Rebuilding Canadian party politics / R. Kenneth Carty, William Cross, Lisa Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carty, R. Kenneth.

Contributor:

Cross, William P. (William Paul), 1962-

Young, Lisa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Canada--History.

Political parties.

Public administration--Canada.

Public administration.

Canada--Politics and government--1945-.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Rebuilding Canadian Party Politics; 1 Party Politics at Century's End; 2 The Party Question in Canada; 3 Challenging the Consensus: Two New Parties; 4 Struggling to Survive: Three Old Parties; 5 Representing Interests; 6 Remaking Party Democracy; 7 Paying for Parties; 8 On the Ground: The Local Campaign; 9 In the Air: National Campaign Communication; 10 Rebuilding the Canadian Party System; Appendix: Formal Interview Schedule; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-11175-6

9786613111753

0-7748-5080-9

OCLC:

70773499