Matthew Polacko
Biography
Matthew Polacko is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Recently, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and the 2019 Progressive Economics Fellow with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). He holds a PhD in Politics and International Relations from Royal Holloway, University of London (2021), an MSc in Public Policy and Management from King’s College London, and an MA in History from McMaster University. His dissertation focused on the consequences of economic inequality on political behaviour, and he has expertise in Canadian politics, comparative politics, inequality, public policy, and social cleavages. His research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQSC), and Royal Holloway, University of London.
Select publications
- Polacko, M., P. Graefe & S. Kiss. (2024). “Subjective economic insecurity and attitudes toward immigration and feminists among voters on the Right in Canada.” Social Science Quarterly. 105(2): 281–295.
- Polacko, M., & A. Harell. (2024). “Racial discrimination at the polls? The Canadian case of Jagmeet Singh.” Politics, Groups & Identities. 12(4): 876–895.
- Kiss, S., M. Polacko & P. Graefe. (2023). “The education and income voting divides in Canada and their consequences for redistributive politics.” Electoral Studies. 85. 102648.
- Polacko, M. (2023). “Who benefits from the social democratic march to the middle?” European Political Science Review. 15(4): 502–522.
- Polacko, M. (2023). “Turning off the base: Social democracy's neoliberal turn, income inequality, and turnout.” Politics & Policy. 51(4): 538–568.
- Polacko, M. (2022). “The Politics of Income Inequality: Redistribution, Turnout and Responsiveness.” Statistics, Politics and Policy. 13(2): 201–218.