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Book SynopsisFocused on the NDP’s stunning 2011 breakthrough as Canada’s Official Opposition, this volume traces the party’s history from its emergence in the 1960s through moments of modernization and ideological refinement to its current presence in Canada.
Table of ContentsIntroduction / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
Part 1: Setting the Stage
1 Party History and Electoral Fortunes, 1961-2003 / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
2 Building for a Breakthrough: The Layton Years, 2003-11 / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
3 The NDP and Quebec / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock
4 Modernizing the Party / David Laycock and Lynda Erickson
Part 2: The Ideological Evolution of the Party
5 Conceptual Foundations of Continuity and Change in NDP Ideology / David Laycock
6 Ideological Evolution of the Federal Party, as Seen through Its Election Campaign Manifestos / François Petry
Part 3: Party Activists, Leaders, and Voters
7 Members, Activists, and Party Opinion / Lynda Erickson and Maria Zakharova
8 Party Leaders in the New Democratic Party / Amanda Bittner
9 Valence Politics, Policy Distance, and the NDP Vote / Maria Zakharova
10 The Issue Priorities of the NDP Core Constituency: How Different Are They? / Mark Pickup and Colin Whelan
Part 4: New Game, New Party?
11 Uniting the Left? The Potential for an NDP-Liberal Party Merger / Jean-François Godbout, Éric Bélanger, and Frédéric Mérand
12 The 2011 Election and Beyond / Steven Weldon
13 Future Scenarios: NDP Evolution and Party System Change / David Laycock and Lynda Erickson
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