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Peter Loewen

professor, department of political science, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Peter Loewen is a professor in the University of Toronto’s Department of Political Science specializing in global affairs and public policy, director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, and an associate director at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. 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. Loewen has published his work in journals of political science, economics, psychology, biology, and general science. He also directs PEARL (the Policy, Elections, and Representation Lab) at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.