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The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016
An overview of the history of elections and voting in Canada, including minority governments, dynasties, and social movements.
Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the most recent election. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new parties, leaders, or social movements (interludes).
This revised and updated second edition includes an analysis of the results of the 2011 and 2015 federal elections as well as an in-depth discussion of the “Harper Dynasty.”
An overview of the history of elections and voting in Canada, including minority governments, dynasties, and social movements.
Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the most recent election. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new parties, leaders, or social movements (interludes).
This revised and updated second edition includes an analysis of the results of the 2011 and 2015 federal elections as well as an in-depth discussion of the “Harper Dynasty.”
Price: $35.00
Pages: 576
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date:
30 August 2016
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781459733374
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
LAW / Election Law, Election law, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National, Political structures: democracy, Central / national / federal government
Some Canadian political books, like governments, are around for an interlude. But every now and then, one comes along with enduring, long-term value. Dynasties and Interludes has assumed a permanent place on my desk.
— Susan Delacourt
Dynasties and Interludes provides an account of federal elections in Canada that is both comprehensive and analytical. It is a must read for all who are interested in the changing patterns of politics in Canada.
— Peter Russell
Rightly shows that after one or two elections we can’t be sure we’re experiencing a dynasty or trend.
— Susan Delacourt
Dynasties and Interludes provides an account of federal elections in Canada that is both comprehensive and analytical. It is a must read for all who are interested in the changing patterns of politics in Canada.
— Peter Russell
Rightly shows that after one or two elections we can’t be sure we’re experiencing a dynasty or trend.
Lawrence LeDuc is a political science professor at the University of Toronto and is co-author of Absent Mandate and Political Choice in Canada.
Jon H. Pammett is a political science professor at Ottawa’s Carleton University and is the editor of several studies of Canadian elections.
André Turcotte is an associate professor in communication at Carleton University and was a contributor to The Canadian Federal Election of 2015.
Jon H. Pammett is a political science professor at Ottawa’s Carleton University and is the editor of several studies of Canadian elections.
André Turcotte is an associate professor in communication at Carleton University and was a contributor to The Canadian Federal Election of 2015.
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- 1. Continuity and Change in Federal Elections
- 2. The Macdonald and Laurier Dynasties
- 3. A New Liberal Dynasty: The Mackenzie King Era
- 4. The Diefenbaker Interlude
- 5. Forging New Structures of Competition
- 6. Trudeaumania
- 7. Stumbling into a Dynasty: 1972–74
- 8. The Clark Interlude and the Return of the Liberals
- 9. The End of the Trudeau Dynasty and the Mulroney Landslide
- 10. The Free Trade Election of 1988
- 11. The Progressive Conservative Cataclysm of 1993
- 12. The Chrétien/Martin Dynasty
- 13. The Rise and Fall of the Harper Dynasty
- 14. Explaining Dynasties and Interludes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Authors