Dear colleagues, The Policy, Elections, and Representation Lab (PEARL)<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pearlmunk.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjohn.mcandrews%40utoronto.ca%7Cb08eb5371f6f4e60a31f08da4aef1cb0%7C78aac2262f034b4d9037b46d56c55210%7C0%7C0%7C637904688076116288%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2JuN1PHDVe1kRpuiGG87TW3D3U%2FMMTEd3P3LZccKO1M%3D&reserved=0> at the University of Toronto will be hosting an online workshop on June 23 titled “Morality, Misconduct, and Public Judgments of Political Figures.” [Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated] Agenda (all times local to Toronto, Canada) 9:00 am - 9:10 am: Welcoming remarks 9:10 am - 10:00 am: Amber Hye-Yon Lee (Toronto Metropolitan), Allison Harell (UQÀM), Laura Stephenson (Western), Daniel Rubenson (Toronto Metropolitan), and Peter Loewen (Toronto), “Motivated to Forgive? Partisan Scandals and Party Supporters” 10:00 am - 10:50 am: Melissa Baker (Toronto) and Kayla Canelo (Texas), “Controversial Judges and Women's Rights” 10:50 am - 11:00 am: Break 11:00 am - 11:50 am: Tiffany D. Barnes (Kentucky), “Turning A Blind Eye?: How Electoral Systems Shape Accountability in the Context of Corruption” 11:50 am - 1:00 pm: Lunch Break 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm: Md Mujahedul Islam (Toronto), “The Political Consequences of Ethical Distance: Evidence from Observational Survey Data and Conjoint Experiments” 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm: Break 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm: John R. McAndrews (Toronto / Toronto Metropolitan), Roosmarijn de Geus (Reading), Jean-François Daoust (Edinburgh), Thomas Bergeron (Toronto), and Peter Loewen (Toronto), “How Citizens Judge Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Against Public Figures” 2:50 pm - 3:00 pm: Break 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm: Scott Clifford (Houston), “Candidate Rhetorical Strategy and Perceptions of Sincerity” 3:50 pm - 4:00 pm: Closing remarks Registration details can be found here: https://bit.ly/3xfKLIS<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3xfKLIS&data=05%7C01%7Cjohn.mcandrews%40utoronto.ca%7Cb08eb5371f6f4e60a31f08da4aef1cb0%7C78aac2262f034b4d9037b46d56c55210%7C0%7C0%7C637904688076116288%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tI7pi0L2ZinUv01SLzbsURisz%2Be6go7ydl0x6UKWhEQ%3D&reserved=0> Best regards, John John R. McAndrews, PhD Research Associate and Managing Director, PEARL (Policy, Elections, and Representation Lab) Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy University of Toronto pearlmunk.com<https://www.pearlmunk.com/> johnmcandrews.com<http://johnmcandrews.com/>