Canadian Politics and Elections

Articles

• "The 2006 Canadian Federal Election"
  by Harold Clarke (University of Texas, Dallas), Allan Kornberg (Duke University), & Tom Scotto (West Virginia University)
  
• "The 2004 Canadian Elections"
  by Harold Clarke (University of Texas, Dallas)

Experts on Canadian Politics & Elections

Harold D. Clarke
University of Texas, Dallas - 972-883-4891
Support for political parties; survey research; electoral behavior

Allan Kornberg
Duke University - 919-660-4302
Political parties; legislatures; comparative political behavior

Andre Blais
University of Montreal - 514-343-7349
Elections; voting behavior; public opinion; polls

Neal Nevitte
University of Toronto - 416-978-6298
Voting behavior; party support; survey research; political culture & values

Elizabeth Gidengil
McGill University - 514-934-0041
Voting behavior; public opinion; media; gender representation

Patrick Fournier
University of Montreal - 514-343-7812
Public opinion; political psychology; political behavior

Joanna Everitt
University of New Brunswick - 506-648-5759
Gender & politics; public opinion; media & voting

Donald Alper
Western Washington University - 360-650-3728
British Columbia politics (environmental policy); cross-border sub-national relations in Pacific Northwest & BC; Canadian politics; Canadian public policy; NAFTA and British Columbia

Jeffrey M. Ayres
St. Michael's College - 802-654-2680
Canadian government and politics; Canada-US relations

Munroe Eagles
SUNY Buffalo - 716-645-2251
Canadian electoral behavior politics, political representation in Canada

Donley Studlar
University of West Virginia - 304-293-3811
Elections and electoral systems; legislatures and representation; women & politics

Research & Publications

There were two major studies of the 2004 Canadian national election.  Both projects conducted national surveys of the Canadian electorate during the 2004 election campaign and immediately afterwards.  The studies are:

Harold D. Clarke, Allan Kornberg, and Tom Scotto [with the assistance of John MacLeod, Research Director, TNS-Canadian Facts]: "Electoral Choice and Political Support in Contemporary Canada".

Andre Blais (University of Montreal) and Neil Nevitte (University of Toronto), "The 2004 Canadian National Election Study".

Recent Publications on Canadian Elections

Andre Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil, Richard Nadeau and Neil Nevitte. "Where Does Turnout Decline Come From?" European Journal of Political Research. 2004. 43 (2): 221-236.

Patrick Fournier, Andre Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil, Richard Nadeau and Neil Nevitte. "Issue Importance and Performance Voting". Political Behavior. 2003. 25 (1): 51-67.

Andre Blais, Elizabeth Gidengil, Richard Nadeau, and Nevitte, Neil. Campaign Dynamics in the 2000 Canadian Election: How the Leader Debates Salvaged the Conservative Party. PS: Political Science and Politics. 2003. 36 (1): 45-50.

"Youth Participation in Elections". Electoral Insight (Special Edition). 2003. 5 (2): 3-47.

Andre Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil, Richard Nadeau and Neil Nevitte. Anatomy of a Liberal Victory. Toronto: Broadview Press, 2002.

Harold D. Clarke, Allan Kornberg and Peter Wearing. A Polity on the Edge: Canada and the Politics of Fragmentation. Toronto: Broadview Press, 2000.