Thanks for visiting this site! I’m a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary. My research and teaching are in the area of Canadian politics, with a particular focus on political representation, public opinion, and voting behaviour in local and urban politics. I’m especially interested in “implicit” or “lay” theories of politics – the working assumptions that shape how politicians and citizens understand elections, voting, and other aspects of democracy and representation.
I co-direct the Canadian Municipal Barometer with Sandra Breux, a research partnership focused on municipal democracy and representation in Canada. I’m also Canadian co-PI of POLPOP-II, a comparative study of politicians in thirteen countries, and Principal Investigator for the Canadian Voting and Policy Attitudes Project. You can access my CV here and reach me at jack.lucas@ucalgary.ca.