Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Behaviorism, Blue-Collar Worker, Gilles Duceppe

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2230E
• Professor: Cristine De Clercy

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Two definitions of parties: organization that offers a slate of candidates, organization that integrates citizens into political system. Party systems: one party system, two party system, multi-party system. Ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s party yste(cid:373: 1867-1920: classis two party system (conservatives & liberals, 1921-1993: two and a half party system, from 1921: progressives (then ccf, then ndp) always present in. In 1942, manitoba premier and progressive member john bracken won the. Conservative party leadership: cha(cid:374)ged to (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e (cid:862)progressi(cid:448)e co(cid:374)ser(cid:448)ati(cid:448)es(cid:863, sought to unite splintering vote on the right. Social credit party (half-party: social credit is economic doctrine invented by english engineers, major ch. Douglas: he argued economic hardship resulted from an inefficient capitalist economy where people did not have sufficient purchasing power. In 1932, an alberta evangelist, william aberhart, argued for social credit to fix. Brokerage politics: our party systems are part and parcel of brokerage politics that characterizes.