Divided Loyalties: The Liberal Party of Canada, 1984-2008 Contributor(s): Jeffrey, Brooke (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802038484 ISBN-13: 9780802038487 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $148.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | World - Canadian |
Dewey: 324.271 |
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (2.33 lbs) 672 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Liberal Party has governed Canada for much of the country's history. Yet over the past two decades, the 'natural governing party' has seen a decrease in traditional support, finding itself in opposition for nearly half of that time. In Divided Loyalties, Brooke Jeffrey draws on her own experience as a party insider and on interviews with more than sixty senior Liberals to follow the trajectory of the party from 1984 to the leadership of St phane Dion in 2008. Riven by internal strife, leadership disputes, and financial woes, the Liberal Party today faces unprecedented challenges that threaten its very future. Conventional wisdom attributes the origins of the disarray to personal conflict between Jean Chr tien and Paul Martin. However, Jeffrey argues that this divisiveness is actually the continuation of a dispute over Canadian federalism and national unity which began decades earlier between John Turner and Pierre Trudeau. This dispute, as evidenced by recent leadership crises, remains unresolved to this day. An insightful examination of the federal Liberal Party, Divided Loyalties sheds much-needed light on an increasingly fissured party. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jeffrey, Brooke: - Brooke Jeffrey is an associate professor and Director of the Masters of Public Policy and Public Administration Program in the Department of Political Science at Concordia University. She has been actively involved in Liberal politics since 1984, including roles as Director of the Liberal Caucus Research Bureau, Secretary of the party's Platform Committee, and Secretary General of the leadership forums. |