto Press. Forthcoming 2023.

Bardall, Gabrielle. “Responses to Online Violence Against Women in Politics”. in Zetterberg and Bjarnegard (eds), Violence Against Women in Politics. Temple University Press. May 2023.

Bardall, Gabrielle. “Who’s Missing from the Table? Takeaways from Canada’s Commitments at the 2nd Summit for Democracy.” Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, 2023, pp. 114–16.

Bardall, Gabrielle. “Nasty, Fake and Online: Distinguishing Gendered Disinformation and Violence Against Women in Politics”. In Haciyakupoglu and Wong (eds). Gender, Security, and Digital Space: Navigating Access, Harassment, and Disinformation. Routledge. 2022.

Bardall, Gabrielle. “An overview of policy responses and solutions to violence against women in politics”. Gender Update. European Journal of Politics and Gender. vol XX. no XX. 1–3. May 2020.

Bardall, Gabrielle. “Symbolic Violence as a Form of Violence Against Women in Politics: A Critical Perspective”. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales. Vol. 65. No. 238. 2020.

Bardall, Gabrielle. “Campaigning and Governing in the Digital Era: Women’s Political Participation, Technology and Violence”. In Segrave, Marie and Laura Vitis (eds). Gender, Technology and Violence. Routledge, 2017.

Bardall, Gabrielle, Elin Bjarnegård & Jennifer M. Piscopo. “How is Political Violence Gendered? Disentangling Motives, Forms, and Impacts”. Political Studies. October 2019.

Bardall, Gabrielle. “Violence, Politics and Gender”. Contentious Politics and Political Violence. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Feb. 2018.

Bardall, Gabrielle. “Coding Competitive Authoritarianism.” Journal of Comparative Governance and Politics. October 28, 2015.

Christensen, Skye and Gabrielle Bardall. “Gender Quotas in Single-Member District Electoral Systems.” Politics, Groups, and Identities. October 27, 2015.

Bardall, Gabrielle. “Gender Specific Election Violence: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies.” Stability: International Journal of Security and Development. X(X),  pp 1-11.  2013.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Since 2020 : UN Electoral Roster (Electoral Affairs Division), P-4 expert
  • Since 2017 : Expert Roster, UNDP Crisis Response Unit. Profile: Crisis Governance / Sub-profile: Constitutions, Elections, Parliaments, & Political Parties
  • Since 2018 : Canadian Political Science Association
  • Since 2014 : Expert, International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKnow Politics)
  • Since 2012 : UNDP Democratic Governance Roster of Experts in Electoral Systems and Processes
  • Since 2008 : Associated Expert, ACE Practitioners’ Network
  • Previously : American Political Science Association, Midwestern Political Science Association, International Political Science Association, International Studies Association