Canadian parties in transition

Acknowledgements Introduction Alain-G. Gagnon and A. Brian Tanguay Part I: Origins and Evolution of the Canadian Party System * The Beginning of Politics in Canada Gordon T. Stewart * Piercing the Smokescreen: Stability and Change in Brokerage Politics Janine Brodie and Jane Jenson * The Evolution of the Canadian Party System Steve Patten * Third Party Success in Canada Eric Belanger * The Bloc Quebecois: Charting New Territories? Alain-G. Gagnon and Jacques Herivault * Social Democracy and the New Democratic Party Alan Whitehorn Part II: Party Alignments and Mobilization of Interests * Realignment and Dealignment in Canadian Federal Politics Lawrence LeDuc * Cycles and Brokerage: Canadian Parties as Mobilizers of Interest Stephen B. Wolinetz * Leaders' Entourages, Parties, and Patronage Sid Noel * Politics Without Parties: Citizen Integration and Interest Articulation in Consensus Politics Ailsa Henderson * Political Parties at the Local Level of Government Mark Sproule-Jones * Value Change and the Dynamics of the Canadian Partisan Landscape Neil Nevitte and Christopher Cochrane Part III: Elections, Party Financing, and Political Marketing * Canada's Electoral System John Courtney * Provincial Electoral Systems in Question: Changing Views of Party Representation and Governance F. Leslie Seidle * Altering the Political Landscape: State Funding and Party Finance Lisa Young, Anthony Sayers, and Harold Jansen * Television Advertising by Political Parties: Can Democracy Survive It? Stephen Brooks * The Internet and Political Communication in Canadian Party Politics: The View from 2004 Darin Barney Part IV: Representation and Democracy * Interest Groups, Social Movements, and the Canadian Parliamentary System Hugh G. Thorburn * Between Integration and Fragmentation: Political Parties and the Representation of Regions James Bickerton * The Problem of Political Drop-outs: Canada in Comparative Perspective Henry Milner * The Paradoxes of Direct Democracy A. Brian Tanguay * The Waning of Political Parties Grant Amyot Statistical Appendices: Canadian Federal Election Results, 1925-2006 Tony J. Coulson, updated and revised by Sean Geobey Introduction Appendix A: Summary of Results, 1925-2006 Appendix B: Results by Province, 1925-2006 Appendix C: Voter Turnout by Province, 1984-2006 Appendix D: Federal Voter Turnout, 1867-2006 Notes on Contributors Index

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