UBC Press
Permanent Campaigning in Canada
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- Alex Marland
- UBC Press
- Paperback
- 9780774834490
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- Political Science > World - Canadian
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Election campaigning never stops. That is the new reality of politics and government in Canada, where everyone from the Prime Minister's Office to backbench MPs practise political marketing and communication as though each day is a battle to win the news cycle. Permanent Campaigning in Canada examines the growth and democratic implications of political parties' relentless search for votes and popularity, and what constant electioneering means for governance. This is the first study of a phenomenon - including the use of public resources for partisan gain - that has become embedded in Canadian politics and government.
Author Bio
Dr. Marland is trusted by Canadian politicians, political staff and other members of the public sector to respect their conditions for sharing information about what goes on behind the scenes in Canadian politics and governance. He is a co-editor of the UBC Press book series Communication, Strategy, and Politics.
His book Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control (UBC Press, 2016) won the Donner Prize for best public policy book by a Canadian and an Atlantic book award for scholarly writing, and his book Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada (UBC Press, 2020) was shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. He is a member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada.
Education
BA Hons (Carleton); MA (Memorial); PhD (Lancaster)
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