​​​BOOKS

Beyond Turnout: How Compulsory Voting Shapes Citizens and Political Parties. Oxford University Press (Comparative Politics Series). 2021.
The Power of Polls? A Cross-National Experimental Analysis of the Effects of Campaign Polls, with J. Roy and P. Fournier. Cambridge University Press (Elements in Campaigns and Elections Series). 2021. 
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PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

“Compulsory Voting Increases Men's Turnout Most.” Forthcoming. American Journal of Political Science. 
  • See the associated blog entry at the AJPS.
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“The Pigmentocracy of Executive Approval,” with R. Carlin. Comparative Political Studies. 2025. 58(2): 327-363.

“Less Human Than Human: Threat, Language, and Relative Dehumanization,” with J. Tir. British Journal of Political Science. 2024. 54(3): 612-628.
  • See the associated University of Colorado feature.
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“Does the Salience of Partisan Competition Increase Affective Polarization in the United States?,” with J. Thornton. Political Research Quarterly. 2024. 77(1): 45-58.
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“Is Compulsory Voting a Solution to Low and Declining Turnout? Cross-National Evidence Since 1945,” with F. Kostelka and A. Blais. Political Science Research and Methods. 2024. 12(1): 76-93. 

“Compulsory Voting Diminishes the Relationship Between Winning and Satisfaction with Democracy.” Journal of Politics.  2023. 85(3): 1079-1093.
  • See the associated blog entry at the JOP.
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“Threat-Inducing Violent Events Exacerbate Social Desirability Bias in Survey Responses,” with J. Tir. American Journal of Political Science. 2023. 67(1): 154-169.
  • See the associated blog entries at LSE and the AJPS. 

“Satisfaction with Democracy: A Review of a Major Public Opinion Indicator," with Q. Mayne. Public Opinion Quarterly. 2023. 87(1): 187-218
  • As part of this article, we compiled open-access databases of publications that analyze SWD as a dependent or independent variable.

 “Who Would Vote NOTA? Explaining a ‘None of the Above’ Choice in Eight Countries,” with C. Plescia and S. Kritzinger. European Journal of Political Research. 2023. 62(1): 118-134. 
  • See the associated blog entry at The Loop.

“Does Compulsory Voting Affect How Voters Choose? A Test Using a Combined Conjoint and Regression Discontinuity Analysis.” Comparative Political Studies. 2022. 55(12): 2119-2143.

“Does Threat from COVID-19 Stimulate Attitudes Amenable to Public Cooperation? Evidence from India,” with J. Tir. British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 2022. 24(4): 598-606.

“The Political-Economic Correlates of Discursive Engagement in Europe,” with Q. Mayne. Political Research Quarterly. 2022. 75(2): 291-306.

“From the American South to South America: Testing Whether Patterns of Competition in Two-Round Elections Travel from the United States to Latin America,” with C. S. Bullock, III. Social Science Quarterly. 2022. 103(1): 155-167.

“What Type of Democracy Do Chileans Want?,” with N. S. Williams. Research & Politics. 2021. 8(3): 1-8.

“Gender Differences in the Impact of Electoral Victory on Satisfaction with Democracy,” with N. S. Williams and A. Snipes. Electoral Studies. 2021. 69(1): 102205.
  • See the write-up of this article on PsyPost.

“The Effects of Militarized Interstate Disputes on Incumbent Voting Across Genders,” with J. Tir. Political Behavior. 2019. 41(4): 975-999.  
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“Compulsory Voting and Parties’ Vote Seeking Strategies.” American Journal of Political Science.  2019. 63(1): 37-52.
  • Winner of the 2020 Jack Walker Outstanding Article Award, Political Organizations and Parties Section, American Political Science Association
  • See the associated blog entries at the AJPS and the Centre for Democratic Engagement.
  • ​Hear some discussion of the study, and compulsory voting research more broadly, on the How to Win Arguments with Numbers podcast. 

“Elections Activate Partisanship Across Countries,” with J. Thornton. American Political Science Review. 2019. 113(1): 248-253.
  • See the associated blog entry at the CSES Blog. 

“Politically Unengaged, Distrusting, and Disaffected Individuals Drive the Link between Compulsory Voting and Invalid Balloting.” Political Science Research and Methods. 2019. 7(1): 107-123.

“Compulsory Voting and Dissatisfaction with Democracy.” British Journal of Political Science. 2018. 48(3): 843-854.
“Compulsory Voting and Voter Information Seeking,” with J. Roy. Research & Politics. 2018. 5(1): 1-8. 

“Partisanship, Militarized International Conflict, and Electoral Support for the Incumbent,” with J. Tir. Political Research Quarterly. 2018. 71(1): 172-183.

“How Issue Frames Shape Beliefs About the Importance of Climate Change Policy Across Ideological and Partisan Groups,” with M. Swanson. PLoS ONE. 2017. 12(7): e0181401.
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“Election Outcomes, Legislative Representation, and Satisfaction with Democracy,” with A. Blais and A. Morin-Chassé. Party Politics. 2017. 23(2): 85-95.
“Elections as Poorer Reflections of Preferences Under Compulsory Voting.” Electoral Studies. 2016. 44(1): 56-65.

“Strange Bedfellows: Coalition Makeup and Perceptions of Democratic Performance Among Electoral Winners,” with J. Thornton. Electoral Studies. 2016. 42(1): 114-125.

“Executive Power and Economic Accountability,” with R. Carlin. Journal of Politics. 2015. 77(4): 1031-1044.
“An Experimental Analysis of the Impact of Campaign Polls on Electoral Information Seeking,” with J. Roy, P. Fournier, and B. Andrew. Electoral Studies. 2015. 40(1): 146-157.

“Explaining Attitudes Toward Immigration: The Role of Regional Context and Individual Predispositions,” with J. Karreth and S. Stojek. West European Politics. 2015. 38(6): 1174-1202.

“Authoritarianism, Socioethnic Diversity, and Political Participation Across Countries,” with K. Dunn.  European Journal of Political Research. 2015. 54(3): 563-581.
“Compulsory Voting and the Turnout Decision Calculus.” Political Studies. 2015. 63(3): 548-568.

“The Moderating Impact of Network Heterogeneity on the Relationships Among Core Values, Partisanship, and Candidate Evaluations,” with R. Lupton and J. Thornton. Political Psychology. 2015. 36(4): 399-414.

“Get Off My Lawn: Territorial Civil Wars and Subsequent Social Intolerance in the Public,” with J. Tir. Journal of Peace Research. 2015. 52(4): 478-491.

“Happy Medium, Happy Citizens: Presidential Power and Democratic Regime Support,” with R. Carlin. Political Research Quarterly. 2015. 68(1): 3-17.
“Trust Matters: The Impact of In-Group and Out-Group Trust on Nativism and Civicness,” with M. Crepaz, J. Polk, and R. Bakker. Social Science Quarterly. 2014. 95(4): 938-959.

“Not all Election Winners are Equal: Satisfaction with Democracy and the Nature of the Vote.” European Journal of Political Research. 2014. 53(2): 308-327.
“Linear and Quadratic Utility Loss Functions in Voting Behavior Research.” Journal of Theoretical Politics. 2014. 26(1): 35-58.

“Political Knowledge, the Decision Calculus, and Proximity Voting,” with J. Roy. Electoral Studies. 2014. 34(1): 89-99.

“Pluralistic Conditioning: Social Tolerance and Effective Democracy,” with K. Dunn. Democratization. 2014. 21(1): 1-28.

“Is It the Economy or Foreign Policy, Stupid? The Impact of Foreign Crises on Leader Support,” with J. Tir. Comparative Politics.  2013. 46(1): 83-101.

“Compulsory Voting and the Dynamics of Partisan Identification,” with J. Thornton. European Journal of Political Research. 2013. 52(2): 188-211.

“Veto Players, the Policymaking Environment, and the Expression of Authoritarian Attitudes,” with K. Dunn. Political Studies. 2013. 61(1): 119-141.

“Where Do Parties Live? Electoral Institutions, Party Incentives, and the Dimensionality of Politics.” Social Science Quarterly. 2012. 93(4): 950-967.

“Canadian and American Voting Strategies: Does Institutional Socialization Matter?,” with J. Roy.  Canadian Journal of Political Science. 2012. 45(2): 289-312.

“Differentiating Winners: How Elections Affect Satisfaction with Democracy,” with E. Karakoç and A. Blais. Electoral Studies. 2012. 31(1): 201-211.
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“Contradictory Calculi: Differences in Individuals’ Turnout Decisions Across Electoral Systems.” Political Research Quarterly. 2011. 64(3): 646-655.

“Winning and Competitiveness as Determinants of Political Support,” with I. Lago and A. Blais. Social Science Quarterly. 2011. 92(3): 695-709. 

“The Surprising Non-Impact of Radical Right-Wing Populist Party Representation on Public Tolerance of Minorities,” with K. Dunn. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. 2011. 21(3): 313-331. 

“How Compelling is Compulsory Voting? A Multilevel Analysis of Turnout.” Political Behavior. 2011. 33(1): 95-111.

“Political Institutions, Policymaking, and Policy Stability in Latin America,” with C. Pereira and B. Mueller. Latin American Politics and Society. 2011. 53(1): 59-89. 

“Contextual Influences on the Decision Calculus: A Cross-National Analysis of Proximity Voting.” Electoral Studies. 2010. 29(3): 425-434.

“The Dimensions of Politics and Voter Behaviour in Preferential Systems: The Case of Australia.” Australian Journal of Political Science. 2009. 44(3): 421-437.

“Legislative Diversity and Social Tolerance: How Multiparty Systems Lead to Tolerant Citizens,” with K. Dunn and S. Orellana. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. 2009. 19(3): 283-312. 

“Do Governing Institutions Affect Foreign Direct Investment Inflows? New Evidence from Emerging Economies,” with D. Wernick and J. Haar. International Journal of Economics & Business Research. 2009. 1(3): 317-332.


PEER-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

“Compulsory Voting.” In The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Integrity, eds. H. A. Garnett and T. S. James. Forthcoming. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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“Compulsory Voting: The View from Canada and the United States,” with N. S. Williams. In A Century of Compulsory Voting in Australia: Genesis, Impact and Future, eds. M. Bonotti and P. Strangio. 2021. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 235-258.

“Polls, Partisanship, and Voter Decision-Making: An Experimental Analysis,” with J. Roy and P. Fournier. In Voting Experiments, eds. A. Blais, J.-F. Laslier, and K. Van der Straeten. 2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International, 171-189.

“Political Institutions, Perceptions of Representation, and the Turnout Decision,” with A. Blais and D. Dumitrescu. In Elections and Democracy: Representation and Accountability, ed. J. Thomassen.  2014. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 99-112. 


EDITOR-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

"Compulsory Voting.” Democracy Reform Primer Series, ed. A. Fowler. 2024. Chicago: University of Chicago Center for Effective Government.

“Compulsory Voting and the United States.” In Changing How America Votes, ed. T. Donovan. 2018. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 14-25. 
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“Beyond Turnout: The Consequences of Compulsory Voting.” Political Insight. 2014. 5(2): 22-25.


RESEARCH GRANTS

“The Power of Polls? A Cross-National Experimental Analysis of the Effects of Campaign Polls on the Vote Decision Process and Choice,” with J. Roy and P. Fournier. CA$181,806 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. 2016-2020. 

“Who’s Ahead, Who’s Behind: Election Decision-Making with (and without) Polls,” with J. Roy, P. Fournier, and B. Andrew. CA$63,786 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. 2013-2016. 

“Bearing the Costs of Participation: An Experiment in Electoral Complexity, Political Information, and Voting,” with J. Roy. CA$3,000 from the Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies. 2009-2010.