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PSCI 3004

Political Parties and Elections in Canada

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

The evolution of the party system, the growth of major and minor party movements and the electoral process in Canada.

Undated

Readings

  • Election, ed. Heather MacIvor, Emond Publishing (2009).
  • van der Eijk, Cees and Mark N. Franklin. 2009. “Why Elections?” Elections and Voters.
  • New York: Palgrave MacMillan, (1-26).
  • Ware, Alan. 1996. “Introduction.” Political Parties and Party Systems. Oxford University Press, (1-13).
  • Courtney, John C. 2004. “Who Can Vote?” Elections. UBC Press, (22-44).
  • Johnston, Richard. 2010. “Political Parties and the Electoral System.” In The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Politics, eds. John C. Courtney and David E. Smith. Oxford
  • University Press, (208-225).
  • Weinstock, Daniel. 2017. “The Complex Normative Landscape of Electoral Systems” In Should We Change How We Vote?, eds. Andrew Potter, Daniel Weinstock, and Peter
  • Loewen. McGill-Queen’s University Press, (14-22).
  • Carty, R. K. 2000. “Three Canadian Party Systems: An Interpretation of the Development of National Politics.” In Party Politics in Canada, Eighth Edition, eds. Hugh Thorburn

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite(s): third-year standing. Lectures three hours a week.

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