Politics is Local
National Politics at the Grassroots
Published on 27. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
211 pages
978-0-19-541849-1 (ISBN)
Description
Politics is Local examines a critical but often neglected aspect of party politics: the local. Virtually everything available on parties and elections in Canada focuses on parties as national organizations, yet most Canadians operate in their individual communities and their associations are driven by the idiosyncratic patterns of community life in Canada. The authors examine the local dimension of party politics, its organization, structure, and activity
patterns. The book explores several dimensions of local politics and demonstrates that parties are deeply rooted in local communities and that the shape of these many communities profoundly structures political
life.
patterns. The book explores several dimensions of local politics and demonstrates that parties are deeply rooted in local communities and that the shape of these many communities profoundly structures political
life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Core text for upper level university courses in Parties and Elections
Illustrations
56 figures/tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
278 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-541849-1 (9780195418491)
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Persons
R. Kenneth Carty is at Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia. Munroe Eagles is at Department of Political Science, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Content
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
1: The Constituency Foundations of Canadian Party and Electoral Life
The Importance and Diversity of Federal Constituencies
An Ecological Perspective on Canadian Politics
Constituency Characteristics and Ecological Models
Outline of the Book
2: The Local Bases of Party Organization
Organization, Environment, and Canadian Political Parties
The Local Basis for Constituency Organization
Grassroots Organizations
3: Grassroots Money and Constituency Campaigns
The Regulatory Framework for Local Campaign Finance
Constituency-Based Campaign Fund-Raising
Constituency-Based Campaign Spending
Constituency Money
4: Competition in the Constituency Parties
Nomination Contests and Intra-Party Democracy
Contested Nominations: Organizational Impact and Campaign Strength
Contested Nominations and Electoral Impacts
Competition in Constituency Parties
5: Candidates and Local Campaigns
Nominating Local Candidates
Candidate Types and Campaign Teams
Candidate Types, Campaign Autonomy, and Resources
A Multivariate Test of the Four Types
Grassroots Campaigns
6: Local Campaigns in National Elections
The Candidate-Party Balance in Canadian Elections
Are Local Campaigns Party Campaigns?
Do National Parties Conduct Strategic Campaigns
Parties and Constituency Electoral Campaigns in Canada
7: Leaders' Tours and Constituency Electoral Politics
The 2000 Campaign and the Leaders' Tours
The Geography of Leaders' Visits
What Kinds of Candidates and Districts Attract Leaders?
Do Leaders' Visits Have an Impact on the Local Vote?
Tours and Elections
8: Do Local Campaigns Matter?
Do Local Campaigns Matter? Current Interpretations
Local Campaign Effects in Canada in the 1988 Election
Local Spending and the Vote, 1993-2000
Local Campaigns Do Make a Difference
9: Media Coverage of Constituency Electoral Politics
Media Coverage of Constituency Campaigns
Local Campaigners' Satisfaction with Media Coverage of Their Campaigns
The Media and Local Campaigns
10: Small Worlds and Local Strongholds
Identifying the Local Dimension of Party Support
Local Bastions of Party Strength, 2000
Party Strongholds and Wastelands, 1993-2000
The Small Worlds of Canadian Constituency Politics
11: Politics is Local
A Nationalization of Political Life?
A Decline of Grassroots Politics?
A Highly Localized Franchise Bargain?
Making the Most of What is Locally Available
Nurturing Grassroots Democracy
Notes
References
Index
Acknowledgements
1: The Constituency Foundations of Canadian Party and Electoral Life
The Importance and Diversity of Federal Constituencies
An Ecological Perspective on Canadian Politics
Constituency Characteristics and Ecological Models
Outline of the Book
2: The Local Bases of Party Organization
Organization, Environment, and Canadian Political Parties
The Local Basis for Constituency Organization
Grassroots Organizations
3: Grassroots Money and Constituency Campaigns
The Regulatory Framework for Local Campaign Finance
Constituency-Based Campaign Fund-Raising
Constituency-Based Campaign Spending
Constituency Money
4: Competition in the Constituency Parties
Nomination Contests and Intra-Party Democracy
Contested Nominations: Organizational Impact and Campaign Strength
Contested Nominations and Electoral Impacts
Competition in Constituency Parties
5: Candidates and Local Campaigns
Nominating Local Candidates
Candidate Types and Campaign Teams
Candidate Types, Campaign Autonomy, and Resources
A Multivariate Test of the Four Types
Grassroots Campaigns
6: Local Campaigns in National Elections
The Candidate-Party Balance in Canadian Elections
Are Local Campaigns Party Campaigns?
Do National Parties Conduct Strategic Campaigns
Parties and Constituency Electoral Campaigns in Canada
7: Leaders' Tours and Constituency Electoral Politics
The 2000 Campaign and the Leaders' Tours
The Geography of Leaders' Visits
What Kinds of Candidates and Districts Attract Leaders?
Do Leaders' Visits Have an Impact on the Local Vote?
Tours and Elections
8: Do Local Campaigns Matter?
Do Local Campaigns Matter? Current Interpretations
Local Campaign Effects in Canada in the 1988 Election
Local Spending and the Vote, 1993-2000
Local Campaigns Do Make a Difference
9: Media Coverage of Constituency Electoral Politics
Media Coverage of Constituency Campaigns
Local Campaigners' Satisfaction with Media Coverage of Their Campaigns
The Media and Local Campaigns
10: Small Worlds and Local Strongholds
Identifying the Local Dimension of Party Support
Local Bastions of Party Strength, 2000
Party Strongholds and Wastelands, 1993-2000
The Small Worlds of Canadian Constituency Politics
11: Politics is Local
A Nationalization of Political Life?
A Decline of Grassroots Politics?
A Highly Localized Franchise Bargain?
Making the Most of What is Locally Available
Nurturing Grassroots Democracy
Notes
References
Index