Beschreibung:
On 2 May 2011, as Canadians watched the federal election resultsroll in and Stephen Harper's Conservatives achieve a majority, itappeared that we were witnessing a major shift in the politicallandscape. In reality, Canadian politics had been changing for quitesome time. This volume provides the first account of the politicalupheavals of the past two decades and speculates on the future of thecountry's national party system. By documenting how parties andvoters responded to new challenges between 1993 and 2011, thisbook sheds new light on one of the most tumultuous periods inCanadian political history.
Introduction: Change and Continuity in Canadian Parties and Elections / Amanda Bittner and Royce Koop