Angelia Wagner

The Candidacy Calculation

Challenges to Running for Elected Office in Canada

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Candidacy Calculation examines potential barriers to running for elected office in Canada at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• ISBN-13: 9781487558758
• ISBN-10: 1487558759
• Artikelnr.: 73730345

Autorenporträt

By Angelia Wagner

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
1. The Initial Calculations: Importance of Descriptive Representation in
Canadian Politics
2. The Intersectional Calculations: Approaches to the Study of Political
Candidacy
3. The Family Calculation: Burdens of Family Responsibilities and
Family-Unfriendly Politics
4. The Financial Calculation: Challenges of Fundraising and Post-Politics
Employment
5. The Partisan Calculation: Reticence Towards Party Discipline and
Ideological Misalignment
6. The Reputational Calculation: Regulation of Personal Lives and Political
Personas
7. The Media Calculation: Management of Media Expectations and Biases
8. The Digital Calculation: Dangers of Social Media Scandals and Online
Harassment
9. The Health Calculation: Threats to Physical and Mental Safety in
Politics
10. The Final Calculations: Theoretical and Practical Insights into
Political Candidacy
Appendix: Interview Schedules
References
Index