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Written by the foremost authorities,
The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 provides a complete investigation of all aspects of the campaigns and the outcome of the election.
The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties the Conservatives (Faron Ellis and Peter Woolstencroft), the Liberals (Brooke Jeffrey), the New Democrats (David McGrane), the Bloc Qubcois (Eric Belanger and Richard Nadeau), and the Green Party (Susan Harada).
Also featured in this volume are chapters on the nature of local campaigning (Alex Marland), the polls (André Turcotte), the campaign in the new social media (Mary Francoli, Josh Greenberg and Christopher Waddell), and the nature of modern conservatism (Jonathan Malloy and Jim Farney). The book concludes with a detailed analysis of voting behaviour in 2011 (Harold Clarke and Tom Scotto) and an assessment of whether Canada is headed for a Stephen Harper dynasty (Jon H. Pammett and Lawrence LeDuc). Appendices contain all of the election results.
Synopsis
The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties.
About the Author
Jon H. Pammett is a political science professor at Ottawas Carleton University and is the co-editor of several studies of Canadian elections, including, most recently,
The Canadian Federal Election of 2015.
Christopher Dornan, along with Jon H. Pammett, represents the co-operation between political science and journalism that is the tradition of their series of books on Canadian elections.
Table of Contents
THE CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION OF 2011
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Chris Dornan
CHAPTER TWO THE CONSERVATIVES Faron Ellis and Peter Woolstencroft
CHAPTER THREE THE LIBERALS Brooke Jeffrey
CHAPTER FOUR THE NEW DEMOCRATS Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
CHAPTER FIVE THE BLOC QUEBECOIS Eric Belanger and Richard Nadeau
CHAPTER SIX THE GREENS Susan Harada
CHAPTER SEVEN CONSTITUENCY CAMPAIGNING Alex Marland
CHAPTER EIGHT CAMPAIGNING IN THE ‘NEW MEDIA’ Mary Francoli and Chris Waddell
CHAPTER NINE THE NATURE OF MODERN CONSERVATISM Jonathan Malloy and co-author
CHAPTER TEN VOTING BEHAVIOUR Harold Clarke and Tom Scotto
CHAPTER ELEVEN HARPER: DYNASTY OR INTERLUDE? Jon Pammett and Lawrence LeDuc
APPENDIX: THE RESULTS.