The study is based on mass surveys, involving more than 3,000 respondents, conducted both during the campaign and after the election. It also draws on a detailed content analysis of the parties’ messages and nightly news broadcasts throughout the campaign and its aftermath.
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André Blais is Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies at the Université de Montréal.
Elisabeth Gidengil is Hiram Mills Professor and Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship at McGill University.
Richard Nadeau is a professor of Political Science at l'Universite de Montreal.
Neil Nevitte is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.