| Absent Mandate: Strategies and Choices in Canadian Elections Contributor(s): Clarke, Harold (Author), Jenson, Jane (Author), Leduc, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 148759481X ISBN-13: 9781487594817 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Canadian - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Propaganda |
| Dewey: 324.971 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| 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. 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): Leduc, Larry: - Lawrence LeDuc is a professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Pammett, Jon: - Jon H. Pammett is a distinguished research professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. Clarke, Harold: - Harold D. Clarke is the Ashbel Smith Professor in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. Jenson, Jane: - Jane Jenson is a professor emerita in the Department of Political Science at the Universit? de Montr?al. |