Who is mostly likely to contribute to electoral-district level candidates in Canadian federal
elections? This paper uses data from the Elections Canada Political Financing Database of …

This essay highlights the impact of Politics & Gender on the discipline's understanding of
how gender shapes the preferences, behavior, and motivations of voters. It provides …

Political parties exist at the centre of democratic politics, but where does power lie within
them, and how is it exercised? The Political Party in Canada explores the inner workings of …

Contesting elections is extremely expensive. The need for money excludes many
prospective candidates, resulting in the over-representation of wealth within politics. The …

The lack of financial resources is an often-cited hurdle for women pursuing political careers.
However, empirical analysis of the dynamics of the private funding of women candidates …

Political parties around the world have made widely publicized efforts to improve women's
representation in elected office. While many have investigated these efforts by focusing on …

This article analyzes the conditions under which gender-targeted public financing can
improve gender equality in politics by taking South Korea as an example. The South Korean …

Who runs and is elected is one of the most fundamental questions in political science as it
pertains to the issue of descriptive representation. Despite the importance of this issue, until …

Purpose The study aims to examine the validity of the gender affinity effect on social media
throughout election campaigns. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines the …

Political parties around the world are adopting primaries to select leaders and legislative
candidates. While a large, though inconclusive, literature has emerged in the American …