Prior to beginning at Carleton, I completed my MA and PhD at the University of Ottawa with Daniel Stockemer, and my BA at York University’s Glendon College. During my PhD, I published on a variety of subjects related to electoral politics, but primarily focused on voter turnout and diversity and representation. My doctoral dissertation examined women’s representation in Canadian federal politics, focusing on the role of candidate selection processes and women candidates’ differing levels of success at different stages of the ‘representation pipeline’. During my time at Carleton, I plan on continuing this research and will be working on publishing several papers derived from my dissertation research, as well as continuing research on diversity in representation in other contexts.
Selected Publications
Wigginton, Michael J. and Daniel Stockemer. “Does the introduction of online voting create diversity in representation?” Political Studies Review (2021). https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299211064450
Wigginton, Michael J. and Daniel Stockemer. “The limits of the attractiveness premium in elections.” Electoral Studies 70, no. 1 (April 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2020.102274
Wigginton, Michael J. “Protected Black and Acadian Electoral Districts in Nova Scotia: A case-study in institutionalised surrogate representation.” British Journal of Canadian Studies 33, no. 1 (Spring 2021). https://doi.org/10.3828/bjcs.2021.4
Murphy, Michael P. A. and Michael J. Wigginton. “Canadian International Relations, American Social Science? Evidence from Comprehensive Examination Reading Lists at Canadian Universities”.International Journal 75, no. 1 (March 2020). https://doi.org/10.1177/0020702020917993
Stockemer, Daniel, Michael J. Wigginton, and Axel Sundström. “Boy’s club or good ol’ boys club? Corruption and the parliamentary representation of young and old men and women.” Parliamentary Affairs 74, no. 2 (April 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsaa004