Absent Mandate
Strategies and Choices in Canadian Elections
By Harold D. Clarke,Jane Jenson,Larry LeDuc,Jon H. Pammett | Publisher: University of Toronto Press
About the book
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 political parties, the decline and rebuilding of the two major parties, and the rise of the NDP to official opposition in 2011.
Absent Mandate zeroes-in on the political leaders themselves to investigate why they have become such major players in media campaigns, often resulting in disaster. Featuring a number of politically-charged illustrations, this text places emphasis on the period between 2006 and 2015, including discussions on the political implications of elections and, as a case study, how the Harper majority of 2011 was constructed.
An invaluable text for students of political science, Absent Mandate develops the crucial concept of performance \"mandate\" and addresses the disconnect existing between election issues and government actions.
Editions of Absent Mandate
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781487594817
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781487594800
- EBook
- ISBN 9781487594824
- PDF
- ISBN 9781487594831
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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 political parties, the decline and rebuilding of the two major parties, and the rise of the NDP to official opposition in 2011.
Absent Mandate zeroes-in on the political leaders themselves to investigate why they have become such major players in media campaigns, often resulting in disaster. Featuring a number of politically-charged illustrations, this text places emphasis on the period between 2006 and 2015, including discussions on the political implications of elections and, as a case study, how the Harper majority of 2011 was constructed.
An invaluable text for students of political science, Absent Mandate develops the crucial concept of performance \"mandate\" and addresses the disconnect existing between election issues and government actions.
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What is Absent Mandate about?
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 political parties, the decline and rebuilding of the two major parties, and the rise of the NDP to official opposition in 2011.
Absent Mandate zeroes-in on the political leaders themselves to investigate why they have become such major players in media campaigns, often resulting in disaster. Featuring a number of politically-charged illustrations, this text places emphasis on the period between 2006 and 2015, including discussions on the political implications of elections and, as a case study, how the Harper majority of 2011 was constructed.
An invaluable text for students of political science, Absent Mandate develops the crucial concept of performance \"mandate\" and addresses the disconnect existing between election issues and government actions.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Absent Mandate?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government
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Harold D. Clarke,Jane Jenson,Larry LeDuc,Jon H. Pammett
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