{"product_id":"absent-mandate-strategies-and-choices-in-canadian-elections-hardback-9781487594817","title":"Absent Mandate; Strategies and Choices in Canadian Elections (Hardback) 9781487594817","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAbsent Mandate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStrategies and Choices in Canadian Elections\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarold D. Clarke (Author), Jane Jenson (Author), Larry LeDuc (Author), Jon Pammett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487594817\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 August 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 45 figures\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.7 x 2 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbsent Mandate\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eAbsent Mandate\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Strategic Configuration of Canadian Democracy\u003cbr\u003e2. Partisanship: Persistently Flexible\u003cbr\u003e3. A Politics of Discontent\u003cbr\u003e4. On the Issues\u003cbr\u003e5. Leading the Campaign\u003cbr\u003e6. Performance Politics and Electoral Volatility\u003cbr\u003e7. Policy, Performance ... Mandate?\u003cbr\u003e8. Conclusion: Continuities amid Change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A. Political Parties\u0026amp;#x2019; Percentages of the Vote, 1965–2015 Federal Elections\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. Seats Won by Political Parties, 1965–2015 Federal Elections\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C. Vote in the 2015 Federal Election by Province\/Territory and Socio-Demographic Characteristics\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D. Federal Party Identification by Region and Socio-Demographic Characteristics, 2015\u003cbr\u003eAppendix E. Survey Data Sources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52599863443736,"sku":"9781487594817","price":42.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/absent-mandate-strategies-and-choices-in-canadian-elections-hardback-9781487594817","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}