Chaire de recherche du Canada en démocratie électorale

Do elections (still) matter? Mandate, institutions and policies in Western Europe Emiliano Grossman (Centre d'Étude Européennes / Sciences Po) Isabelle Guinaudeau (Centre Émile Durkheim / Sciences Po Bordeaux) Are election campaigns relevant to policymaking, as they should in a democracy? This book sheds new light on this central democratic concern based on an ambitious study of […] Lire la suite

Ce contenu n'est pas disponible dans la langue sélectionnée. Making Sense of Electoral Behaviour in Seniors’ Residences Florence Vallée-Dubois (Université de Montréal) Does placing polling stations in seniors’ residences have a positive impact on turnout? Does it benefit parties that are more popular among older citizens? I explore these questions using original data on electoral […] Lire la suite

Ce contenu n'est pas disponible dans la langue sélectionnée. What about modes? Differences Between Modes in the 21st Century’s Electoral Polls  Claire Durand (Université de Montréal)Timothy P. Johnson (University of Illinois at Chicago) The 21st Century has seen an important transition in survey modes used for electoral polls. This transition has not ended yet. It is […] Lire la suite

Do Neighborhoods Empower or Disenfranchise? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effects of Spatial Disadvantage and Ethnoracial Segregation on Voter Registration in France Haley McAvay (University of York)Pavlos Vasilopoulos (University of York) Prior research from different national contexts indicates persistent ethnic/racial disparities in  political participation. Studies have sought to explain these disparities by focusing on  compositional differences […] Lire la suite

Vox Populi, Vox Dei? Alienation, Mobilisation and Models of Democracy Miriam Sorace (University of Kent)Diane Bolet (Policy Institute, King's College London) Les attitudes à l’égard de la démocratie gagnent en importance, comme l’attestent les récents succès des partis populistes et la montée des comportements antisystème. Cette étude arbitre de manière innovante entre la mobilisation cognitive […] Lire la suite