POL2103H1F L0101
Undergraduate Course Code: POL491H1F L0101
Topics in Canadian Politics II
Realignment and Dealignment in Canadian Electoral Politics
Themes
Long term and short term change in Canadian politics examined from the perspective of theories of realignment/dealignment and social change; the concept of “critical elections” and its applicability to Canada; the role of social and economic forces in explaining changes in the Canadian party system over time; the importance of demographic and economic factors for understanding contemporary electoral politics in Canada.
Texts
Lawrence LeDuc, Jon H. Pammett, Judith I. McKenzie and André Turcotte. Dynasties and Interludes:
Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics. Toronto, Dundurn Press, 2010
Elisabeth Gidengil, Neil Nevitte, André Blais, Joanna Everitt and Patrick Fournier. Dominance and Decline: Making Sense of Recent Canadian Elections. University of Toronto Press, 2012
Cameron D. Anderson and Laura B. Stephenson (eds.) Voting Behaviour in Canada. University of British Columbia Press, 2010
Cees van der Eijk and Mark N. Franklin. Elections and Voters. London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009