Populism and the Rise of the Reform Party in Alberta
Auteur : Trevor W. Harrison, Krahn, Harvey, University of Alberta. Population Research Laboratory
Date de publication : 1992
Éditeur : Population Research Laboratory, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta
Nombre de pages : 26
Résumé du livre
The rise of the Reform Party of Canada since its founding in 1987 appears to be a rather unique phenomenon. Despite the party's evident success, we know little about the backgrounds and attitudes of its supporters. More importantly, we do not possess an adequate explanation of how these characteristics have resulted in the rise of the Reform Party. In order to address these issues, the Reform Party was tested against two established theories of populist mobilization, Macpherson's theory of the petite bourgeoisie and Hofstadter's theory of nativism.