Scott Pruysers
Associate Professor
Email: Scott.Pruysers@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-6626
Mailing Address:
- 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 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 theÌýUniversity of Calgary. ÌýI am also an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University. I have degrees from Carleton (PhD) and the University of Waterloo (MA and BA).Ìý
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 participationÌýand 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 asÌýPartyÌýPolitics,ÌýPolitical Research Quarterly,ÌýCanadian Journal of Political Science,ÌýRepresentation,ÌýRegional & Federal Studies, andÌýPolitics & Gender​.Ìý
My recent books include The Political Party in Canada (UBC Press, 2022),ÌýThe Personalization of Democratic Politics and the Challenge for Political PartiesÌý(Rowman Littlefield Press, 2018), andÌýThe Promise and Challenge of Party Primary ElectionsÌý(McGill-Queens, 2016).Ìý
Selected Publications
Pruysers, Scott. 2023. “Sour Grapes? Party Donors and Canadian Leadership Primaries.â€ÌýGovernment and Opposition.ÌýOnline First.ÌýÌý
Pruysers, Scott, and Julie Blais. 2023. “Fair-Weather Voters: Personality and Vote Switching Intentions.â€ÌýPolitical Studies Review.ÌýOnline First.Ìý
Pruysers, Scott. 2021. “A Psychological Predisposition Towards Populism?â€ÌýContemporary PoliticsÌý27(1): 105-124.Ìý
O’Neill, Brenda, Scott Pruysers, and David Stewart. 2021. “Glass Cliffs or Partisan Pressure? Examining Gender and Party Leader Tenures and Exits.ÌýPolitical StudiesÌý69(2):Ìý257-277.ÌýÌý
Cross, William and Scott Pruysers. 2019. “The Local Determinants of Representation: Constituency Associations, Candidate Nomination, and Gender.â€ÌýCanadian Journal of Political ScienceÌý52(3): 557-574.ÌýÌýÌý
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2017. “Why Won’t Lola Run? An Experiment Examining Stereotype Threat and Political Ambition.â€ÌýPolitics & GenderÌý13(2): 232-252.