Waiting for the Wave
The Reform Party and the Conservative Movement
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2009
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773535466
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $125.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780773535688
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773578630
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $27.95
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Description
In Waiting for the Wave, Tom Flanagan studies the rapid rise of the Reform Party and presents some fascinating insights into the party and its leaders. He corrects two popular misconceptions about Preston Manning: that his political philosophy is directly derived from his religious convictions, and that he is an extreme right-wing conservative. Flanagan examines Manning's strategy of populism (listening to "the common sense of the common people") and illustrates how he used this strategy to "catch waves" of popular discontent to boost support for his party. Having held various positions within the party, Flanagan is able to portray its inner workings, revealing some of the personal ideologies of party members and showing how these conflicted with Manning's strategy of populism.
About the author
Tom Flanagan is Distinguished Fellow in the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. Former director of research for the Reform Party, and former campaign manager for Stephen Harper's Conservative Party, he is the author of Harper's Team: Behind the Scenes in the Conservative Rise to Power.
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