Chaire de recherche du Canada en démocratie électorale

Partisan Conformity and Political (In)tolerance Seyoung Jung-Université de Québec à Montréal As partisan prejudice intensifies, citizens exhibit increasing intolerance towards the rights of opposing groups. Paying attention to partisan dynamics, this study investigates how partisan identity and conformity shape political (in)tolerance. Using a vignette experiment, I test whether a request for partisan conformity affects individuals’ […] Read more

Happiness, Anger, and Satisfaction with Democracy: Unravelling the Emotional Drivers of the Winner-Loser Gap Bjarn Eck-Université Libre de Bruxelles Elections boost satisfaction with democracy, but more strongly for electoral winners than for electoral losers. While the presence of the winner-loser gap is widely acknowledged, its underlying mechanisms remain less understood. One prominent explanation emphasizes the […] Read more

La participation électorale des personnes immigrantes au Canada Mélyann Guévremont-Université de Sherbrooke et Jean-François Daoust-Université de Sherbrooke Studying electoral participation is essential. This research project aims to better understand the individual factors associated with the electoral participation of a group known to be less politically active in Canada, despite its growing demographic importance: immigrants. First, […] Read more

Distinct Strategy, Same Partisanship? Policy Stances and Expressive Partisanship in Canadian Elections Alvaro Pereira Filho-University of Western Ontario Partisanship in Canada is considered weaker than in the US. However, recent studies demonstrate that partisan-motivated reasoning, affective polarization, and emotional-driven voting are common phenomena among voters, which suggests a stronger partisanship to Canadian parties. Despite these […] Read more

Piercing the Fog of War – Tracking. Public Opinion with New Online Data Roberto Foa-Cambridge This event is co-organized with the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship (CSDC) Read more