Religion And Canadian Party Politics

Author : David Rayside,Jerald Sabin,Paul E.J. Thomas
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774835619

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Religion is usually thought of as inconsequential to contemporary Canadian politics. This book takes a hard look at just how much influence faith continues to have in federal, provincial, and territorial arenas. Drawing on case studies from across the country, it explores three important axes of religiously based contention – Protestant vs. Catholic, conservative vs. reformer, and, more recently, opponents vs. defenders of accommodating minority religious practices. Although the extent of partisan engagement with each of these sources of conflict has varied across time and region, the authors show that religion still matters in shaping political oppositions. These themes are illuminated by comparisons to the role faith plays in the politics of other Western industrialized societies.

Author : David Rayside,Jerald Sabin,Paul E.J. Thomas
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0774835605

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Religion and Canadian Party Politics by David Rayside,Jerald Sabin,Paul E.J. Thomas Pdf

Religion is usually thought of as inconsequential to contemporary Canadian politics. This book takes a hard look at just how much influence faith continues to have in federal, provincial, and territorial arenas. Drawing on case studies from across the country, it explores three important axes of religiously based contention – Protestant vs. Catholic, conservative vs. reformer, and, more recently, opponents vs. defenders of accommodating minority religious practices. Although the extent of partisan engagement with each of these sources of conflict has varied across time and region, the authors show that religion still matters in shaping political oppositions. These themes are illuminated by comparisons to the role faith plays in the politics of other Western industrialized societies.

Author : R. Kenneth Carty,William Cross,Lisa Young
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774859967

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Rebuilding Canadian Party Politics by R. Kenneth Carty,William Cross,Lisa Young Pdf

Canadian party politics collapsed in the early 1990s. This book is about that collapse, about the end of a party system, with a unique pattern of party organization and competition, that had governed Canada’s national politics for several decades, and about the ongoing struggle to build its successor. Rebuilding Canadian Party Politics discusses the breakdown of the old party system, the emergence of the Reform Party and the Bloc Québécois, and the fate of the Conservative and New Democratic Parties. It focuses on the internal workings of parties in this new era, examining the role of professionals, new technologies, and local activists. To understand the ambiguities of our current party system, the authors attended local and national party meetings, nomination and leadership meetings, and campaign kick-off rallies. They visited local campaign offices to observe the parties’ grassroots operations and conducted interviews with senior party officials, pollsters, media and advertising specialists, and leader-tour directors. Written in a lively and accessible style, this book will interest students of party politics and Canadian political history, as well as general readers eager to make sense of the changes reshaping national politics today.

Author : James Harold Farney
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442612600

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Social Conservatives and Party Politics in Canada and the United States by James Harold Farney Pdf

"The strength of the Tea Party and Religious Right in the United States, alongside the Harper Conservatives' stance on same-sex marriage and religious freedom in Canada, has many asking whether social conservatism has come to define the right wing of North American politics. In this timely and penetrating book, James Farney provides the first full-length comparison of social conservatism in Canada and the United States from the sexual revolution to the present day. Based on archival research and extensive interviews, it traces the historic relationship between social conservatives and other right-wing groups. Farney illuminates why the American Republican Party was quicker to accept social conservatives as legitimate and valuable allies than the Conservative Party of Canada. This book will be indispensable for understanding why a movement so powerful among American conservatives has been distinctively less important in Canada and how the character of Canadian conservatism means it will likely remain so."--Publisher's website.

Author : Hugh G. Thorburn
Publisher : Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall of Canada
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015001963308

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Party Politics in Canada by Hugh G. Thorburn Pdf

Aimed at upper-level undergraduate and graduate classes at the university level, this collection of 33 essays provides a broad range of perspectives on Canada's diverse and dynamic political climate. It is a classic political studies reader that combines the strengths of tradition and innovation; papers by distinguished political experts are combined with the perspectives of modern scholars to create a thoroughly updated text.

Author : Richard Johnston
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774836104

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The Canadian Party System by Richard Johnston Pdf

The Canadian party system is a deviant case among the Anglo-American democracies. Unruly and inscrutable, it is a system that defies logic and classification – until now. In this political science tour de force, Richard Johnston makes sense of the Canadian party system. With a keen eye for history and deft use of recently developed analytic tools, he articulates a series of propositions that underpin the system. For its combination of historical breadth and data-intensive rigour, The Canadian Party System is a rare achievement. Its findings shed light on the main puzzles of the Canadian case, while contesting the received wisdom of the comparative study of parties, elections, and electoral systems elsewhere.

Author : John Meisel
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773594449

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Working Papers on Canadian Politics by John Meisel Pdf

Author : Bill Blaikie
Publisher : The United Church of Canada
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781551341897

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The Blaikie Report by Bill Blaikie Pdf

Bill Blaikie has a unique insider's perspective on political life in Canada. As a United Church minister reflecting on three decades in the House of Commons, he tells the too-often-overlooked story of Canada's Christian left and, in particular, of the New Democratic Party's roots in the social gospel and its ongoing influence. This lively book is peppered with personal anecdotes, and political personalities and events from Canadas recent history. Foreword by Lloyd Axworthy, former minister of foreign affairs. Includes a colour photo insert.

Author : Clark Banack
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773599307

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God's Province by Clark Banack Pdf

Compared to the United States, it is assumed that religion has not been a significant factor in Canada’s political development. In God’s Province, Clark Banack challenges this assumption, showing that, in Alberta, religious motivation has played a vital role in shaping its political trajectory. For Henry Wise Wood, president of the United Farmers of Alberta from 1916 until 1931, William "Bible Bill" Aberhart, founder of the Alberta Social Credit Party and premier from 1935 until 1943, Aberhart’s protégé Ernest Manning, Alberta’s longest serving premier (1943–1968), and Manning’s son Preston, founder of the Alberta-based federal Reform Party of Canada, religion was central to their thinking about human agency, the purpose of politics, the role of the state, the nature of the economy, and the proper duties of citizens. Drawing on substantial archival research and in-depth interviews, God’s Province highlights the strong link that exists between the religiously inspired political thought and action of these formative leaders, the US evangelical Protestant tradition from which they drew, and the emergence of an individualistic, populist, and anti-statist sentiment in Alberta that is largely unfamiliar to the rest of Canada. Covering nearly a century of Alberta’s history, Banack offers an illuminating reconsideration of the political thought of these leaders, the goals of the movements they led, and the roots of Alberta’s distinctiveness within Canada. A fusion of religious history, intellectual history, and political thought, God’s Province exposes the ways in which individual politicians have shaped one province’s political culture.

Author : Anthony Hyde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0140268200

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Promises, Promises by Anthony Hyde Pdf

Author : William P. Cross,Scott Pruysers,Rob Currie-Wood
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774868266

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The Political Party in Canada by William P. Cross,Scott Pruysers,Rob Currie-Wood Pdf

Political parties are central to democratic politics, but where does the power lie within them, and how is it exercised? The Political Party in Canada explores the inner workings of these complex organizations through an examination of the composition and roles of key party actors, as well as the interactions between them. The authors reveal the activities and power-sharing relationships that characterize Canadian parties. It focuses not only on which groups are included in decision-making but on what authority rests with each level of the parties’ respective structures. This comprehensive examination provides important insights into a fundamental institution that makes modern democracy possible.

Author : Chris MacKenzie
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774851527

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Pro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada by Chris MacKenzie Pdf

Pro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada explores the organizational and ideological nature of political parties that are initially formed to do the work of social movements. Specifically, it examines the development of the Family Coalition Party of British Columbia (FCP) from its origins as a group of alienated Social Credit Party members to its rebirth as the Unity Party of British Columbia, and through its struggles as a marginal political entity along the way. While addressing the FCP's relationship to the larger North American pro-family movement, Chris MacKenzie also deftly demonstrates how the party can be seen as organizationally congruent with its ideological antithesis, the Green Party. Basing his findings on seven years of field research, he identifies the obstacles that political parties involved in social movement work must overcome in order for them to achieve their goals. He concludes that, despite their invaluablecontribution to democracy, such party / movements have limited political institutionalization. Consequently, their only realistic goal may be to merge their ideals with those of another, larger political body. This book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of the genesis, development, and impact of political party / movements in Canada. Moreover, it provides useful insight into the dynamics and issues that make up the current pro-family movements in Canada and the United States.

Author : David Rayside,Clyde Wilcox
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774820127

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Faith, Politics, and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States by David Rayside,Clyde Wilcox Pdf

For decades, agitation by lesbians, gays, and other sexual minorities for political recognition has provoked a heated response among religious activists in both Canada and the United States. In this remarkable comparative study, expert authors explore the tenacity of anti-gay sentiment, as well as the dramatic shifts in public attitudes towards queer groups across all faith communities in both the United States and Canada. They conclude that, despite the ongoing conflict, religious adherence does not invariably entail opposition to the political acknowledgment of queer rights.

Author : Bruce J Clemenger
Publisher : Castle Quay Books
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781988928807

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The New Orthodoxy by Bruce J Clemenger Pdf

This book examines the founding non-sectarian approach to Canadian statecraft that accommodated religious and cultural diversity. The 1960’s promise of political liberalism embraced in Canada was to provide a philosophy of government that facilitates the individual's vision and pursuit of the good life. Decades later, the promotion of individual autonomy and fraternity by governments and the courts threatens to undermine the very freedom governments claim to promote and protect. Bruce J. Clemenger presents a biblically-based model of public and political engagement and a defense of religious freedom, especially the freedom to disagree, in an increasingly secularist state. A timely work.

Author : Martin Robin
Publisher : Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall of Canada
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Canadian provinces
ISBN : UOM:39076006613645

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Canadian Provincial Politics by Martin Robin Pdf