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MEDW Announcement in PS

mfoucault — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:00:01 +0000

Please click here to see a write-up on the MEDW in PS: Political Science & Politics.

Conference Hotel Info

mfoucault — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:06:38 +0000

All members of the MEDW research team who requested hotel accommodations will be staying at:

Grand Plaza Montreal Centre-Ville
www.grandplazamontreal.com
505 Sherbrooke Street East
Montreal, QC H2L 4N3, Canada
(514) 842-8581

MEDW Call for Bids

mfoucault — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:49:34 +0000

The Making Electoral Democracy Project is calling for bids on one, some or all of the election studies included in the project. Please see the link for more details.

CALL FOR BIDS – Internet Survey Project

Electoral Studies MEDW Article

mfoucault — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:03:30 +0000

André Blais has published an article outlining the MEDW project. Click here to see Making Electoral Democracy Work in Electoral Studies.

MEDW Post-Doc

mfoucault — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:49:15 +0000

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
MAKING ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY WORK

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral fellowship supported by the “Making Electoral Democracy Work” project. The study examines how the rules of the game influence voters and parties. The study examines 27 elections in five countries (Canada, France, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland) and will include: an internet panel survey; an analysis of party strategies; and a series of experiments designed to complement the analyses of party and voter behaviour. For more information, see: http://www.electoraldemocracy.com.

Applicants must demonstrate research interest and skills in the quantitative study of elections. The fellow will be actively involved in various aspects of the study, and will have the opportunity to collaborate and co-author with the co-investigators of the project. He/she will have an office at the Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies at the Université de Montréal and will work on a daily basis with Professor André Blais, the director of the study.

The annual stipend is $40,000 (CAN). Travel expenses for up to two conferences (at which the fellow presents a paper) per year (maximum of $1,000 per conference) are reimbursed.

The fellowship is due to start in September 2010. The successful applicant must have defended his / her dissertation prior to the start date. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2010. Applicants should email their CV, a short letter, and the names of two referees to: andre.blais@umontreal.ca.

Launch of Making Electoral Democracy Work research project

medwadmin — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:13:32 +0000

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada has awarded a major grant for a seven-year research project entitled Making Electoral Democracy Work.

Our project brings together an exceptional team of economists, political scientists, and psychologists from Canada, Europe, and the United States to undertake the most ambitious study ever undertaken of the impact of electoral rules on the functioning of democracy.

The study will examine 27 elections in five countries.

There are three inter-related components:

* an analysis of party strategies in these same 27 elections;
* an internet panel survey of the same voters over different elections;
* and a series of innovative experiments designed to complement the analyses of party and voter behaviour

For more information, please contact us at:

info@electoraldemocracy.com