The following are short summaries of some of the research projects that are associated with the CSDC.
Adapting to Diversity
Allison Harell . Political Tolerance, Racist Speech and the Influence of Peer Networks Marc Hooghe, Tim Reeskens, Dietlind Stolle and Ann Trappers. Ethnic Diversity and Generalized Trust in Europe: A Cross-National Multilevel Study Dietlind Stolle, Stuart Soroka and Richard Johnston . When Does Diversity Erode Trust? Neighborhood Diversity, Interpersonal Trust and the Mediating Effect of Social Interactions |
Incorporating Diversity
Antoine Bilodeau, Stephen White and Neil Nevitte . The Development of Dual Loyalties: Immigrants' Integration to Regional Canadian Dynamics Antoine Bilodeau, Ian McAllister, and Mebs Kanji . Adaptation to Democracy among Immigrants in Australia Antoine Bilodeau . Immigrants' Voice through Protest Politics in Canada and Australia: Assessing the Impact of Pre-Migration Political Repression Antoine Bilodeau . Residential Segregation and the Electoral Participation of Immigrants in Australia Stephen White, Neil Nevitte, André Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil and Patrick Fournier . The Political Resocialization of Immigrants: Resistance or Lifelong Learning? Elisabeth Gidengil and Dietlind Stolle . The Role of Social Networks in Immigrant Women's Political Incorporation |
Civic Attitudes and Civic Engagement
Citizen Engagement and New Communication Technologies
Darin Barney . Politics and Emerging Media: The Revenge of Publicity |
Gender and Civic Engagement
Elisabeth Gidengil, Brenda O'Neill and Lisa Young . Her Mother's Daughter? The Influence of Childhood Socialization on Women's Political Engagement Elisabeth Gidengil, Janine Giles and Melanee Thomas . The Gender Gap in Self-Perceived Understanding of Politics in Canada and the United States |
Political Consumerism and Political Protest
Political Knowledge
Richard Nadeau, Neil Nevitte, Elisabeth Gidengil and André Blais . Election Campaigns as Information Campaigns: Who Learns What and Does It Matter? |
Voter Turnout and Other Forms of Electoral Participation
André Blais and Kees Aarts . Electoral Systems and Turnout Daniel Rubenson, André Blais, Patrick Fournier, Elisabeth Gidengil, Neil Nevitte . Does Low Turnout Matter? Evidence from the 2000 Canadian Federal Election Antoine Bilodeau . Residential Segregation and the Electoral Participation of Immigrants in Australia |
Campaigns and Electoral Dynamics
Agnieszka Dobrzynska and André Blais . Testing Zaller's Reception and Acceptance Model in an Intense Election Campaign Richard Nadeau, Neil Nevitte, Elisabeth Gidengil and André Blais . Election Campaigns as Information Campaigns: Who Learns What and Does It Matter? |
Deliberative Democracy
Economic Voting
Michael S. Lewis-Beck, Richard Nadeau and Angelo Elias . Economics, Party, and the Vote: Causality Issue and Panel Data François Gélineau . Presidents, Political Context, and Economic Accountability: Evidence from Latin America |
Electoral Systems and Strategic Voting
André Blais, John H. Aldrich, Indridi H. Indridason and Renan Levine . Do Voters Vote for Government Coalitions? André Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil, Patrick Fournier, Neil Nevitte and Bruce M. Hicks . Measuring Expectations: Comparing Alternative Approaches André Blais and Indridi H. Indridason. Making Candidates Count: The Logic of Electoral Alliances in Two-Round Legislative Elections André Blais and Marc André Bodet . Does Proportional Representation Foster Closer Congruence Between Citizens and Policy Makers? Mebs Kanji and Anotine Bilodeau . Value Diversity and Support for Electoral Reform in Canada |
Gender
Elisabeth Gidengil, Allison Harell and Bonnie Erickson . Network Diversity and Vote Choice: Women's Social Ties and Left Voting in Canada |
Immigrant and Minority Voting Patterns
Antoine Bilodeau . Residential Segregation and the Electoral Participation of Immigrants in Australia |
Issue Voting
Éric Bélanger and Bonnie M. Meguid . Issue Salience, Issue Ownership, and Issue-Based Vote Choice |
Political Parties
Media Coverage
Stephen Farnsworth, Stuart Soroka and Lori Young . The International Two-Step Flow in Foreign News: Canadian and US Television News Coverage of Foreign Affairs Stefaan Walgrave, Stuart N. Soroka and Michiel Nuytemans . The Mass Media's Political Agenda-Setting Power: A Longitudinal Analysis of Media, Parliament, and Government in Belgium (1993 to 2000). Stuart Soroka . Good News and Bad News: Asymmetric Responses to Economic Information André Blais and Andrea M. L. Perrella . Systemic Effects of Televised Candidates' Debates |
Opinion Polls
Party Leaders
Policy and Opinion Representation
Stuart Soroka and Christopher Wlezien . On the Limits to Inequality in Representation Lori Young and Éric Bélanger . BQ In the House: The Nature of Sovereigntist Representation in the Canadian Parliament Erin Penner, Kelly Blidook, and Stuart Soroka. Legislative Priorities and Public Opinion: Representation of Partisan Agendas in the Canadian House of Commons" |
Satisfaction with Democracy
André Blais and François Gélineau . Winning, Losing and Satisfaction with Democracy Mebs Kanji and Antoine Bilodeau . Value Diversity and Support for Electoral Reform in Canada |
Voting and Elections in Canada
Elisabeth Gidengil, Patrick Fournier, Joanna Everitt, Neil Nevitte and André Blais . The Anatomy of a Liberal Defeat Éric Bélanger . The 2007 Provincial Election in Quebec |
Voting and Elections outside Canada
