Trends and New Directions in Canadian Political Behaviour: Un colloque en l’honneur d’Elisabeth Gidengil

PROGRAMME

30 Novembre – 1 Décembre, 2017

Faculty Club, Université McGill

30 NOVEMBRE

4:15                 DISCOURS DE BIENVENUE

4:30-6:00        Panel 1: GENRE ET DIVERSITÉ DANS LES ÉLECTIONS CANADIENNE

Modérateur: Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Queens University)

  • Melanee Thomas (University of Calgary), Philip Chen (University of Calgary), Allison Harell (Université du Québec à Montréal) and Tania Gosselin (Université du Québec à Montréal)  “Gender Mediation, Character, and Competence: Comparing News Coverage of Heads of Government in the Canadian Provinces »
  • Angelia Wagner (University of Alberta) “Harsh Spotlight: Aversion to Public Scrutiny Dampening the Political Ambitions of Women and Minorities in Canada”
  • Joanna Everitt (University of New Brunswick) et Tracey Raney (Ryerson University)“Stereotyping Gender and Sexual Orientation: How Identity Identification Impacts Voters’ Evaluations”
  • Erin Tolley (University of Toronto) « Diversifying the Political Pipeline: The Recruitment of Women and Minority Candidates in Canadian Politics »                  

6:00                 CONFÉRENCE

Introduction par Allison Harell (Université du Québec à Montréal)

Susan Banducci, University of Exeter: “Twice as Hard, Half as Good? Reconciling Gendered Voting and Women’s Electoral Success”

7:00-8:00        RÉception 

1 DÉCEMBRE

9:00                 DISCOURS D’OUVERTURE

9:15-10:30      Panel 2: Partis et Partisans

Modérateur: Melanee Thomas (University of Calgary)

  • Bill Cross (Carleton University) “Sore Losers: The costs of Intra party democracy?”
  • Ben Ferland (Université d’Ottawa) “Party Responsiveness to Public Opinion and Party Supporters: Revisiting the Mechanisms”
  • Cameron Anderson (University of Western Ontario) and Laura Stephenson (University of Western Ontario) “Look Who’s Talking:  Political Discussion Networks in Canada”

10:30-10:45    PAUSE CAFÉ

10:45-12:00    Panel 3: COMPRENDRE L’ÉLECTEUR CANADIEN

Modérateur: Jason Roy (Wilfrid Laurier University)

  • Allison Harell (Université du Québec à Montréal) et Dietlind Stolle (McGill University) “Views on Outgroups and Multiculturalism in Canada across Elections”
  • Éric Bélanger (McGill University) Valérie-Anne Mahéo (Université de Montréal) et Laura Stephenson (University of Western Ontario) “Values, Polarization and Generational Change in Canadian Elections”
  • Gabriel Bento Madeira (University of São Paulo), Scott Matthews (Memorial University) and Mark Pickup (Simon Fraser University) Biased Economic Perception across Elections”

12:00-1:00      Lunch

1:00-2:15        Panel 4: Media ET POLITIQUES

Modérateur: Cameron Anderson (University of Western Ontario)

  • Stuart Soroka (University of Michigan) and Richard Johnston (University of British Columbia) “The Increasingly Negative and Emotional Campaign”
  • Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Queen’s University) “News Media, Political Merit, and Diversity”
  • Jason Roy (Wilfrid Laurier University), Patrick Fournier (Université de Montréal) and Shane Singh (University of Georgia) “The Heterogeneous Impact of Poll Exposure?”

2:15-2:30        PAUSE CAFÉ

2:30-4:00        TABLE RONDE: A Career Retrospective in Honour of Elisabeth Gidengil

Modérateur: Dietlind Stolle, Directrice du Centre pour l’étude de la citoyenneté démocratique

  • Dick Johnston, University of British Columbia
  • Neil Nevitte, University of Toronto
  • Brenda O’Neill, University of Calgary
  • Miriam Lapp, Elections Canada
  • André Blais, Université de Montréal

4:00-4:30        DISCOURS DE CLÔTURE

 

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Ce colloque est possible grâce à un Connection grant du Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, et un soutien financier du Canadian Opinion Research Archive, the Faculty of Arts at McGill University, et du département de science politique de l’université McGill

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