Political Party or Policy Position? The Role of Policy Partisanship and Party Cues in Voter Decision-Making Thomas Galipeau – University of Toronto, Sarah Lachance, Thomas Bergeron, Natasha Goel, Mujahedul Islam, Blake Lee-Whiting, Beatrice Magistro, Semra Sevi, and Peter J. Loewen Whether political party or policy position matters more to vote choice is a long-standing debate in political science. […] Read more
Losers’ consent in a deliberative assembly André Blais – Université de Montréal, Jean-François Daoust – Université de Sherbrooke, Dassonneville, Ruth – Université de Montréal, and Patrick Fournier – Université de Montréal We examine losers’ reactions to the votes taken in a citizen deliberative assembly. A citizen assembly on issues related to local electoral democracy was organized […] Read more
“Citizens’ Perceptions of Parties’ Positions in a Multidimensional Space” Dassonneville, Ruth (Université de Montréal), Patrick Fournier (Université de Montréal), and Zeynep Somer-Topcu (University of Texas at Austin) Read more
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An ideological trade-off: Electoral consequences of consistent and responsive party strategies Jasmien Luypaert – PhD Candidate at Gent University Political parties face a difficult balancing act when making electoral calculations. They must weigh the benefits of offering policy positions in line with their ideological heritage and traditionally bind their party base, against the need to […] Read more
1 May 2023 • 12:00 13:00
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Between decentralization and asymmetry: Explaining preferences about the division of power in Canada Philippe Chassé (Université de Montréal et Sciences Po Paris), Olivier Jacques (Université de Montréal) et Colin Scott (Université Concordia) In most federations, the division of power between central and subnational governments represents an important cleavage structuring voting and party systems. Subnational units […] Read more