Reviving Social Democracy
The Near Death and Surprising Rise of the Federal NDP
Published on 15. November 2014
Book
Hardback
348 pages
978-0-7748-2849-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the 2011 general election, the New Democratic Party stunned political pundits by becoming the Official Opposition in the House of Commons. After near collapse in the 1993 election, how did the NDP manage to win triple the seats of its Liberal rivals and take more than three-quarters of the ridings in Quebec?
Reviving Social Democracy examines the federal NDP's transformation from "nearly dead party" to new power player within a volatile party system. Its early chapters - on the party's emergence in the 1960s, its presence in Quebec, and the Jack Layton factor - pave the way for insightful analyses of issues such as party modernization, changing ideology, voter profile, and policy formation that played a significant role in driving the "Orange Crush" phenomenon. Later chapters explore such future-facing questions as the prospects of party mergers and the challenges of maintaining support in the long term.
Reviving Social Democracy examines the federal NDP's transformation from "nearly dead party" to new power player within a volatile party system. Its early chapters - on the party's emergence in the 1960s, its presence in Quebec, and the Jack Layton factor - pave the way for insightful analyses of issues such as party modernization, changing ideology, voter profile, and policy formation that played a significant role in driving the "Orange Crush" phenomenon. Later chapters explore such future-facing questions as the prospects of party mergers and the challenges of maintaining support in the long term.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
29 graphs, 34 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-2849-9 (9780774828499)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
David Laycock is a professor, and Lynda Erickson a professor emerita, in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University.
Contributors: Eric Belanger, Amanda Bittner, Jean-Francois Godbout, Frederic Merand, Francois Petry, Mark Pickup, Steven Weldon, Colin Whelan, Maria Zakharova
Contributors: Eric Belanger, Amanda Bittner, Jean-Francois Godbout, Frederic Merand, Francois Petry, Mark Pickup, Steven Weldon, Colin Whelan, Maria Zakharova
Content
Introduction / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
Part 1: Setting the Stage
1 Party History and Electoral Fortunes, 1961-2003 / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
2 Building for a Breakthrough: The Layton Years, 2003-11 / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
3 The NDP and Quebec / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
4 Modernizing the Party / David Laycock and Lynda Erickson
Part 2: The Ideological Evolution of the Party
5 Conceptual Foundations of Continuity and Change in NDP Ideology / David Laycock
6 Ideological Evolution of the Federal Party, as Seen through Its Election Campaign Manifestos / Francois Petry
Part 3: Party Activists, Leaders, and Voters
7 Members, Activists, and Party Opinion / Lynda Erickson and Maria Zakharova
8 Party Leaders in the New Democratic Party / Amanda Bittner
9 Valence Politics, Policy Distance, and the NDP Vote / Maria Zakharova
10 The Issue Priorities of the NDP Core Constituency: How Different Are They? / Mark Pickup and Colin Whelan
Part 4: New Game, New Party?
11 Uniting the Left? The Potential for an NDP-Liberal Party Merger / Jean-Francois Godbout, Eric Belanger, and Frederic Merand
12 The 2011 Election and Beyond / Steven Weldon
13 Future Scenarios: NDP Evolution and Party System Change / David Laycock and Lynda Erickson
Index
Part 1: Setting the Stage
1 Party History and Electoral Fortunes, 1961-2003 / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
2 Building for a Breakthrough: The Layton Years, 2003-11 / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
3 The NDP and Quebec / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
4 Modernizing the Party / David Laycock and Lynda Erickson
Part 2: The Ideological Evolution of the Party
5 Conceptual Foundations of Continuity and Change in NDP Ideology / David Laycock
6 Ideological Evolution of the Federal Party, as Seen through Its Election Campaign Manifestos / Francois Petry
Part 3: Party Activists, Leaders, and Voters
7 Members, Activists, and Party Opinion / Lynda Erickson and Maria Zakharova
8 Party Leaders in the New Democratic Party / Amanda Bittner
9 Valence Politics, Policy Distance, and the NDP Vote / Maria Zakharova
10 The Issue Priorities of the NDP Core Constituency: How Different Are They? / Mark Pickup and Colin Whelan
Part 4: New Game, New Party?
11 Uniting the Left? The Potential for an NDP-Liberal Party Merger / Jean-Francois Godbout, Eric Belanger, and Frederic Merand
12 The 2011 Election and Beyond / Steven Weldon
13 Future Scenarios: NDP Evolution and Party System Change / David Laycock and Lynda Erickson
Index