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Political Science Canadian

The Working Class and Politics in Canada

edited by Jacob Robbins-Kanter, Royce Koop & Daniel Troup

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2025
Category
Canadian, General, Social Classes, Labor & Industrial Relations

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774871785
    Publish Date
    Jul 2025
    List Price
    $110.00

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774871815
    Publish Date
    Jul 2025
    List Price
    $37.95

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Working-class Canadians are often overlooked by politicians, policy-makers, and political scientists. However, the working class accounts for a substantial share of Canada’s population, and class differences have enduring relevance for how people relate to politics. The Working Class and Politics in Canada argues that changing labour-market patterns, shifting electoral alignments, and increased socio-economic inequality make it essential to revisit the political importance of class.

 

The contributors to this essential volume re-examine the experience of workers in Canadian politics and society, considering the relationship between the working class and political science, political parties, voting patterns, and democratic engagement. How do class status and other aspects of identity – such as region, language, and gender – determine voting behaviour? What happens to working-class representation when the country’s political institutions primarily reflect the priorities of affluent constituents?

 

Drawing on new data and original insights, The Working Class and Politics in Canada offers an up-to-date and much-needed assessment of class and its place in contemporary Canadian politics.

About the authors

Jacob Robbins-Kanter's profile page

Royce Koop writes about political parties, representation, local politics, and online political communication. He is the author of Grassroots Liberals: Organizing for Local National Politics (UBC Press, 2015), which won the 2014 Seymour Martin Lipset Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association, and, with Peter J. Loewen, Jaime Settle, and James H. Fowler, “A Natural Experiment in Proposal Power and Electoral Success,” American Journal of Political Science 58, no. 1 (2014).

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Daniel Troup's profile page

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