Esselment has published on issues of federalism and intergovernmental relations, political marketing, and permanent campaigning in Canada. Her most recent publications include “The Governing Party and the Permanent Campaign” in Political Communication in Canada (UBC Press, 2014) and “Designing Campaign Platforms,” The Informed Citizens’ Guide to Elections: Electioneering Based on the Rule of Law, Special Issue, Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law (2015).