The new right and democracy in Canada : understanding Reform and the Canadian Alliance / David Laycock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laycock, David H., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian Alliance.

Reform Party of Canada.

Canada--Politics and government--1980-.

Canada.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

229 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Throughout the Western world, the rise of the so-called New Right is a growing phenomenon. In Canada, it has taken the form of the Canadian Alliance Party. This book is the first critical examination of the Canadian Alliance and Reform Party ideology. It addresses the most distinctive and politically significant dimensions of the party's understanding of and agenda for democratic politics in contemporary Canada.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Setting the Stage 7

Chapter 2 New Right Politics and Democratic Theory 33

Chapter 3 Citizen Alienation, Right-Populism, and Redefinition of the Democratic Struggle 54

Chapter 4 The Logic behind Reform and Alliance Policy 67

Chapter 5 Right-Populists and Plebiscitarian Politics in Canada 94

Chapter 6 Evaluating Plebiscitarian Democracy: Further Considerations 114

Chapter 7 The Reform Party and Right-Populist Parties in Western Europe 130

Chapter 8 Making Sense of Reform as a Western Party 152

Chapter 9 Reforming the National Party System 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

019541621X :

OCLC:

47786592