Principal investigator: Benjamin Forest Professor, Geography McGill

Abstract: How do voters perceive candidates with ambiguous ethnic/racial appearance? The study examines the effects of the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of respondents on these perceptions. I submitted a SSHRC Insight Grant application in fall 2019 to extend the study, but the project did not receive funding.

Student involved in the project:

• Mike Medeiros – PhD Student, Geography, McGill

Publication

• Medeiros M et Forest B (2014). «Non-Contiguous Ridings: A Proposal for Enhancing Aboriginal Parliamentary Representation», Inroads Journal, vol. 34, p. 118-125

Presentations

• Medeiros, Mike, Forest, Benjamin, Piston, Spencer. Facing Diversity: Categorizing Ambiguous Candidates in Canada and the US, American Political Science Association, (2016-09)