Daniel Rubenson
Daniel Rubenson is a Professor of Political Science at Toronto Metropolitan University. His research is largely concentrated in three related areas at the intersection of comparative politics and political economy: 1) Political participation and vote choice; 2) political campaigns, political communication and persuasion; and 3) the governance of natural resources.
He is the Executive Director of the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) network, a global research, evaluation, and learning network that promotes rigorous knowledge accumulation, innovation, and evidence-based policy in governance and accountability domains. He is also a Principal Investigator of the Canadian Election Study (CES) and co-Principal Investigator of the Consortium on Electoral Democracy (C-Dem). From 2018 to 2023, he served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Experimental Political Science.
Daniel’s research has been published widely in top political science, economics and general science journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Scientific Reports and many others. Since coming to TMU, Daniel has been awarded over $11m in research funding.
Selected Publications
Rubenson, D., & Blais, A. (2024). Social media, misinformation, and voter turnout in Canadian elections (external link) . Canadian Journal of Political Science, 57(2), 311–329.
Rubenson, D., & Foucault, M. (2023). Digital campaigning and political engagement: Evidence from a field experiment (external link) . In L. Smith & J. Chen (Eds.), Digital Politics in the 21st Century (pp. 98–117). Oxford University Press.
Rubenson, D., & Soroka, S. (2022). Immigrant political participation in the digital age (external link) . International Migration Review, 56(4), 812–829.