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Department of Political Science

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Scott Pruysers

Associate Professor

Scott P.
Department of Political Science

Email: Scott.Pruysers@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-6626
Mailing Address: 
Department of Political Science Rm 301, 3rd Floor, Henry Hicks Bldg 麻豆传媒资源 University, 6283 Alumni Crescent, PO Box 15000 Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
 
Research Topics:
  • Canadian Politics
  • Political Parties and Party Systems
  • Political Psychology and Political Behaviour
  • Federalism
  • Gender and Representation

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Education: B.A. (Waterloo), M.A. (Waterloo), PhD (Carleton)

Short Biography:

Before joining 麻豆传媒资源 University, I held a postdoctoral fellowship at Ryerson University as a member of the Canadian Municipal Election Study (CMES), and completed a SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship at the听University of Calgary. 听I am also an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University. I have degrees from Carleton (PhD) and the University of Waterloo (MA and BA).听

My research focusses on Canadian politics broadly and my specific interests include intra-party democracy, party organization, and political psychology. In general, my research focusses on questions of participation听and representation in party and electoral politics. I have written on a variety of topics including multi-level party integration, party personnel selection, personality and politics, candidate recruitment, and political ambition. My research has appeared in a variety of leading national and international journals such as听Party听Politics,听Political Research Quarterly,听Canadian Journal of Political Science,听Representation,听Regional & Federal Studies, and听Politics & Gender鈥�.听

My recent books include The Political Party in Canada (UBC Press, 2022),听The Personalization of Democratic Politics and the Challenge for Political Parties听(Rowman Littlefield Press, 2018), and听The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections听(McGill-Queens, 2016).听

Selected Publications

Pruysers, Scott. 2023. 鈥淪our Grapes? Party Donors and Canadian Leadership Primaries.鈥澨�Government and Opposition.听Online First.听听

Pruysers, Scott, and Julie Blais. 2023. 鈥淔air-Weather Voters: Personality and Vote Switching Intentions.鈥澨�Political Studies Review.听Online First.听

Pruysers, Scott. 2021. 鈥淎 Psychological Predisposition Towards Populism?鈥澨�Contemporary Politics听27(1): 105-124.听

O鈥橬eill, Brenda, Scott Pruysers, and David Stewart. 2021. 鈥淕lass Cliffs or Partisan Pressure? Examining Gender and Party Leader Tenures and Exits.听Political Studies听69(2):听257-277.听听

Cross, William and Scott Pruysers. 2019. 鈥淭he Local Determinants of Representation: Constituency Associations, Candidate Nomination, and Gender.鈥澨�Canadian Journal of Political Science听52(3): 557-574.听听听

Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2017. 鈥淲hy Won鈥檛 Lola Run? An Experiment Examining Stereotype Threat and Political Ambition.鈥澨�Politics & Gender听13(2): 232-252.