Populism and the triumph of the politics of identity: The transformation of the Canadian party system

Populism and the triumph of the politics of identity: The transformation of the Canadian party system

The collapse of the Canadian Conservative Party provides the clearest example of the displacement of the mainstream right by new parties that are neither left nor right on that traditional dimension. Using factor analyses, we relate neo-populism to support for the Reform Party and Bloc Québécois. We...

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Published in:Nationalism & ethnic politics Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 72 - 102
Main Authors: Mayer, Lawrence C., Kaymak, Erol, Justice, Jeff W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01-04-2000
Subjects:
CANADA
Elections
Electoral behaviour
Ethnic identity
Group Identity
IDENTITY
Identity politics
National identity
Party systems
Political Change
Political Culture
Political Ideologies
Political Parties
POLITICAL PARTY
Political Systems
POPULISM
Quebec
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Summary:The collapse of the Canadian Conservative Party provides the clearest example of the displacement of the mainstream right by new parties that are neither left nor right on that traditional dimension. Using factor analyses, we relate neo-populism to support for the Reform Party and Bloc Québécois. We argue that the politics of identity as a subcategory of neo-populism is the best way to characterize this emerging category of parties. Electoral success causes such parties to lose their populist soul.
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ISSN:1353-7113
1557-2986
DOI:10.1080/13537110008428588