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The national question and electoral politics in Quebec and Scotland
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ISBN: 0773554130 0773554149 9780773554139 9780773554146 9780773553262 0773553266 9780773553279 0773553274 Year: 2018 Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press,

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"In Quebec and Scotland, questions of constitutional change, national identity, and national grievance play an important role in the electoral calculations of political parties and voters. Taking a strong stance on the national question can have strategic benefits both for parties pushing for greater autonomy and for those endorsing the status quo. In this in-depth look at issue voting, authors Éric Bélanger, Richard Nadeau, Ailsa Henderson, and Eve Hepburn examine how the national question affects political parties and voter behaviour in both substate nations. Through party manifestos, interviews with legislators, and opinion survey data, this book demonstrates that calls for constitutional change influence political debate, competition, voter choice, and the outcome of elections not only within Quebec and Scotland but also across Canada and the United Kingdom. Minority nationalist parties, the authors show, can gain support by claiming ownership of issues with widespread public agreement, such as self-determination and protecting the identity and interests of the nation. A comprehensive analysis of recent electoral politics, The National Question and Electoral Politics in Quebec and Scotland greatly enhances our understanding of the electoral impact of substate nationalism."--


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Framing risky choices : Brexit and the dynamics of high-stakes referendums
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ISBN: 0228002249 Year: 2020 Publisher: Montreal, Canada : McGill-Queen's University Press,

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"The majority of policymakers, academics, and members of the general public expected British citizens to vote to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum. This perception was based on the well-established idea that voters don't like change or uncertainty. So why did the British public vote to take such a major economic risk? Framing Risky Choices addresses this question by placing the Brexit vote in the bigger picture of EU and Scottish independence referendums. Drawing from extensive interviews and survey data, it asserts that the framing effect--mobilizing voters by encouraging them to think along particular lines--matters, but not every argument is equally effective. Simple, evocative, and emotionally compelling frames that offer negativity are especially effective in changing people's minds. In the Brexit case, the Leave side neutralized the economic risks of Brexit and proposed other risks relating to remaining in the EU, such as losing control of immigration policy and a lack of funding for the National Health Service. These concrete, impassioned arguments struck an immediate and familiar chord with voters. Most intriguingly, the Remain side was silent on these issues, without an emotional case to present. Framing Risky Choices presents a multi-method, comparative, state-of-the-art analysis of how the Brexit campaign contributed to the outcome. Uncovering the core mechanism behind post-truth politics, it shows that the strength of an argument is not its empirical validity but its public appeal."--.

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Referendum --- European Union


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Les Québécois aux urnes : les partis, les médias et les citoyens en campagne
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ISBN: 2821897987 2760632261 276063227X Year: 2013 Publisher: Presses de l’Université de Montréal

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L'élection du 4 septembre 2012 est à plusieurs points de vue exceptionnelle. Le Parti québécois signe sa cinquième victoire, sous la direction d'une femme - la première à occuper la plus haute fonction de la province - et dans un contexte marqué par des allégations de corruption à l'égard du gouvernement libéral sortant. La soirée des élections elle-même tourne au drame : un homme est tué et un autre blessé par un tireur qui cherchait à abattre la nouvelle première ministre pendant son discours devant les militants. Les meilleurs spécialistes des phénomènes électoraux au Québec se sont réunis autour de cette élection extraordinaire pour tenter d'en comprendre les dynamiques. Ils présentent ici le portrait le plus complet à ce jour des différents protagonistes : les partis, les médias et les citoyens. Ce livre, appelé à servir de référence, intéressera non seulement les chercheurs et les étudiants en science politique et en sciences sociales, mais aussi tous les observateurs de la scène politique québécoise.

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