Stereotypes and Stereotyping : Measuring the Accuracy of Lifestyle-Based Judgments on Political Affiliation Catherine Ouellet – Université de Montréal People often draw inferences about others’ underlying characteristics from single and static samples of their appearance, such as facial features, or attractiveness. Evidence also suggests that these judgments occur spontaneously and rapidly. Are humans also able to […] Read more
The Football Effect: Comparing anti-immigrant attitudes between fans and non-fans Daniel Stockemer – University of Ottawa In times of “polycrisis”, immigration is a salient issue in many European countries, which large segment of the population being critical toward immigrants. Based on theories of identity formation through habitualisation, we posit that football fandom – a ubiquitous, […] Read more
Quelle démocratie? Ce que disent les experts, ce que pense la population Claire Durand – Université de Montréal Many international projects – Freedom House, Polity 4, V_DEM, The Economist EIU index, IDEA’s Global State of Democracy – offer various indices of the level of democracy in most countries around the world. These indices are used […] Read more
Public and Elite Attitudes Toward Government Paternalism Clareta Treger – University of Toronto Paternalistic policies, namely policies that aim to save individuals from their own behavior, are prevalent in public policy. Such policies vary in their coerciveness, ranging from mere information interventions to outright bans. Examples include cigarette labeling, sugar taxes, mandatory retirement savings, and […] Read more
How Changes in Government’s Head Empower Citizens: The Effect of Past Exposures to Electoral Turnovers on Support for Democracy Damien Bol – King’s College London From 3:30 to 4:30 P.M., in C-4019 A prevailing narrative suggests that citizens who live under democratic rule often take it for granted, potentially leading to backsliding. This paper advances […] Read more