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This important study demonstrates that varied disciplinary approaches can illuminate the reach and impact of political ideologies on both politics and society.

Table of Contents

Introduction / David Laycock

Part 1: Ideology in Partisan, Policy, and Academic Contexts

1 Consent, Representation, and Liberty: America as the Last Medieval Society – or a Footnote to Louis Hartz / Ivan Jankovic

2 Canadian Development Assistance and Mediated Geopolitics / Katherine Reilly

3 Right-Wing Populism, Conservative Governance, and Multiculturalism in Canada / David Laycock and Steven Weldon

4 Not Merely Playing: Game Theory’s Subversive Proclivities / Laurent Dobuzinskis

Part 2: Ideology in the Politics of Civil Society

5 The Contribution of Rhetorical Analysis and Discourse Theory to the Study of Political Ideologies: The Cases of Multiculturalism and Environmentalism / Ian Angus

6 Mobilizing Political Strategy: The Global Practices of Taxpayer Groups / Kyle Willmott

7 Telling Their Stories: Ideology and the Subject of Prairie Agriculture / Katherine Strand and Darin Barney

8 Laborlore and the Ideology of the British Columbia Labour Bureaucracy, 1900–2015 / Mark Leier

9 A Reconnaissance of Everyday Working Class Ideology in British Columbia / Dennis Pilon

Conclusion / David Laycock

Index

Political Ideology in Parties Policy and Civil

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 1 March 2020
      ISBN-13 9780774861328
      978-0774861328
      ISBN-10 0774861320
      Also in:
      Central / national / federal government policies Political ideologies and movements

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This important study demonstrates that varied disciplinary approaches can illuminate the reach and impact of political ideologies on both politics and society.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction / David Laycock

      Part 1: Ideology in Partisan, Policy, and Academic Contexts

      1 Consent, Representation, and Liberty: America as the Last Medieval Society – or a Footnote to Louis Hartz / Ivan Jankovic

      2 Canadian Development Assistance and Mediated Geopolitics / Katherine Reilly

      3 Right-Wing Populism, Conservative Governance, and Multiculturalism in Canada / David Laycock and Steven Weldon

      4 Not Merely Playing: Game Theory’s Subversive Proclivities / Laurent Dobuzinskis

      Part 2: Ideology in the Politics of Civil Society

      5 The Contribution of Rhetorical Analysis and Discourse Theory to the Study of Political Ideologies: The Cases of Multiculturalism and Environmentalism / Ian Angus

      6 Mobilizing Political Strategy: The Global Practices of Taxpayer Groups / Kyle Willmott

      7 Telling Their Stories: Ideology and the Subject of Prairie Agriculture / Katherine Strand and Darin Barney

      8 Laborlore and the Ideology of the British Columbia Labour Bureaucracy, 1900–2015 / Mark Leier

      9 A Reconnaissance of Everyday Working Class Ideology in British Columbia / Dennis Pilon

      Conclusion / David Laycock

      Index

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