Description
Book SynopsisPro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada explores the organizational and ideological nature of political parties that are initially formed to do the work of social movements.
Trade ReviewIn offering a thorough, thoughtful, respectful, examination of a movement that is clearly on the far periphery of the Canadian political landscape, MacKenzie adds a useful new piece to our understanding. His book is important for anyone interested in understanding the complex history of party politics in Canada …
Pro-Family Politics is an interesting analysis of the relationship between structure and ideology and the impact of the two on electoral success. It makes a unique contribution to the field by treating seriously the role of an extremely minor party that has fallen far below the radar of most academics working in the field. -- P. E. Bryden * The Canadian Historical Review, Vol. 87, No. 3 *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 The Family Coalition Party of British Columbia: A Party ofLast Resort
2 The Pro-Family Movement: Conservative Roots, New RightEconomics, and Religious Ideals
3 The Burden of Form: The Family Coalition Party as aMovement
4 The Function of Form: Family Coalition as a PoliticalParty
5 The Tensions of Form: Family Coalition as aParty/Movement
Conclusion
Appendix: Note on Methodology
Notes
References
Index
