Canadian Parties in Transition, Fourth Edition

Alain-G. Gagnon is Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies and professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal.A. Brian Tanguay is a professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University.

• PrefaceAlain-G. Gagnon and A. Brian TanguayPart I: Origins and Evolution of the Canadian Party System1.The Evolution of the Canadian Party System: From Brokerage Politics to Marketing-Oriented PoliticsSteve Patten2. Money, Politics, and the Canadian Party SystemLisa Young3. Parties and Regions: Representation and ResistanceJames Bickerton4. Polarized Pluralism in the Canadian Party SystemRichard Johnston5. The Waning of Political Parties?Grant AmyotPart II: Ideologies and Party Politics6. Ideological Competition in the Canadian Party SystemNelson Wiseman7. The Liberal Party of Canada: Rebuilding, Resurgence, and Return to PowerBrooke Jeffrey8. The Conservatives: Rebuilding and Rebranding, Yet AgainPeter Woolstencroft9. Ideological Moderation and Professionalization: The NDP under Jack Layton and Tom MulcairDavid McGrane10. Third Parties in Canada: Variety and SuccessÉric BélangerPart III: Representation and Democracy11. Party Politics and Voting Systems in CanadaDennis Pilon12. Back to the Future: Encoding and Decoding Interest Representation Outside of PartiesJacquetta Newman13. Party Politics in a Distinct Society: Two Eras of Block Voting in QuebecAlain-G. Gagnon and François Boucher14. Where Are the Women in Canadian Political Parties?Joanna Everitt15. The Promise of Direct Democracy: Is That All There Is?A. Brian TanguayPart IV: New Paths for Research16. From Brokerage to Boutique Politics: Political Marketing and the Changing Nature of Party Politics in CanadaAlex Marland and Thierry Giasson17. Political CampaigningRichard Nadeau and Frédérick Bastien18. Two Decades of Digital Party Politics in Canada: An AssessmentTamara A. Small19. Participation, Mobilization, and the Political Engagement of the Internet GenerationHenry Milner20. Municipal Political Parties: An Answer to Urbanization or an Affront to Traditions of Local Democracy?Kristin R. GoodStatistical AppendixList of ContributorsIndex