Grassroots Liberals

Organizing for Local and National Politics

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

The Liberal Party has fallen on hard times since 2006. Once Canada's natural governing party but now confined to the opposition benches, it struggles to renew itself – presumably without the support of the provincial-level Liberal parties.Drawing on interviews and personal observations in cross-country ridings, Royce Koop reveals that although the Liberal Party, like other parties, disassociated itself from its provincial cousins to rebuild itself in the mid-twentieth century, grassroots Liberals and other partisans continue to build bridges between the national party and the provinces. This insider's view of Liberal party politics not only challenges the idea that Canada has two distinct political spheres – the provincial and the national – it suggests that national parties can overcome the challenges of multi-level politics, strengthen their ties to provincial politics, and deepen their legitimacy by tapping the activism, energy, and support of constituency associations and local campaigns.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-01-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:228
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774820981
Utmärkelser:Winner of Seymour Martin Lipset Best Book Award, American Political Science Association 2014 (United States)

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Mer om författaren

Royce Koop is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba.

Recensioner i media

Too often the study of politics is remote from the experiences of those who are engaged in it. Grassroots Liberals is an important corrective to this tendency and Koop is to be commended for taking the activities and insights of those who make their parties work at the local level seriously. - David Stewart, University of Calgary (Party Politics) Koop makes a compelling case that local diversity is an unavoidable feature of a "big tent" entity such as the Liberal Party of Canada. - Martha Hall Findlay, former Liberal MP for Willowdale, Ontario (Literary Review of Canada)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1 Multi-Level Politics and the Liberal Party2 Grassroots Party Activists3 Constituency Associations: Organization and Party Life in the Ridings4 Local Campaigns and Grassroots Armies5 Small Worlds: The Riding Context6 Little Fiefdoms: MPs, MLAs, and Their Local Organizations7 Conclusion: The Local Political Worlds of the Liberal PartyAppendicesReferences