Inside the NDP War Room
eBook - ePub

Inside the NDP War Room

Competing for Credibility in a Federal Election

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Inside the NDP War Room

Competing for Credibility in a Federal Election

About this book

The federal election campaign of 2005-06 offered the usual mix of lofty rhetoric, competing interests, and skullduggery. Nonetheless, this campaign laid the foundation for a major shift in Canadian politics, bringing the Conservative Party to power and changing the balance of opposition parties.

Inside the NDP War Room takes readers behind the scenes to investigate the nature of credibility in the complex communicative game of election campaigns. James McLean considers the ways in which the idea of credibility is used to explain how messages are crafted and articulated, how journalists are implicated, and what the Canadian public needs to know about what is at stake in the competition for votes. He talks to insiders about their communication practices and strategies, and reflects upon the grand narratives and small opportunistic moments brought before the Canadian public when power is up for grabs.

A vivid, first-hand account of campaign strategizing, Inside the NDP War Room offers insights into the NDP breakthroughs of 2011, the full meaning of Quebec's "orange wave," and the future of a party preparing for a new reality.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 Campaigning in Canada: The Credibility Quotient
  7. 2 Bourdieu’s Fields and Capitals: The Implications for Political Life
  8. 3 The War Room
  9. 4 The War Room in Action: Tactics
  10. 5 The War Room at Work: Strategies
  11. 6 The War Room, Journalism, and Public Discourse
  12. 7 Political Communication and the Journalistic Field
  13. Conclusion: Adjusting the Grand Narrative
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index