Intersectionality and candidate recruitment
Research examining how race, gender, and intersectionality shape candidate recruitment
May 17, 2022PUBLICATIONSgender,elections,Canadian politics,race,intersectionality,publications
Who ran and won in 2021?
Results from a new analysis of diversity in the 2021 Canadian federal election
March 9, 2022PUBLICATIONSgender,elections,Canadian politics,race,data,publications
How diverse is Canadian politics?
Introducing a new dataset on the demographics of more than 4,500 federal election candidates
May 5, 2021PUBLICATIONSgender,elections,Canadian politics,race,data,publications
Ethnicity and political donations
An in-depth analysis of donations during the 2015 Canadian election shows evidence of co-ethnic affinity and a high rate of contributions from South Asian Canadians
November 5, 2020PUBLICATIONSelections,Canadian politics,political participation,race,publications
Race and candidate recruitment
Does who you know matter? This study shows that racialized candidates are most likely to emerge in districts with racialized local party presidents.
October 5, 2019PUBLICATIONSelections,Canadian politics,political parties,race,recruitment,publications