Book description
The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 is a comprehensive
analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The
chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies,
successes, and failures of the major political parties the
Conservatives (Faron Ellis and Peter Woolstencroft), the Liberals
(Brooke Jeffrey), the New Democrats (David McGrane), the Bloc Qubcois
(Eric Belanger and Richard Nadeau), and the Green Party (Susan
Harada).
Also featured in this volume are chapters on the nature of local
campaigning (Alex Marland), the polls (Andr Turcotte), the campaign in
the new social media (Mary Francoli, Josh Greenberg and Christopher
Waddell), and the nature of modern conservatism (Jonathan Malloy and
Jim Farney). The book concludes with a detailed analysis of voting
behaviour in 2011 (Harold Clarke and Tom Scotto) and an assessment of
whether Canada is headed for a Stephen Harper dynasty (Jon H. Pammett
and Lawrence LeDuc). Appendices contain all of the election results.
Jon H. Pammett and Christopher Dornan, the editors, represent the
co-operation between political science and journalism that is the
tradition of this series of books.
