"The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016 An overview of the history of elections and voting in Canada, including minority governments, dynasties, and social movements. Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the most recent election. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party ..."
"This book provides you with a theoretical and comparative understanding of the major topics related to elections and voting behaviour. It explores important work taking place on new areas, whilst at the same time covering the key themes that you’ll encounter throughout your studies. Edited by three leading figures in the field, the new edition brings together an impressive range of contributors and draws on a range of cases and exampl ..."
"Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the recent spate of minority governments. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new parties, leaders, or social movements (int ..."
The Politics of Direct Democracy(2nd Edition) Referendums in Global Perspective by LawrenceLeduc, Larry Leduc Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division ISBN-13: 978-1-55111-433-0, ISBN: 1-55111-433-X
"Devices such as initiatives, referendums, and other types of direct votes have increased in use throughout the world over the past two decades. Switzerland utilizes referendums as an integral part of its process of government, and Australia and Ireland use them to effect constitutional changes. Initiative and referendum devices are also widely employed in many American states. In Canada, there is an increasing discussion at all levels o ..."
"This book provides you with a theoretical and comparative understanding of the major topics related to elections and voting behaviour. It explores important work taking place on new areas, whilst at the same time covering the key themes that you’ll encounter throughout your studies. Edited by three leading figures in the field, the new edition brings together an impressive range of contributors and draws on a range of cases and exampl ..."
"Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the recent spate of minority governments. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new parties, leaders, or social movements (int ..."
"Reflecting recent developments in the field, this timely new edition gives an indispensable state-of-the art review of the whole field from the world's leading international scholars. With a completely new thematic introduction which explores how democracy is built and sustained, thoroughly updated chapters (many of which are also new) , the Third Edition provides a theoretical and comparative understanding of the major topics related t ..."
"The first edition of Comparing Democracies was a landmark text, providing students with a thematic introduction to the global study of elections and voting. In this major new edition the world's leading international scholars have again produced an indispensable guide and up-to-date review of the whole field. Each of the chapters (the majority of which are completely new) provide a broad theoretical and comparative understanding of all ..."
"Elections have undergone radical changes in recent decades. Television, opinion polls, and professional campaign consultants have become transforming factors. Electoral systems have been reformed in many countries including Italy, Israel and Japan. New parties are changing the face of competition in Germany, France and Belgium and the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe and Latin America have established new party systems with compet ..."
"The benchmark first and second editions of Comparing Democracies represented essential guides to the global study of elections. Reflecting recent developments in the field, this timely third edition gives an indispensable state-of-the art review of the whole field from the world's leading international scholars. With a completely new thematic introduction which explores how democracy is built and sustained, thoroughly updated chapters ..."
"Elections have undergone radical changes in recent decades. Television, opinion polls, and professional campaign consultants have become transforming factors. Electoral systems have been reformed in many countries including Italy, Israel and Japan. New parties are changing the face of competition in Germany, France and Belgium and the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe and Latin America have established new party systems with compet ..."
""Featuring contributions from many of Canada's leading scholars in the field, this volume examines all aspects of elections, ranging from how the process works, to the arena of party politics, to an understanding of the Canadian voter and more.""
"This study highlights the power of governments to manipulate economic expectation and dominate mass media, thereby effecting voter change. Based upon a sequence of five interviews with approximately 1500 voters, this study reveals the nature, extent, and causes of rapid changes of political allegiance. The study begins with an analysis of Margaret Thatcher's third election campaign to restore her government's popularity, and then with t ..."
"We are grateful to the staff at Dundurn for helping us to bring this project to
fruition, particularly Kirk Howard, Michael Carroll, and editor Allison Hirst. ...
Thanks as well to lean Marc Carisse for making available to us a number of his
photographs from later periods. ... debt to Allan Kornberg, Peter Russell, and
Dennis Pilon, who read an earlier draft of this manuscript and provided much
helpful feedback."
"The first edition of Comparing Democracies was a landmark text, providing students with a thematic introduction to the global study of elections and voting. In this major new edition the world's leading international scholars have again produced an indispensable guide and up-to-date review of the whole field. Each of the chapters (the majority of which are completely new) provide a broad theoretical and comparative understanding of all ..."
"Dominated by discussions of broad national problems, media tactics gone amiss, and the personal lives of party leaders, Canadian election campaigns have led to substantial public discontent. Using a wide selection of empirical data from National Election Studies, this textbook examines current issues concerning the adaptability of Conservative and Liberal parties, the relative weakness of ideology as a basis for structuring Canadian pol ..."
"17. 18. 19. 20. in Canada,” in Cameron D. Anderson and Laura B. Stephenson,
eds., Voting Behaviour in Canada (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2010). In the 1974
Canadian National Election Study, for example, 12 percent of those sampled
held no identification with any political party. See Harold D. Clarke, Jane Jenson,
Lawrence LeDuc, and Jon H Pammett, Political Choice in Canada, abridged
edition (Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1980), 111. In ..."
"The Conservatives elected 99 candidates with 30 percent of the vote, which
represented big gains over the Alliance showing in 2000, but still fell
considerably short of the combined Alliance and Progressive Conservative vote
total in the 1997 election. However, it was always unlikely that the new
Conservative Party. Gilles Duceppe campaigning in Huntington, Quebec, 2008
election. Canadian Press. Ryan Remiorz, photographer. Party an ..."
"American Political Science Review 101: 373–91. Cutler, Fred. 2002. “The
Simplest Shortcut of All: Sociodemographic Characteristics and Electoral Choice.
”Journal ofPolitics 64: 466–90. Dahl, Robert A. 1989. Democracy and Its Critics.
... Dalton, Russell J. 2006a. Citizen Politics: Public Opinion and Political Parties
in Advanced Industrial Democracies, 5th edition.Washington, DC: CQ Press.
Dalton, Russell J. 2006b. “Social Moderniza ..."