Political Elites in Canada

Alex Marland is a professor of political science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His book Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control won the Donner Prize for the best public policy book by a Canadian. Thierry Giasson publishes about political communication, political journalism, and digital politics in Canadian and comparative contexts. He is a professor of political science and director of the Groupe de recherche en communication politique (GRCP) at Université Laval. He is a past president of the Société québécoise de science politique. He is coeditor, with Alex Marland, of the series Communication, Strategy and Politics at UBC Press. Andrea Lawlor is an associate professor of political science at King's University College, Western University. Her work can be found in the Journal of Social Policy, Canadian Journal of Political Science, and Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, among others.Geneviève Chacon, David Coletto, Marianne Côté, Erin Crandall, Cristine de Clercy, Susan Delacourt, Anna Esselment, Bryan Evans, Jamie Gillies, Tania Gosselin, Allison Harell, Julie Killin, Rachel Laforest, J.P. Lewis, Fenwick McKelvey, Vincent Raynauld, Jennifer Robson, Robert P. Shepherd, Tamara A. Small, Melanee Thomas, R. Paul Wilson, Stéphanie Yates.

• ForewordBy Susan DelacourtPart 1: Introduction1 Political Elites in the Age of Digital Media / Alex Marland, Andrea Lawlor, and Thierry Giasson2 Tips and Tactics for Securing Interviews with Political Elites / Alex Marland and Anna EsselmentPart 2: Governmental Political Elites3 The Intersection of Public Policy and Digital Communication: The Federal Government Vantage Point / Robert P. Shepherd and Bryan Evans4 Political Staff and Permanent Public Servants: Still Getting Along / Jennifer Robson and R. Paul Wilson5 Gender, Tone, and Content of Premiers' News Coverage: A Matched Comparison / Melanee Thomas, Allison Harell, and Tania Gosselin6 From Elitism to Idealization: The Representation of Premiers in Social Media Videos / J.P. Lewis and Stéphanie Yates7 Supreme Court Judges: Traditional Elite Roles in a Digital Age / Erin CrandallPart 3: Non-Governmental Political Elites8 Communication as the Workhouse of Government Politics: The Liberal Party Leader and the Liberal Caucus / Cristine de Clercy9 Political Strategists in Canada / Jamie Gillies and David Coletto10 Hybridity and Mobility: Media Elite Status on Political Twitter Hashtags / Geneviève Chacon, Andrea Lawlor, and Thierry Giasson11 Scandals and Screenshots: Social Media Elites in Canadian Politics / Fenwick McKelvey, Marianne Côté, and Vincent Raynauld12 The National Message, the Local Tour: Candidates' Use of Twitter during the 2015 Canadian Election / Julie Killin and Tamara A. Small13 Going Digital: Non-Profit Organizations in a Transformed Media Environment / Rachel LaforestPart 4: Conclusion14 Emerging Voices, Evolving Concerns / Andrea Lawlor, Alex Marland, and Thierry GiassonGlossary; Index