Conventional Choices?: Maritime Leadership Politics, 1971–2003 - Hardcover

Stewart, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774813415 ISBN 13: 9780774813419

Publisher: UBC Press, 2007

Synopsis

Selecting a leader is a momentous and defining choice for a political party. Leaders symbolize their party and are a primary factor in election outcomes. While much is known about the selection of national party leaders, less is known about the provincial selection process, particularly in the Maritimes. Breaking new ground, Conventional Choices examines twenty-five different leadership elections in three maritime provinces. The analysis draws on an extraordinarily rich data set spanning thirty-two years to explore the backgrounds, attitudes, and motivations of those who select party leaders. It is an impressive study that offers fresh insights into leadership selection and Maritime party politics.

About this title

Book Description:

Conventional Choices examines twenty-five different leadership elections over thirty-two years in three of Canada's maritime provinces to explore the backgrounds, attitudes, and motivations of those who select party leaders.

About the Author:

Ian Stewart is a professor of political science at Acadia University and author of Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture. David K. Stewart is a professor of political science at the University of Calgary and author of Quasi-Democracy? Parties and Leadership Selection in Alberta.

About this edition

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0774813415
• ISBN 13: 9780774813419
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320