Political Behaviour & Democratic Citizenship
My research on political behaviour and participation examines the motivations to get involved - or not - in the political process. My work examines voter turnout as well as non-electoral forms of political behaviour among citizens from diverse backgrounds.
The politics left behind
Soehl, T., Stolle, D., & Scott, C. (2023). The politics left behind: How pre-migration and migration experiences shape Syrian refugees’ interest in home-country politics. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2023.2227347.
Gender Gaps in Immigrants’ Political Participation within and across Borders
Bilodeau, A. & Scott, C. (2023). Gender Gaps in Immigrants’ Political Participation within and across Borders: Political socialization or opportunity structures. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2022.2161687.
Personality differences among candidates and citizens
Scott, C. & Medeiros, M. (2020). Personality and political careers: What personality types are likely to run for office and get elected? Personality and Individual Differences, 152: Article 109600.
Researching democratic citizenship from the perspective of applied social psychology
Scott, C., & Harell, A. (2019). Towards an Applied Social Psychology of Democratic Citizenship. In O’Doherty, K. C. & Hodgetts, D. (Eds.) The SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Psychology, Chapter 7: pp. 127-147.
Youth political engagement in Canada
Kostelka, F. & Scott, C. (2016). The National Youth Election Survey: A subgroup analysis of political and civic participation among Canadian youth. Report prepared for Elections Canada.