Research
Current Projects
- “Researching Post-Industrial Political Behaviour With The National Occupation Classification In The 2019 and 2021 Canada Election Studies” with Simon Kiss (Submitted to the Canadian Journal of Political Science).
- “War Fatigue” with Aaron Erlich.
- “Civic Engagement in Rebuilding Ukraine: Observational and Experimental Evidence” with Aaron Erlich & Dietlind Stolle.
Publications
Academic Publications
“Housing, Healthcare, and More: Decoding the 2022 Ontario General Election” Accepted in The Canadian Political Science Review, with Andrea Perrella & Simon Kiss.
Software
Campos-Gottardo, R. & Kiss, S. (2025). Occupations Qualtrics Module for Canadian Political Science Surveys. GitHub repository: https://github.com/RafaelGottardo/occupations-qualtrics
Conference Presentations
Papers
Arp, M., Campos-Gottardo, R., Gravelle, T., Kiss, S., Piscitelli, A., & Spicer, Z. (authors in alphabetical order) (2025, June). Do appeals to benefits overcome NIMBY-ISM?. Paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Erlich, A., Stolle, D., & Campos-Gottardo, R. (2024, June). Civic Engagement in Rebuilding Ukraine: Observational and Experimental Evidence. Paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Montreal, QC.
Campos-Gottardo, R. & Kiss, S. (2024, June). Social Media Use and Polarization in Ontario: 2018 Case Study. Paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Montreal, QC.
Campos-Gottardo, R. (2024, January). Correlates of Populist Attitudes in Canada: Evidence from the CES. Paper presented at the Bell Chair Graduate Student Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Campos-Gottardo, R. (2022, August). Populism and authoritarianism during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. Paper presented at the annual Congress of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Toronto, ON.
Posters
Lehecka, N., Thomson, B., Campos-Gottardo, R., & Kiss, S. (2025, June). Did The Ford Government Suffer Any Electoral Backlash From the Laurentian University Bankruptcy? Poster presented at the Canadian Political Science Association, Toronto, ON.
Campos-Gottardo, R. & Perrella, A. (2023, May). The Role of Populist Attitudes on Support for Centrist Populist Candidates: Evidence From El Salvador. Poster presented at the Canadian Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Campos-Gottardo, R., Jasemi, A., & Gottardo, A. (2022, June). Parenting beliefs about the importance of politics and child qualities: Similarities and differences across borders. Poster presented at Development 2022, Calgary, AB.