Tom Flanagan (political scientist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tom Flanagan (political scientist)

author, academic, and political activist

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1944

Place of Birth: Ottawa, Illinois, United States

Profession: political scientist, university teacher, essayist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Tom Flanagan (political scientist)

  • Thomas Eugene "Tom" Flanagan, (born March 5, 1944) is an American-born author, conservative political activist, and former political science professor at the University of Calgary.
  • Flanagan has been on "research and scholarship leave" from the University of Calgary since January 2013.
  • He also served as an advisor to Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper until 2004. Flanagan has focused on challenging Native and Métis rights.
  • In connection with his multi-year research and publications on Louis Riel, Flanagan published a reinterpretation of the North-West Rebellion, defending the federal government's response to Métis land claims.
  • He began publishing works on Louis Riel (leader of the 1885 North-West Rebellion) in the 1970s, which evolved into a multi-year 'Louis Riel Project' that he coordinated.
  • During the 2012 provincial elections he served as the campaign manager of the Wildrose Party, an Alberta libertarian/conservative provincial party.As an offshoot of his political activism, Flanagan began to write as a columnist in 1997, publishing in media such as The Globe and Mail, National Post, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Maclean's, and Time.
  • He has regularly made appearances on Canadian television and radio as a commentator.

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