Nicole Goodman
Researching the impacts of digital technology on participation and governance. Specializing in digital elections, public engagement, innovation, and democratic governance.
Digital Election Repository
Evidence, case studies, and practitioner-focused recommendations and tools that support decision‑making around digital elections and voting technologies.
Research
Research on participation, engaged academic research, municipal innovation, democratic governance, election administration, and digital technologies.
Publications
- Peer Reviewed Articles & Chapters CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED
- Goodman, Nicole and Leah C. Stokes. In press. “Reducing the Cost of Voting: An Empirical Evaluation of Internet Voting’s Effect on Local Elections.” British Journal of Political Science.
- Goodman, Nicole. In press. “The Conditional Duty to Vote in Elections.” Electoral Studies.
- Goodman, Nicole, Michael McGregor, Jérôme Couture and Sandra Breux. 2018. “Another Digital Divide? Evidence that Elimination of Paper Voting Could Lead to Digital Disenfranchisement.” Policy & Internet. Available on Early View.
- Couture, Jérôme, Sandra Breux et Nicole Goodman. 2017. Le vote par Internet augmente t‑il la participation électorale? in Hugo Loiseau et Elena Waldispuehl Eds., Cyberespace et science politique de la méthode au terrain, du virtuel au réel. Presses de l’Université du Québec.
- Goodman, Nicole. 2017. “Private Over Public: A Conservative Approach to Interest Advocacy” in Joanna Everitt and J.P. Lewis Eds., The Blueprint: Conservative parties and their impact on Canadian politics. University of Toronto Press.
- Gabel, Chelsea, Karen Bird, Nicole Goodman and Brian Budd. 2017. “Digital Technology and First Nations Participation and Governance.” Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 36/2:107–127.
- Goodman, Nicole, Karen Bird and Chelsea Gabel. 2017. “Towards a More Collaborative Political Science: A Partnership Approach.” Canadian Journal of Political Science, 50/1:201–218.
- Breux, Sandra, Jérôme Couture, and Nicole Goodman. 2016. “Fewer Voters, Higher Stakes? The Applicability of Rational Choice for Voter Turnout in Small Quebec Municipalities.” Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy: 1–20.
- Goodman, Nicole and Jack Lucas. 2016. “Policy Priorities of Municipal Candidates in the 2014 Local Ontario Elections.” Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 25/2:35–47.
- Gabel, Chelsea, Nicole Goodman, Karen Bird, and Brian Budd. 2016. “What Does Internet Voting Mean for First Nations? A Case Study of Whitefish River First Nation.” The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 7/3: Article 3.
- Kamenova, Kalina and Nicole Goodman. 2015. “Public Engagement with Internet Voting in Edmonton: Design, Outcomes, and Challenges to Deliberative Models.” Journal of Public Deliberation, 11/2: Article 4.
- Goodman, Nicole. 2014. “Internet Voting in a Local Election in Canada” , in Internet and Democracy in Global Perspective, Studies in Public Choice 31. Springer Verlag.
- Goodman, Nicole, Heather Bastedo, Lawrence LeDuc, and Jon H. Pammett. 2011. “Young Canadians in the 2008 Federal Election Campaign.” Canadian Journal of Political Science, 44/4:1–23.
- Goodman, Nicole. 2010. “Internet Voting in Canadian Municipalities: What Can We Learn?” CEU Political Science Journal, 5(4):492–520.
- Edited Books and Conference Proceedings
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Krimmer, Robert, Melanie Volkamer, Jordi Barrat,
Josh Benaloh, Nicole Goodman, Peter Y. A. Ryan, and
Vanessa Teague. 2017.
Electronic Voting: First International Joint
Conference, E‑Vote‑ID 2016. Springer.
- Papers in Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
- Goodman, Nicole and Rodney Smith. 2017. “Internet Voting in Sub‑national Elections.” Electronic Voting: E‑Vote‑ID 2016 Proceedings. Springer.
- Goodman, Nicole and Jon H. Pammett. 2014. “The Patchwork of Internet Voting in Canada.” EVOTE 2014 Proceedings, IEEE.
- Other Publications
- Midzain‑Gobin, Liam, Nicole Goodman, Chelsea Gabel and Karen Bird. 2017. “Time for change? Reforming the Indian Act to allow for online voting.” Policy Options.
- Goodman, Nicole. 2016. “Electoral Reform and Online Voting.” Policy Magazine.
- Policy & Technical Reports
- Goodman, Nicole and Kevin Saville. 2017. Analytical Report: Community Economic Development. CEDEC.
- Goodman, Nicole. 2017. “Online Voting: A Path Forward for Federal Elections in Canada.” Privy Council Office.
- Unpublished Community & Partner Outputs
- SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
- Paper Voting Report Results in Wasauksing First Nation, 2018.
- Summary of Internet Voter Survey Results in Wasauksing First Nation, 2018.
- First Nations Digital Democracy Partner Newsletter, 2017.
- Wasauksing First Nation Newsletter article, January 2017.
- Wasauksing First Nation Newsletter article, December 2016.
- Wasauksing First Nation Newsletter article, November 2016.
- Wasauksing First Nation Newsletter article, August 2016.
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant
- Internet Voting Project Mini‑Summary for multiple Ontario municipalities, 2014.
- Paper Ballot Survey Summaries prepared for Ontario municipalities, 2014.