Matt Polacko
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Matt Polacko
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Postdoctoral Researcher @ University of Calgary | Politics of Inequality | mattpolacko.com
🚨New Publication🚨

Using the entire #Canadian Election Study (1965–2021), I examine voter turnout by class, education, & income over time & test whether the offerings of political parties impact these relationships.

Available #OpenAccess in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1017/S000...
August 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🚨 New publication 🚨

With @pgraefe.bsky.social & @sjkiss.bsky.social in @csa-scs.bsky.social

Does the public sector vote differently and hold differing political attitudes than the general public?

Available #OpenAccess
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doi.org/10.1111/cars...
August 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
New year, new article out with @pgraefe.bsky.social & @sjkiss.bsky.social in Social Science Quarterly

We find subjective economic insecurity is associated with voting for the Right in Canada, when interacting with immigration and feminist attitudes

Available #openaccess
doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...
January 3, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Great summary of my class voting research with @sjkiss.bsky.social & @pgraefe.bsky.social in this Globe & Mail editorial www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
November 7, 2023 at 6:18 PM
Nice summary of my recent Electoral Studies article with @sjkiss.bsky.social & @pgraefe.bsky.social in The Conversation. We find that educated voters in Canada tend to increasingly vote for left-leaning parties and richer voters go right. theconversation.com/educated-vot...
October 24, 2023 at 9:59 PM