On November 29-30, the Future of Electoral Democracy Conference took place at Université de Montréal. Over two days, current and former students, along with visitors to the Chair, presented their research on public opinion, voting behavior, and political parties. The conference also featured a roundtable discussion on the future of research in electoral democracy. Thank […] Read more

Institutions and Rapid Religious Reversals: Understanding the Secularization of Canada Benjamin Tremblay-Auger-Stanford Graduate School of Business Why was the decline of religion much more pronounced in Europe than in the US after World War II? The Canadian case holds the key to understanding divergent secularization patterns since it is a hybrid case: most of the […] Read more

Do Emotions Drive the Link Between Winning and Satisfaction with Democracy? Leveraging the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and The Lion King Patrick Fournier-Université de Montréal Electoral winners are more satisfied with democracy than losers, but there is debate over whether this is due to emotions or policy considerations. We leverage the fact that the […] Read more

Mapping ethics self-regulation within political parties: Norms, oversight and enforcement Luís de Sousa-ICS-ULisboa Political parties are highly regulated organizations, both internally and externally, and yet, levels of trust in political parties are systematically low across many countries. Low levels of trust are associated to party related scandals and a poor record in upholding higher ethical […] Read more

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