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Election

Featuring contributions from a highly respected roster of experts in various aspects of elections, this book covers the entire process, from the historical and legal dimensions, the campaigns and strategies, and the role of the media, to an overview of the theories and debates surrounding voter behaviour, and more.

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Heather MacIvor

Heather MacIvor is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor. She teaches political theory and Canadian public law. Her research interests include the Charter of Rights, election law, and electoral systems. She is currently pursuing a law degree, and in addition to editing Election with EMP, she is the also the author of Parameters of Power: Canada's Political Institutions (Nelson).

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 Description of the contents of the chapters in relation to the broad themes of historical perspectives, the national-local axis of federal elections, and ongoing scholarly debates. 4 $0.40

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 Review of three periods of electoral and party development in Canada covering the 40 federal elections between 1867 and 2008. 25 $2.50

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 Analysis of voting systems including their components, their types, their effects, their origins, and the history of voting system reform in Canada. 22 $2.20

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 Description of Canada’s federal election laws focusing on constitutional and statute law, plus the rules of electoral organization and electoral competition pertaining to political entities … 30 $3.00

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 Examination of the establishment, redistribution and readjustment of the boundaries of electoral districts, and consideration of policies and values underlying proposed reform. ; 19 $1.90

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 Survey of the significant impact of local campaigns on election results, particularly in relation to the 2008 federal election. ; 26 $2.60

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 Analysis of the process by which candidates for political office are nominated. 20 $2.00

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 Discussion of a political campaign strategy, presented as a series of logical and systematic steps to define and build a winning coalition of voters. 18 $1.80

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 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. 26 $2.60

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 Examination of the process of public opinion polling, with an emphasis on how it is practised in modern Canadian elections. 19 $1.90

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 Examination of forces affecting voting behaviour according to the main theoretical pillars of voting research, particularly mobilization of constituents to vote and conversion of supporters of … 29 $2.90

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 Examination of the current pattern of the decline in voter turnout and the demographic processes driving it. ; 17 $1.70

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 Analysis of election research to support an argument that a substantial portion of the Canadian electorate holds enduring party allegiances and that such partisanship plays an important role in … ; ; 16 $1.60

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 Consideration of the political consequences of Canada’s distinct geographical regions and heterogeneous population. 26 $2.60