The Political Party In Canada

Author : William P. Cross,Scott Pruysers,Rob Currie-Wood
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 52,5 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 : Richard Johnston
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,8 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 : R. Kenneth Carty
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774830027

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Big Tent Politics by R. Kenneth Carty Pdf

The Liberal Party of Canada is one of the most successful parties in the democratic world. It dominated Canadian politics for a century, practising an inclusive style of “big tent” politics that enabled it to fend off opponents on both the left and right. This book traces the record of the party, unwrapping Liberal practices and organization to reveal its distinctive “brokerage” approach to politics and franchise-style structure. A masterful analysis of how one party came to define the nation’s public life, this book also identifies the challenges that lie ahead as the Liberals reinvent themselves for the twenty-first century.

Author : R. Kenneth Carty,William Cross,Lisa Young
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774850803

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

This book is about the collapse of Canadian party politics in the early 1990s, about the end of a party system that had governed Canada's national politics for several decades, and about the ongoing struggle to build its successor.

Author : R. Kenneth Carty
Publisher : [Peterborough, Ont.] : Broadview Press
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X002437958

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Canadian Political Party Systems by R. Kenneth Carty Pdf

Author : Amanda Bittner,Royce Koop
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774824118

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Parties, Elections, and the Future of Canadian Politics by Amanda Bittner,Royce Koop Pdf

On May 2, 2011, as Canadians watched the federal election results roll in and Stephen Harper's Conservatives achieve a majority, it appeared that we were witnessing a major shift in the political landscape. In reality, Canadian politics had been changing for quite some time. This volume provides the first account of the political upheavals of the past two decades and speculates on the future of the country's national party system. By documenting how parties and voters responded to new challenges between 1993 and 2011, this book sheds light on one of the most tumultuous periods in Canadian political history.

Author : Michel Bédard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political parties
ISBN : OCLC:1097873790

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Political Parties and Parliamentary Recognition by Michel Bédard Pdf

Author : R. Kenneth Carty,William Cross,Lisa Young
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : Alain-G. Gagnon,A. Brian Tanguay
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442634701

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Canadian Parties in Transition, Fourth Edition by Alain-G. Gagnon,A. Brian Tanguay Pdf

Canadian Parties in Transition examines the transformation of party politics in Canada and the possible shape the party system might take in the near future. With chapters written by an outstanding team of political scientists, the book presents a multi-faceted image of party dynamics, electoral behaviour, political marketing, and representative democracy. The fourth edition has been thoroughly updated and includes fifteen new chapters and several new contributors. The new material covers topics such as the return to power of the Liberal Party, voting politics in Quebec, women in Canadian political parties, political campaigning, digital party politics, and municipal party politics.

Author : David Rayside,Jerald Sabin,Paul E.J. Thomas
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774835619

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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 : Herman Bakvis,Canada. Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing
Publisher : Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing and Canada Communications Group
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Political parties
ISBN : UOM:39015032741285

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Representation, Integration, and Political Parties in Canada by Herman Bakvis,Canada. Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing Pdf

This document provides a comparative study of parties as national institutions. It discusses parties as institutions of national governance; links between federal and provincial parties and party systems; parties and regional representation; Canada in comparative perspective concerning party competition and electoral volatility; the personal vote in Canada; inexperienced Ministers from 1949-1990 and the consequences of electoral volatility; new politics, the Charter, and political participation; and incentives created by the institutions of representative democracy. It provides figures in support of the above topics.

Author : Stephen Clarkson
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774840408

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The Big Red Machine by Stephen Clarkson Pdf

In The Big Red Machine, astute Liberal observer Stephen Clarkson tells the story of the Liberal Party's performance in the last nine elections, providing essential historical context for each and offering incisive, behind-the-scenes detail about how the party has planned, changed, and executed its successful electoral strategies. Arguing that the Liberal Party has opportunistically straddled the political centre since Sir John A. Macdonald -- leaning left or moving right and as circumstances required -- Clarkson also shows that the party's grip on power is becoming increasingly uncertain, having lost its appeal not just in the West, but now in Qu�bec. Its campaigns now reflect the splintering of the party system and the integration of Canada into the global economy.

Author : William Christian,Colin Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015018890080

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Political Parties and Ideologies in Canada by William Christian,Colin Campbell Pdf

Author : Hugh G. Thorburn
Publisher : Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall of Canada
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,5 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 : Alex Marland
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774864992

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Whipped by Alex Marland Pdf

Canadians often see politicians as little more than trained seals who vote on command and repeat robotic talking points. Politicians are torn by dilemmas of loyalty to party versus loyalty to voters. Whipped examines the hidden ways that political parties exert control over elected members of legislatures. Drawing on extensive interviews with politicians and staffers across Canada, award-winning author Alex Marland explains why Members of Parliament and provincial legislators toe the party line, and shows how party discipline has expanded into message discipline. This book exposes how democracy works in our age of instant communication and political polarization. Whipped is a must-read for anyone interested in the real world of Canadian politics.