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The Politics of Ontario, co-edited with Cheryl Collier of the University of Windsor and published by University of Toronto Press is now in its second, 2024, edition. As in our first 2017 edition, we assembled contributors from universities across Ontario to write about both the enduring and rapidly changing aspects of Ontario politics. The Politics of Ontario is the successor to The Government and Politics of Ontario, which had five editions between 1975 and 1997, edited first by Donald C. Macdonald and then Graham White.
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Elections are not just about who casts ballots – they reflect the citizens, parties, media, and history of an electorate. Fighting for Votes: Parties, the Media, and Voters in an Ontario Election (UBC Press, 2015) examines how these factors interacted during a recent Ontario election. It is both a study of Ontario politics specifically, and the most complete account of a provincial election in Canada. I am one of four equal co-authors, along with Bill Cross, Laura Stephenson, and Tamara Small.
The book begins by examining the province’s political culture and history. We then delve deeply into the 2011 Ontario provincial election campaign by exploring three lines of enquiry that help define representative democracy: How do parties position themselves to appeal to voters? How is information from and about parties transmitted to voters? And how do voters respond to the information around them? We analyze this through a unique collection of evidence drawn from many different sources including political party websites, candidate surveys, advertisements, debate transcripts, Twitter feeds, and a survey of the electorate.
Elections are not just about who casts ballots – they reflect the citizens, parties, media, and history of an electorate. Fighting for Votes: Parties, the Media, and Voters in an Ontario Election (UBC Press, 2015) examines how these factors interacted during a recent Ontario election. It is both a study of Ontario politics specifically, and the most complete account of a provincial election in Canada. I am one of four equal co-authors, along with Bill Cross, Laura Stephenson, and Tamara Small.
The book begins by examining the province’s political culture and history. We then delve deeply into the 2011 Ontario provincial election campaign by exploring three lines of enquiry that help define representative democracy: How do parties position themselves to appeal to voters? How is information from and about parties transmitted to voters? And how do voters respond to the information around them? We analyze this through a unique collection of evidence drawn from many different sources including political party websites, candidate surveys, advertisements, debate transcripts, Twitter feeds, and a survey of the electorate.
