Preface
Alain-G. Gagnon and A. Brian Tanguay
Part I: Origins and Evolution of the Canadian Party System
1.The Evolution of the Canadian Party System: From Brokerage Politics to Marketing-Oriented Politics
Steve Patten
2. Money, Politics, and the Canadian Party System
Lisa Young
3. Parties and Regions: Representation and Resistance
James Bickerton
4. Polarized Pluralism in the Canadian Party System
Richard Johnston
5. The Waning of Political Parties?
Grant Amyot
Part II: Ideologies and Party Politics
6. Ideological Competition in the Canadian Party System
Nelson Wiseman
7. The Liberal Party of Canada: Rebuilding, Resurgence, and Return to Power
Brooke Jeffrey
8. The Conservatives: Rebuilding and Rebranding, Yet Again
Peter Woolstencroft
9. Ideological Moderation and Professionalization: The NDP under Jack Layton and Tom Mulcair
David McGrane
10. Third Parties in Canada: Variety and Success
Éric Bélanger
Part III: Representation and Democracy
11. Party Politics and Voting Systems in Canada
Dennis Pilon
12. Back to the Future: Encoding and Decoding Interest Representation Outside of Parties
Jacquetta Newman
13. Party Politics in a Distinct Society: Two Eras of Block Voting in Quebec
Alain-G. Gagnon and François Boucher
14. Where Are the Women in Canadian Political Parties?
Joanna Everitt
15. The Promise of Direct Democracy: Is That All There Is?
A. Brian Tanguay
Part IV: New Paths for Research
16. From Brokerage to Boutique Politics: Political Marketing and the Changing Nature of Party Politics in Canada
Alex Marland and Thierry Giasson
17. Political Campaigning
Richard Nadeau and Frédérick Bastien
18. Two Decades of Digital Party Politics in Canada: An Assessment
Tamara A. Small
19. Participation, Mobilization, and the Political Engagement of the Internet Generation
Henry Milner
20. Municipal Political Parties: An Answer to Urbanization or an Affront to Traditions of Local Democracy?
Kristin R. Good
Statistical Appendix
List of Contributors
Index
