Peter Loewen
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Report 5: Reaching the Vaccine Hesitant
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Perceptions and Polarization
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Automation, AI and Anxiety: Policy Preferred, Populism Possible
Peter Loewen is a Professor in the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He is interested in how politicians can make better decisions, in how citizens can make better choices, and how governments can address the disruption of technology and harness its opportunities.
He has published in leading journals of political science, economics, psychology, biology, and general science, as well as popular press work in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Globe and Mail, National Post, and Ottawa Citizen. His research has been funded by SSHRC, the European Research Council, the Government of Ontario, and other organizations. He regularly engages in public debate and acts as a consultant to several public and private organizations.
Previously, he served as the Director of the School of Public Policy & Governance and the Centre for the Study of the United States at the Munk School of Global Affairs. He was previously a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and has held visiting positions at Princeton University and the University of Melbourne.