Dear colleagues, The Policy, Elections, and Representation Lab (PEARL) <https://www.pearlmunk.com/> at the University of Toronto will be hosting an online workshop on *June 23* titled *“Morality, Misconduct, and Public Judgments of Political Figures.”* *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 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 johnmcandrews.com