Government accountability is a cornerstone of representative democracy. As the dramatic decline in citizens’ political trust attests, many polities face a serious accountability crisis (Cross 2010; Gidengil & Bastedo 2014). Whereas most studies of accountability have focused on elections and the government’s management of the economy, we are broadening the scope by looking at the composition of elected assembly and the government’s capacity to deliver on its election promises, as well as extra-electoral mechanisms of democratic accountability.
Responsables: Marc André Bodet, François Pétry
Researchers involved: Marc André Bodet, François Pétry, André Blais, Ruth Dassonneville, Benjamin Forest, Patrick Fournier, Elisabeth Gidengil, François Gélineau, Allison Harell
Research projects:
- The Fulfillment of Government Pledges in Canada and in Comparative Perspective – François Pétry
- The role of citizens in democratic accountability – Elisabeth Gidengil, André Blais, Marc André Bodet, Patrick Fournier, Dietlind Stolle
- Political Dynasties: family dynamics among elected politicians – Marc André Bodet
Projects completed:
- Parties, citizens, and the effects of dealignment – Ruth Dassonneville
- Representing diversity: Riding associations, minority candidates, and minority constituencies in Canada and in comparative perspective – Benjamin Forest
- The impact of local campaigning on turnout and effective number of parties – Marc André Bodet, François Gélineau
- Do municipal-level factors lead to relatively tolerant or restrictive LGBTQ policies? – Benjamin Forest, Allison Harell
- Distributional politics and social protection – André Blais
- Évaluer la performance publique et la mesurer par l’analyse textuelle – François Pétry , Jean Crête