Canadian Parties in Transition, Fifth Edition

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Edited by Alain-G. Gagnon and A. Brian Tanguay

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A must-read for students, decision-makers, and specialists studying Canadian politics, the fifth edition of this best-selling textbook provides a thorough overview of the evolution of party politics in Canada.

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Preface and Acknowledgements
Alain-G. Gagnon and A. Brian Tanguay

Part One: Origin and Evolution of the Canadian Party System

1. The Evolution of the Canadian Party System
   Royce Koop

2. Continuity and Change: Parties and Elections in the Canadian Provinces, 2000-22
   David K. Stewart

3. Regionalism and the Party System
   James Bickerton

4. The Evolution from Brokerage Politics to Political Marketing in Canada
   Alex Marland and Thierry Giasson

Part Two: Ideological Currents and Party Politics

5. The Liberal Party of Canada: Still the Natural Governing Party?
   Félix Mathieu and Evelyne Brie

6. The Canadian Conservatives: Ideological Evolution, Regionalist Tensions
   Frédéric Boily

7. The NDP and the Crisis of Social Democracy in the Western World
   Xavier Lafrance and Bruce McKenna

8. The Green Party and the Ecological Movement in Canada
   Cara Camcastle

9. Third Parties in Canadian Federal Politics
   Éric Bélanger

Part Three: Representation and Democracy

10. Party Politics and Voting Systems in Canada
    Dennis Pilon

11. Canadian Parties in the Constituencies
    Jacob Robbins-Kanter

12. Party Politics in Quebec: A Distinct Dynamic
    Alain-G. Gagnon, François Boucher, and Oscar Berg

13. Far from Parity: Gender and Party Politics in Canada
    Scott Pruysers and Melanee Thomas

14. The Promise of Direct Democracy: Is That All There Is?
    A. Brian Tanguay

Part Four: New Paths for Research

15. Electoral Participation in Canada
    Jean-François Daoust and André Blais

16. Party Politics and Social Movements
    Pascale Dufour and François Tanguay

17. Right-Wing Populist Parties and Movements
    Djamila Mones and Frédérick Guillaume Dufour

18. Race, Ethnicity, Cultural Diversity, and Party Politics in Canada: Representation and Discourse
    Yasmeen Abu-Laban

19. Political Campaigning
    Richard Nadeau and Frédérick Bastien

20. Three Decades of Digital Party Politics in Canada: An Assessment
    Tamara A. Small

Statistical Appendix
List of Contributors
Index