Public Policy at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy | University of Toronto

SPPG Director Peter Loewen explains the potential success of the Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in the U.S. elections.

Loewen highlights the challenges that Johnson is sure to face in the election, including the U.S. electoral system that does not favour third parties.

Peter Loewen is associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto and Director of the School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto. His current academic interests include political psychology and behaviour, especially in Anglo-American democracies, behavioural economics, public opinion, genopolitics, and experimentation. He has taught in several fields, including Canadian politics, American politics, political behaviour, comparative politics, and experimentation.