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Peter John Loewen

Peter John Loewen

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Political Science

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4451
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939
National Ranking
486

Overview

Peter John Loewen is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and specializes in the social sciences, with a focus on political science and related interdisciplinary fields. Their research encompasses areas such as electoral systems, political participation, social media's influence on politics, and the dynamics of misinformation, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Loewen's publication record includes significant work on political behavior during the COVID-19 crisis. Notable papers include:

  • The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on political support: Some good news for democracy? (2020, European Journal of Political Research)
  • The causes and consequences of COVID-19 misperceptions: Understanding the role of news and social media (2020, Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review)
  • A Rare Moment of Cross-Partisan Consensus: Elite and Public Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada (2020, Canadian Journal of Political Science)
  • Anti-intellectualism and the mass public's response to the COVID-19 pandemic (2021, Nature Human Behaviour)
  • The ephemeral effects of fact-checks on COVID-19 misperceptions in the United States, Great Britain and Canada (2022, Nature Human Behaviour)

They frequently collaborate with scholars such as Gregory Eady, Daniel Rubenson, Allison Harell, Eric Merkley, and Laura B. Stephenson. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement with political science and related research communities.

Loewen's work is published in a variety of venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Canadian Journal of Political Science
  • Journal of Experimental Political Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Journal of Political Research

In addition to articles, Loewen has contributed to book publications through the University of Toronto Press, including titles such as:

  • Women, Power, and Political Representation (2021)
  • Women, power, and political representation: Canadian and comparative perspectives (2021)

Their research spans across several subfields including political science and international relations, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, communication, and modeling and simulation. Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Media and Politics
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

This comprehensive research profile highlights a focus on understanding the intersections of political behavior, media influence, and public health crises, with an emphasis on empirical data and interdisciplinary approaches.

Best Publications

  • The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on political support: Some good news for democracy?

    Damien Bol;Marco Giani;André Blais;Peter John Loewen

  • The causes and consequences of COVID-19 misperceptions: Understanding the role of news and social media

    Aengus Bridgman;Eric Merkley;Peter John Loewen;Taylor Owen

  • Nonrepresentative Representatives: An Experimental Study of the Decision Making of Elected Politicians

    Lior Sheffer;Peter John Loewen;Stuart Soroka;Stefaan Walgrave

  • A Rare Moment of Cross-Partisan Consensus: Elite and Public Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada

    Eric Merkley;Aengus Bridgman;Peter John Loewen;Taylor Owen

  • Neural basis of egalitarian behavior

    Christopher T. Dawes;Peter John Loewen;Darren Schreiber;Alan N. Simmons;Alan N. Simmons

  • Social Preferences and Political Participation

    Christopher T. Dawes;Peter John Loewen;James H. Fowler

  • Anti-intellectualism and the mass public's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Eric Merkley;Peter John Loewen

  • The Causes and Consequences of COVID-19 Misperceptions: Understanding the Role of News and Social Media

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  • A Natural Experiment in Proposal Power and Electoral Success

    Peter John Loewen;Royce Koop;Jaime Settle;James H. Fowler

  • The French Electoral System and its Effects

    André Blais;Peter John Loewen

  • Inaccurate Politicians: Elected Representatives’ Estimations of Public Opinion in Four Countries

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  • Does Compulsory Voting Lead to More Informed and Engaged Citizens? An Experimental Test

    Peter John Loewen;Henry Milner;Bruce M. Hicks

  • The Heritability of Duty and Voter Turnout

    Peter John Loewen;Christopher T. Dawes

  • Nice guys finish last: personality and political success

    Jeroen Joly;Stuart Soroka;Peter Loewen

  • Electoral Confidence, Overconfidence, and Risky Behavior: Evidence from a Study with Elected Politicians

    Lior Sheffer;Peter Loewen

  • Public Health Communication and Engagement on Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Socio-demographic disparities in knowledge, practices, and ability to comply with COVID-19 public health measures in Canada.

    Gabrielle Brankston;Eric Merkley;David N Fisman;Ashleigh R Tuite

  • The Effect of Politicians’ Personality on Their Media Visibility:

    Eran Amsalem;Eran Amsalem;Alon Zoizner;Tamir Sheafer;Stefaan Walgrave

  • A Rare Moment of Cross-Partisan Consensus: Elite and Public Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada

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  • Citizens from 13 countries share similar preferences for COVID-19 vaccine allocation priorities.

    Raymond Duch;Laurence S.J. Roope;Laurence S.J. Roope;Mara Violato;Mara Violato;Matias Fuentes Becerra

  • What Draws Politicians’ Attention? An Experimental Study of Issue Framing and its Effect on Individual Political Elites

    Stefaan Walgrave;Julie Sevenans;Kirsten Van Camp;Peter Loewen

  • Corrigendum: Infodemic Pathways: Evaluating the Role that Traditional and Social Media Play in Cross-National Information Transfer

    Aengus Bridgman;Eric Merkley;Oleg Zhilin;Peter John Loewen

  • Local Candidate Effects in Canadian Elections

    Benjamin Allen Stevens;Mujahedul Islam;Roosmarijn de Geus;Jonah Goldberg

  • Voters Punish Politicians with Depression

    Peter John Loewen;Ludovic Rheault

  • Do voters judge the performance of female and male politicians differently? Experimental evidence from the United States and Australia

    Roosmarijn A. de Geus;John R. McAndrews;Peter John Loewen;Aaron Martin

  • Affinity, Antipathy and Political Participation: How Our Concern For Others Makes Us Vote

    Peter John Loewen

  • Testing the power of arguments in referendums: A Bradley–Terry approach

    Peter John Loewen;Daniel Rubenson;Arthur Spirling

  • Youth Electoral Engagement in Canada

    André Blais;Peter Loewen

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefaan Walgrave
Stefaan Walgrave University of Antwerp
André Blais
André Blais University of Montreal
Philip Clarke
Philip Clarke University of Oxford
Stuart Soroka
Stuart Soroka University of California, Los Angeles
Tamir Sheafer
Tamir Sheafer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
James H. Fowler
James H. Fowler University of California, San Diego
Raymond M. Duch
Raymond M. Duch University of Oxford
Magnus Johannesson
Magnus Johannesson Stockholm School of Economics
Martin P. Paulus
Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Alan N. Simmons
Alan N. Simmons University of California, San Diego

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