The Canadian election studies : assessing four decades of influence / edited by Mebs Kanji, Antoine Bilodeau, and Thomas J. Scotto.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A collection of essays examining the ongoing Canadian Election Studies (CES) project, whose primary objective has been to investigate why Canadians vote the way they do.

Introduction: four decades of Canadian election studies / Mebs Kanji, Antoine Bilodeau, and Thomas J. Scotto -- 1. Point of departure, 1965 / John Meisel -- 2. Theoretical perspectives in the Canadian election studies / Mildred A. Schwartz -- 3. To Ann Arbor -- and back: a comparative perspective on election studies / Lawrence Leduc -- 4. Advancements in methodology: a recurring process / Thomas J. Scotto, Mebs Kanji, and Antoine Bilodeau -- 5. The relevance and future of the Canadian election studies / Richard Johnston and André Blais -- 6. An overview of the social dimension of Vote choice / Elisabeth Gidengil -- 7/ Eclipse of class: a review of demographic variables, 1974-2006 / Barry J. Kay and Andrea M.L. Perrella -- 8. Quebec versus the rest of Canada, 1965-2006 / Richard Nadeau and Éric Bélanger -- 9. The structural bases of Canadian party preference: evolution ad cross-national comparison / Richard Johnston -- 10. The valence politics model of electoral choice / Harold D. Clarke and Allan Kornberg -- 11. Voting turnout in a system of multi-level governance / Jon H. Pammett -- 12. The future of the Canadian election studies / Antoine Bildeau, Thomas J. Scott, and Mebgs Kanji -- Appendix: Four decades of publications based on the Canadian election studies / Antoine Bilodeau, Thomas J. Scotto, and Mebs Kanji.

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