The blueprint : conservative parties and their impact on Canadian politics / edited by J.P. Lewis and Joanna Everitt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / J.P. Lewis and Joanna Everitt -- The Conservative Party in Opposition and Government / James Farney and Royce Koop -- The Conservative Turn among the Canadian Electorate / Éric Bélanger -- Private over Public: A Conservative Approach to Interest Advocacy / Nicole Goodman -- Political Players or Partisan Pawns? Immigrants, Minorities, and Conservatives in Canada / Erin Tolley -- Equality of Opportunity but Not Result: Women and Federal Conservatives in Canada / Melanee Thomas -- With or without You: Quebec, the Conservative Movement, and the Pursuit of Majority Government / Kate Puddister and James B. Kelly -- Delegating Indigenous Rights and Denying Legal Pluralism: Tracing Conservative Efforts to Protect Private Property Regimes and "Canadian" Territory / Michael McCrossan -- The Message Despite the Media? Conservative Parties' Relationship with the Press / Andrea Lawlor -- Conservative with the Constitution? Moderation, Strategy, and Institutional Distrust / Emmett MacFarlane -- More Than a Terrain of Struggle: Parliament as Ideological Instrument and Objective Under Conservatism / Jonathan Malloy -- A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing: The Stephen Harper Ministry / J.P. Lewis -- Federal Feet and Provincial Pools: The Conservatives and Federalism in Canada / Anna Esselment -- Stephen Harper and the Radicalization of Canadian Foreign Policy / Shaun Narine -- Conclusion: A Moderate Turn to the Right with At Least One Enduring Consequence / Peter H. Russell -- Contributors -- Index.

"In this collection, J.P. Lewis and Joanna Everitt bring together a group of up-and coming-political scientists as well as senior scholars to explore the recent history of the Conservative Party of Canada, covering the pre-merger period (1993-2003) and both the minority and majority governments under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The contributors provide nuanced accounts about the experience of conservatives in Canada which reflect the contemporary evolution of Canadian politics in both policy and practice. They challenge the assumption that Harper's government was built upon traditional "toryism" and reveal the extent to which the agenda of the CPC was shaped by its roots to the Reform and Canadian Alliance Parties. Organized thematically, the volume delves into such topics as interest advocacy, ethno-cultural minorities, gender, the media, foreign policy, and more. The Blueprint showcases the renewed vigour in political studies in Canada while revealing the contradictory story of the modern Conservative Party."-- Provided by publisher.

Text in English.