Voting Behaviour in Canada
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-7748-1784-4 (ISBN)
Description
The recent string of minority governments has reminded Canadians that voting behaviour has serious consequences - on the composition of government as well as on the direction of public policy. Understanding the underlying meaning of election results is a key issue for policy makers and for students and scholars of politics. But can voting behaviour be explained, given that each vote represents the influence of countless impressions, decisions, and attachments?
Voting Behaviour in Canada reveals the challenges of understanding election results as leading young scholars of political behaviour piece together a comprehensive portrait of the modern Canadian voter. By systematically exploring long-standing attachments, short-term influences, and proximate factors (campaign issues and poll results), the contributors offer a multifaceted analysis of voting behaviour that incorporates the insights of theories developed to illuminate the influence of certain factors. Theoretically grounded and methodologically advanced, Voting Behaviour in Canada sheds new light on the choices we make as citizens and provides important insights into recent national developments.
Voting Behaviour in Canada reveals the challenges of understanding election results as leading young scholars of political behaviour piece together a comprehensive portrait of the modern Canadian voter. By systematically exploring long-standing attachments, short-term influences, and proximate factors (campaign issues and poll results), the contributors offer a multifaceted analysis of voting behaviour that incorporates the insights of theories developed to illuminate the influence of certain factors. Theoretically grounded and methodologically advanced, Voting Behaviour in Canada sheds new light on the choices we make as citizens and provides important insights into recent national developments.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
28 b&w figures, 24 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-1784-4 (9780774817844)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Cameron D. Anderson and Laura B. Stephenson are assistant professors in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario.
Contributors: Eric Belanger, Antoine Bilodeau, Amanda Bittner, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Mebs Kanji, J. Scott Matthews, Richard Nadeau, and Mark Pickup.
Contributors: Eric Belanger, Antoine Bilodeau, Amanda Bittner, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Mebs Kanji, J. Scott Matthews, Richard Nadeau, and Mark Pickup.
Content
1 The Puzzle of Elections and Voting in Canada / Cameron D. Anderson and Laura B. Stephenson
Part 1: Long-Standing Attachments and Voting
2 Who Votes for Women Candidates and Why? Evidence from Recent Canadian Elections / Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant
3 The New Immigrant Voter, 1965-2004: The Emergence of a New Liberal Partisan? / Antoine Bilodeau and Mebs Kanji
4 The Catholic-Liberal Connection: A Test of Strength / Laura B. Stephenson
5 Parties and Partisans: The Influence of Ideology and Brokerage on the Durability of Partisanship in Canada / Eric Belanger and Laura B. Stephenson
Part 2: Short-Term Influences on Voting Behaviour
6 Economic Voting in Canada: Assessing the Effects of Subjective Perceptions and Electoral Context / Cameron D. Anderson
7 Third-Party Support in Canadian Elections: The Role of the Economy / Eric Belanger and Richard Nadeau
8 Personality Matters: The Evaluation of Party Leaders in Canadian Elections / Amanda Bittner
Part 3: Proximate Considerations in Vote Choice
9 Enlightenment, Equalization, or What? Campaigns, Learning, and the Economy in Canadian Elections / J. Scott Matthews
10 Election Campaign Polls and Democracy in Canada: Examining the Evidence behind the Common Claims / Mark Pickup
11 Reflecting on Lessons from the Canadian Voter / Cameron D. Anderson and Laura B. Stephenson
Index
Part 1: Long-Standing Attachments and Voting
2 Who Votes for Women Candidates and Why? Evidence from Recent Canadian Elections / Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant
3 The New Immigrant Voter, 1965-2004: The Emergence of a New Liberal Partisan? / Antoine Bilodeau and Mebs Kanji
4 The Catholic-Liberal Connection: A Test of Strength / Laura B. Stephenson
5 Parties and Partisans: The Influence of Ideology and Brokerage on the Durability of Partisanship in Canada / Eric Belanger and Laura B. Stephenson
Part 2: Short-Term Influences on Voting Behaviour
6 Economic Voting in Canada: Assessing the Effects of Subjective Perceptions and Electoral Context / Cameron D. Anderson
7 Third-Party Support in Canadian Elections: The Role of the Economy / Eric Belanger and Richard Nadeau
8 Personality Matters: The Evaluation of Party Leaders in Canadian Elections / Amanda Bittner
Part 3: Proximate Considerations in Vote Choice
9 Enlightenment, Equalization, or What? Campaigns, Learning, and the Economy in Canadian Elections / J. Scott Matthews
10 Election Campaign Polls and Democracy in Canada: Examining the Evidence behind the Common Claims / Mark Pickup
11 Reflecting on Lessons from the Canadian Voter / Cameron D. Anderson and Laura B. Stephenson
Index