Rate My Professor Alex Marland

Alex Marland is a Professor in the Department of Politics at Acadia University and serves as the university’s inaugural Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership. He holds a BA Hons in Political Science from Carleton University, an MA in Political Science from Memorial University, and a PhD in Politics from Lancaster University. A Professor of Canadian politics, his academic interests include political communication, elections and campaigning in Canada, prime ministers, premiers, ministers, cabinets and political staff, political parties and political leadership in Canada, and Canadian legislatures, caucuses and parliamentarians.

Marland has authored or edited over a dozen books. Key publications include Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control (2016), Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada (2020), Inside the Local Campaign: Constituency Elections in Canada (2022, co-edited with Thierry Giasson), and No I in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics (2025, co-authored with Jared Wesley and Mireille Lalancette). He also co-authored The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada (2nd edition, 2025, with Jared Wesley) and has published numerous journal articles on topics such as prime ministerial power, party discipline, political branding, and candidate vetting. As Jarislowsky Chair, he delivers programming and special events at Acadia to prepare the next generation of political leaders. His areas for student research supervision encompass political communication, elections and campaigning in Canada, prime ministers, premiers, ministers, cabinets and political staff, political parties and political leadership in Canada, and Canadian legislatures, caucuses and parliamentarians.