Electoral Politics

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Responsible Government: Theory and Practice From: Democratizing the Constitution View Emond Montgomery	Historical review of responsible government in Canada in support of an argument that the current situation is in need of reform.	Peter Aucoin	45	2011	$4.50 Add
From Rise Up! From: Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at the NDP from the 1980s to Layton’s death in 2011 and some of the leaders during that time. Provides an anlysis of those condidates who may have taken over the NDP leadership	Lynn Gidluck	42	2012	$4.20 Add
From Roots Run Deep From: Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the roots of the NDP party. Looks at J.D. Woodsworth and William Irvine’s role in the political landscape of their time. Specifically analyzes the Agrarian Revolt, early …	Lynn Gidluck	32	2012	$3.20 Add
From NEW! Social Media Part 4. Getting Your Story Out From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Social Media Nash explores how social media has revolutionized political engagement in recent years. The chapter explores how social media can be used in campaigning, as effective Social Media …	Peggy Nash	10	2022	$1.00 Add
Spin Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age House of Anansi Press	Aided by masses of data, sophisticated computer modelling, and smart manipulation of social media, political strategists are reshaping the way voters think. And act. Clive Veroni analyzes the …	Clive Veroni	367	2014	View
From Still Waiting for an Internet Prime Minister: Online Campaigning by Canadian Political Parties From: Election View Emond Montgomery	Examination of Internet use in the 2008 federal election to support an argument that online campaigning by Canada’s main political parties has not kept pace with evolving technology.	Tamara Small	26	2009	$2.60 Add
From NEW! Taking Care of Yourself Part 5. Campaigning From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Taking Care of Yourself Nash stresses the importance of work life balance in the life of a politician. In this chapter Nash explores the realities of day-to-day political life, ways to help …	Peggy Nash	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From The Business of Politics From: Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands View James Lorimer and Company	Reactions from outside the CCF circles to the Regina Manifesto and the written policy of the party. Looks at the lack of money and organization that the party faced but highlights reform measures …	Lynn Gidluck	33	2012	$3.30 Add
From NEW! The Day After Part 6. The Election From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In The Day After Nash discusses what happens after the election, which can sometimes be as gruelling as the campaign itself. The chapter discusses what happens after with the media, the signs, …	Peggy Nash	5	2022	$0.50 Add
From The Effects of Information and Social Cleavages: Explaining Issues Attitudes and Vote Choice in Canada From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	2007 article by Amanda Bittner examining how social group identity and varying levels of information influence voting choices of individuals.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	8	2015	$0.80 Add
From The Electoral System and the Party System in Canada, 1921–1965 From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	1968 paper by Alan Cairns suggesting that the electoral system has played a major role in the evolution of parties, and that the party system has not necessarily been an important nationalizing agency.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	7	2015	$0.70 Add
From The Higher the Fewer: Women’s Participation in Major Party Organizations From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Excerpt of a 1985 book by Sylvia Bashevkin, Toeing the Lines, in which she demonstrates that women continue to be underrepresented in federal and provincial legislatures in Canada.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	6	2015	$0.60 Add
From The Improbable Team From: Spin View House of Anansi Press	From Spin: Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age	Clive Veroni	27	2014	$2.70 Add
From The Party System From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	1990 article by Janine Brody and Jane Jenson arguing that the Canadian electorate’s support of political parties is not modernized but continues to be differentiated by religion, language …	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	6	2015	$0.60 Add
From The Politics of Choosing From: The Politics of Voting View Emond Montgomery	Review of debates regarding choices about the means to pursue reform, which jurisdictions should be subject to reform, and whether to reform both houses of the federal Parliament.	Dennis Pilon	25	2007	$2.50 Add
From The Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise Organizations From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Excerpt of a 2002 address by R. Kenneth Carty comparing the effect of local interests on national political parties to the operation of a franchise organization.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	6	2015	$0.60 Add