Research Catalog

Title

Politics is local : national politics at the grassroots / R. Kenneth Carty and Munroe Eagles.

Author

Carty, R. Kenneth

Publication

Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, 2005.

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Additional Authors

Eagles, Munroe, 1956-

Description

viii, 192 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"At a time when many argue that global forces are eroding the distinctive characteristics of local communities, and that the only relevant political activity takes place on the national stage, Carty and Eagles present compelling evidence to the contrary: every local environment has its own political ecology, and grassroots democracy is still alive and well in many constituency trenches." "Politics Is Local is an essential text for upper-level studies in party politics and elections. At the same time, the authors' rigorously empirical approach, grounded in the analysis of statistical data from a wide range of sources, makes it a valuable supplement for introductory methods courses."--Jacket.

Subject

• Political parties > Canada
• Political participation > Canada
• Politics, Practical > Canada
• Partis politiques > Canada
• Participation politique > Canada
• Politique > Canada

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references: p. [182]-188.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The constituency foundations of Canadian party and electoral life -- The local basis of party organization -- Grassroots money and constituency campaigns -- Competition in the constituency parties -- Candidates and local campaigns -- Local campaigns in national elections -- Leaders' tours and constituency electoral politics -- Do local campaigns matter? -- Media coverage of constituency electoral politics -- Small worlds and local strongholds -- Politics is local.

ISBN

0195418492

LCCN

^^2005296737

OCLC

• 60318883
• SCSB-11516310

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Harvard Library