Absent Mandate: Strategies and Choices in Canadian Elections Contributor(s): Clarke, Harold D. (Author), Jenson, Jane (Author), Leduc, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1487594801 ISBN-13: 9781487594800 Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2019 |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Canadian - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Propaganda |
Dewey: 324.971 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.75 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
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Publisher Description: Absent Mandate develops the crucial concept of policy mandates, distinguished from other interpretations of election outcomes, and addresses the disconnect between election issues and government actions. Emphasizing Canadian federal elections between 1993 and 2015, the book examines the Chretien/Martin, Harper and Trudeau governments and the campaigns that brought them to power. Using data from the Canadian Election Studies and other major surveys, Absent Mandate documents the longstanding volatility in Canadian voting behaviour. This volatility reflects the flexibility of voters' partisan attachments, the salience of party leader images, and campaigns dominated by discussion of broad national problems and leaders rather than by coherent sets of policy proposals. The failure of elections to provide genuine policy mandates stimulates public discontent with the political process and widens the gap between the promise and the performance of Canadian democracy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jenson, Jane: - Jane Jenson is a professor emerita in the Department of Political Science at the Universit? de Montr?al. |
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