Description
Book SynopsisBy linking the grassroots activism of the constituencies with the federal and provincial Liberal parties, this book challenges the idea that Canada has two distinct political spheres – the provincial and the national.
Trade ReviewToo 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 *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1 Multi-Level Politics and the Liberal Party
2 Grassroots Party Activists
3 Constituency Associations: Organization and Party Life in the Ridings
4 Local Campaigns and Grassroots Armies
5 Small Worlds: The Riding Context
6 Little Fiefdoms: MPs, MLAs, and Their Local Organizations
7 Conclusion: The Local Political Worlds of the Liberal Party
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