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Bruce Gilley

1966 - Today

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Bruce Gilley (born July 21, 1966) is a Canadian-American professor of political science and director of the PhD program in Public Affairs and Policy at the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. He is the founder and president of the Oregon Association of Scholars, member of the Heterodox Academy and founding signatory of the Oregon Academic Faculty Pledge on Freedom. Gilley gained international acclaim but also a storm of criticism for his highly controversial peer-reviewed article "The Case for Colonialism," published in an advance online edition of the scientific journal Third World Quarterly in 2017. Fifteen members of the journal's board resigned over Gilley's article. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Bruce Gilley is the 49th most popular political scientist (down from 45th in 2024), the 1,374th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,248th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Political Scientist.

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS

Among political scientists, Bruce Gilley ranks 49 out of 46. Before him are Cas Mudde, Katharine Hayhoe, Pippa Norris, Alena V. Ledeneva, Claudine Gay, and Ekaterina Schulmann. After him are Salem Al Ketbi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Bruce Gilley ranks 1,109. Before him are Nancy McKeon, Roger Black, Lou Barlow, Paul Dolan, Danny Ferry, and Shankar Balasubramanian. After him are Kay Kay Menon, Kennedy McKinney, Sally Gunnell, Bassekou Kouyate, Susan Auch, and Noam Elkies.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Bruce Gilley ranks 1,375 out of 1,622. Before him are Kristin Booth (1974), Bryan Lee O'Malley (1979), Peter Stebbings (1971), Tamia (1975), Paul Dolan (1966), and Ed Podivinsky (1970). After him are Jiří Prskavec (null), Derek Cornelius (1997), Brittany Allen (1986), Don McKellar (1963), Trent Opaloch (1969), and Heather Doerksen (1980).

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In Canada

Among political scientists born in Canada, Bruce Gilley ranks 3. Before him are David Easton (1917), and Katharine Hayhoe (1972).

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