RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS (2)
Cross, William, Richard Katz, and Scott Pruysers (eds.). 2018. The Personalization of Democratic Politics and the Challenge for Political Parties. Rowman and Littlefield/ECPR Press.
Cross, William, Ofer Kenig, Scott Pruysers, and Gideon Rahat. 2016. The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections: A Comparative Perspective. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press.
JOURNAL ARTICLES (29)
Pruysers, Scott. 2020. “A Psychological Predisposition Towards Populism?” Contemporary Politics. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott. 2020. “Personality and Attitudes Towards Refugees: Evidence from Canada.” Journal of Public Opinion, Elections, & Parties. Online First.
Cross, William, Rob Currie-Wood, and Scott Pruysers. 2020. “Decentralized Personalization and the Source of Campaign Funding: Evidence from Canada.” Political Geography. Online First.
McGregor, Michael, Cameron Anderson, and Scott Pruysers. 2020. “Partisanship, Motivated Reasoning and the Notwithstanding Clause: The Case of Provincially Imposed Redistricting in the City of Toronto.” Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. Online First.
Anderson, Cameron, Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers. 2020. “Incumbency and Competitiveness in City Council Elections: How Accurate Are Voter Perceptions?” Canadian Journal of Political Science. Online First.
McGregor, Michael, Scott Pruysers, Nicole Goodman, and Zack Spicer. 2020. “Survey Recruitment Messages and Reported Turnout – An Experimental Study.” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott, Anthony Sayers, and Lucas Czarnecki. 2020. “Party and Party System Nationalization in Canada, 1867-2015.” Canadian Journal of Political Science. Online First.
Chen, Phillip, Scott Pruysers, and Julie Blais. 2020. “The Dark Side of Politics: Participation and the Dark Triad.” Political Studies. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott, Melanee Thomas, and Julie Blais. 2019. “Mediated Ambition? Gender, News, and the Desire to Seek Elected Office.” European Journal of Politics and Gender. Online First.
O’Neill, Brenda, Scott Pruysers, and David Stewart. 2019. “Glass Cliffs or Partisan Pressure? Examining Gender and Party Leader Tenures and Exits.” Political Studies. Online First.
Blais, Julie, Scott Pruysers, and Phillip Chen. 2019. “Why do they Run? The Psychological Underpinnings of Political Ambition.” Canadian Journal of Political Science. Online First.
Cross, William and Scott Pruysers. 2019. “The Local Determinants of Representation: Constituency Associations, Candidate Nomination, and Gender.” Canadian Journal of Political Science. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott, Julie Blais and Phillip Chen. 2019. “Who Makes a Good Citizen? The Role of Personality.” Personality and Individual Differences 146:99-104.
Pruysers, Scott and David Stewart. 2018. “Federal-Provincial Variation in Leadership Selection: Processes and Participation.” Journal of Canadian Studies 52(3):742-764.
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2018. “Narcissistic Women and Cash-strapped Men: Who can be Encouraged to Consider Running for Office and Who Should do the Encouraging?” Political Research Quarterly. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2018. “A Little Encouragement Goes a (not so) Long Way: An Experiment to Increase Political Ambition Among Young Women.” Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 39(2): 384-395.
Cross, William, and Scott Pruysers. 2017. “Sore Losers? The Costs of Intra-party Democracy." Party Politics. Online First.
Blais, Julie and Scott Pruysers. 2017. “The Power of the Dark Side: Personality, the Dark Triad, and Political Ambition.” Personality and Individual Differences, 113: 167-172.
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2017. “Why Won’t Lola Run? An Experiment Examining Stereotype Threat and Political Ambition.” Politics & Gender, 13(2): 232-252.
Pruysers, Scott. 2016. “Party Integration at the Grassroots: The Canadian Case.” Territory, Politics, Governance. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott and William Cross. 2016. “Negative Personalization: Party Leaders and Party Strategy.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 49(3): 539-558.
Pruysers, Scott. 2016. “Vertical Party Integration: Informal and Human Linkages Between Elections in a Canadian Province.” Commonwealth & Comparative Politics 54(3): 312-330.
Pruysers, Scott, and William Cross. 2016. “Candidate Selection in Canada: Local Autonomy, Centralization, and Competing Democratic Norms.” American Behavioral Scientist 60(7): 781-798.
Pruysers, Scott. 2015. “Two Political Worlds? Multi-level Campaign Integration in Canadian Constituencies.” Regional and Federal Studies 25(2): 165-182.
Kenig, Ofer, William Cross, Scott Pruysers, and Gideon Rahat. 2015. “What is a Party Primary? Creating a Common Definition and Typology.” Representation 51(2): 147-160.
Pruysers, Scott. 2014. “Reconsidering Vertical Integration: An Examination of National Political Parties and their Counterparts in Ontario.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 47(2): 237-258.
Pruysers, Scott. 2014. “Canadian Party Politics in the 2000s: A Re-examination of the Regionalization Thesis.” Canadian Political Science Review 8(1): 27-42.
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2014. “Anything Women Can Do Men Can Do Better: An Experiment Examining the Effects of Stereotype Threat on Political Knowledge and Efficacy.” The Social Science Journal 51(3): 341-349.
Pruysers, Scott. 2011. “Ministerial Responsibility: Myths and Realities in the Canadian Experience.” The Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law 4(3): 341-360.
BOOK CHAPTERS (7)
Goodman, Nicole, and Scott Pruysers. 2019. “Political Parties and Online Voting in Canada.” In Jordi Baratt and Miguel Moneo (eds), The Digitalization of Political Parties and the Use of Electronic Voting. Thomson Reuters.
Pruysers, Scott and William Cross. 2018. “Personalism and Election Campaigning: National and Local Dynamics.” In William Cross, Richard Katz, and Scott Pruysers (eds.) The Personalization of Democratic Politics and the Challenge for Political Parties. Rowman and Littlefield.
Pruysers, Scott, William Cross and Richard Katz. 2018. “Personalism, Personalization, and Party Politics.” In William Cross, Richard Katz, and Scott Pruysers (eds.) The Personalization of Democratic Politics and the Challenge for Political Parties. Rowman and Littlefield.
Kenig, Ofer, and Scott Pruysers. 2018. “The Challenges of Inclusive Intra-Party Selection Methods.” In Xavier Coller and Guillermo Cordero (eds.), Democratizing Candidate Selection Methods. Palgrave.
Pruysers, Scott and Anthony Sayers. 2018. “Party Primaries in Canada.” In Rob Boatright (ed.), The Handbook of Primary Elections. Routledge.
Pruysers, Scott, William Cross, Anika Gauja, and Gideon Rahat. 2017. “Candidate Selection Rules and Democratic Outcomes: The Impact of Parties on Women’s Representation.” In Susan E. Scarrow, Paul D. Webb, and Thomas Poguntke (eds.), Organizing Political Parties: Representation, Participation, and Power. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gruber, Oliver, William Cross, Scott Pruysers, and Tim Bale. 2015. “The end of the Affair: A Comparative Study of How Party Leadership Terms End.” In William Cross and Jean Benoit Pilet (eds.), The Politics of Party Leadership: A Cross-national Perspective. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
NON PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2019. “When it Comes to Being Encouraged to Run for office, Women are Less Receptive to Male Recruiters.” London School of Economics United States Politics and Policy Blog.
Pruysers, Scott, William Cross, and Jean-Benoit Pilet. 2016. “The 2016 UK Labour Leadership Election in Comparative Perspective.” University College London Constitution Unit Blog.
Pruysers, Scott and William Cross. 2016. “Negative” Personalization: Party Leaders and Party Strategy. Making Electoral Democracy Work Blog.
Pruysers, Scott. 2015. “Politics at the Grassroots: How Local Activists Shape vertical Party Integration.” Constitution 2(1).
Pruysers, Scott. 2009. “The Fourth Party System and the 2000 Canadian Federal Election,” Inquiry and Insight: University of Waterloo Graduate Journal of Political Science.
Cross, William, Richard Katz, and Scott Pruysers (eds.). 2018. The Personalization of Democratic Politics and the Challenge for Political Parties. Rowman and Littlefield/ECPR Press.
Cross, William, Ofer Kenig, Scott Pruysers, and Gideon Rahat. 2016. The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections: A Comparative Perspective. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press.
JOURNAL ARTICLES (29)
Pruysers, Scott. 2020. “A Psychological Predisposition Towards Populism?” Contemporary Politics. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott. 2020. “Personality and Attitudes Towards Refugees: Evidence from Canada.” Journal of Public Opinion, Elections, & Parties. Online First.
Cross, William, Rob Currie-Wood, and Scott Pruysers. 2020. “Decentralized Personalization and the Source of Campaign Funding: Evidence from Canada.” Political Geography. Online First.
McGregor, Michael, Cameron Anderson, and Scott Pruysers. 2020. “Partisanship, Motivated Reasoning and the Notwithstanding Clause: The Case of Provincially Imposed Redistricting in the City of Toronto.” Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. Online First.
Anderson, Cameron, Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers. 2020. “Incumbency and Competitiveness in City Council Elections: How Accurate Are Voter Perceptions?” Canadian Journal of Political Science. Online First.
McGregor, Michael, Scott Pruysers, Nicole Goodman, and Zack Spicer. 2020. “Survey Recruitment Messages and Reported Turnout – An Experimental Study.” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott, Anthony Sayers, and Lucas Czarnecki. 2020. “Party and Party System Nationalization in Canada, 1867-2015.” Canadian Journal of Political Science. Online First.
Chen, Phillip, Scott Pruysers, and Julie Blais. 2020. “The Dark Side of Politics: Participation and the Dark Triad.” Political Studies. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott, Melanee Thomas, and Julie Blais. 2019. “Mediated Ambition? Gender, News, and the Desire to Seek Elected Office.” European Journal of Politics and Gender. Online First.
O’Neill, Brenda, Scott Pruysers, and David Stewart. 2019. “Glass Cliffs or Partisan Pressure? Examining Gender and Party Leader Tenures and Exits.” Political Studies. Online First.
Blais, Julie, Scott Pruysers, and Phillip Chen. 2019. “Why do they Run? The Psychological Underpinnings of Political Ambition.” Canadian Journal of Political Science. Online First.
Cross, William and Scott Pruysers. 2019. “The Local Determinants of Representation: Constituency Associations, Candidate Nomination, and Gender.” Canadian Journal of Political Science. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott, Julie Blais and Phillip Chen. 2019. “Who Makes a Good Citizen? The Role of Personality.” Personality and Individual Differences 146:99-104.
Pruysers, Scott and David Stewart. 2018. “Federal-Provincial Variation in Leadership Selection: Processes and Participation.” Journal of Canadian Studies 52(3):742-764.
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2018. “Narcissistic Women and Cash-strapped Men: Who can be Encouraged to Consider Running for Office and Who Should do the Encouraging?” Political Research Quarterly. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2018. “A Little Encouragement Goes a (not so) Long Way: An Experiment to Increase Political Ambition Among Young Women.” Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 39(2): 384-395.
Cross, William, and Scott Pruysers. 2017. “Sore Losers? The Costs of Intra-party Democracy." Party Politics. Online First.
Blais, Julie and Scott Pruysers. 2017. “The Power of the Dark Side: Personality, the Dark Triad, and Political Ambition.” Personality and Individual Differences, 113: 167-172.
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2017. “Why Won’t Lola Run? An Experiment Examining Stereotype Threat and Political Ambition.” Politics & Gender, 13(2): 232-252.
Pruysers, Scott. 2016. “Party Integration at the Grassroots: The Canadian Case.” Territory, Politics, Governance. Online First.
Pruysers, Scott and William Cross. 2016. “Negative Personalization: Party Leaders and Party Strategy.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 49(3): 539-558.
Pruysers, Scott. 2016. “Vertical Party Integration: Informal and Human Linkages Between Elections in a Canadian Province.” Commonwealth & Comparative Politics 54(3): 312-330.
Pruysers, Scott, and William Cross. 2016. “Candidate Selection in Canada: Local Autonomy, Centralization, and Competing Democratic Norms.” American Behavioral Scientist 60(7): 781-798.
Pruysers, Scott. 2015. “Two Political Worlds? Multi-level Campaign Integration in Canadian Constituencies.” Regional and Federal Studies 25(2): 165-182.
Kenig, Ofer, William Cross, Scott Pruysers, and Gideon Rahat. 2015. “What is a Party Primary? Creating a Common Definition and Typology.” Representation 51(2): 147-160.
Pruysers, Scott. 2014. “Reconsidering Vertical Integration: An Examination of National Political Parties and their Counterparts in Ontario.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 47(2): 237-258.
Pruysers, Scott. 2014. “Canadian Party Politics in the 2000s: A Re-examination of the Regionalization Thesis.” Canadian Political Science Review 8(1): 27-42.
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2014. “Anything Women Can Do Men Can Do Better: An Experiment Examining the Effects of Stereotype Threat on Political Knowledge and Efficacy.” The Social Science Journal 51(3): 341-349.
Pruysers, Scott. 2011. “Ministerial Responsibility: Myths and Realities in the Canadian Experience.” The Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law 4(3): 341-360.
BOOK CHAPTERS (7)
Goodman, Nicole, and Scott Pruysers. 2019. “Political Parties and Online Voting in Canada.” In Jordi Baratt and Miguel Moneo (eds), The Digitalization of Political Parties and the Use of Electronic Voting. Thomson Reuters.
Pruysers, Scott and William Cross. 2018. “Personalism and Election Campaigning: National and Local Dynamics.” In William Cross, Richard Katz, and Scott Pruysers (eds.) The Personalization of Democratic Politics and the Challenge for Political Parties. Rowman and Littlefield.
Pruysers, Scott, William Cross and Richard Katz. 2018. “Personalism, Personalization, and Party Politics.” In William Cross, Richard Katz, and Scott Pruysers (eds.) The Personalization of Democratic Politics and the Challenge for Political Parties. Rowman and Littlefield.
Kenig, Ofer, and Scott Pruysers. 2018. “The Challenges of Inclusive Intra-Party Selection Methods.” In Xavier Coller and Guillermo Cordero (eds.), Democratizing Candidate Selection Methods. Palgrave.
Pruysers, Scott and Anthony Sayers. 2018. “Party Primaries in Canada.” In Rob Boatright (ed.), The Handbook of Primary Elections. Routledge.
Pruysers, Scott, William Cross, Anika Gauja, and Gideon Rahat. 2017. “Candidate Selection Rules and Democratic Outcomes: The Impact of Parties on Women’s Representation.” In Susan E. Scarrow, Paul D. Webb, and Thomas Poguntke (eds.), Organizing Political Parties: Representation, Participation, and Power. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gruber, Oliver, William Cross, Scott Pruysers, and Tim Bale. 2015. “The end of the Affair: A Comparative Study of How Party Leadership Terms End.” In William Cross and Jean Benoit Pilet (eds.), The Politics of Party Leadership: A Cross-national Perspective. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
NON PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Pruysers, Scott and Julie Blais. 2019. “When it Comes to Being Encouraged to Run for office, Women are Less Receptive to Male Recruiters.” London School of Economics United States Politics and Policy Blog.
Pruysers, Scott, William Cross, and Jean-Benoit Pilet. 2016. “The 2016 UK Labour Leadership Election in Comparative Perspective.” University College London Constitution Unit Blog.
Pruysers, Scott and William Cross. 2016. “Negative” Personalization: Party Leaders and Party Strategy. Making Electoral Democracy Work Blog.
Pruysers, Scott. 2015. “Politics at the Grassroots: How Local Activists Shape vertical Party Integration.” Constitution 2(1).
Pruysers, Scott. 2009. “The Fourth Party System and the 2000 Canadian Federal Election,” Inquiry and Insight: University of Waterloo Graduate Journal of Political Science.