03169nam 2200613 a 450 991081502320332120230725051143.01-283-24566-397866132456630-7748-2099-310.59962/9780774820998(CKB)2550000000046654(OCoLC)754847035(CaPaEBR)ebrary10488951(SSID)ssj0000537245(PQKBManifestationID)12176492(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537245(PQKBWorkID)10553798(PQKB)11326032(CaBNVSL)slc00227058(CEL)439046(MiAaPQ)EBC3412685(Au-PeEL)EBL3412685(CaPaEBR)ebr10492765(CaONFJC)MIL324566(OCoLC)923447924(DE-B1597)661543(DE-B1597)9780774820998(EXLCZ)99255000000004665420110614d2011 uy 0engurcn||||||a||txtccrGrassroots Liberals[electronic resource] organizing for local and national politics /Royce KoopVancouver [B.C.] UBC Pressc20111 online resource (229 p.) 0-7748-2097-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-207) and index.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.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.Political participationCanadaCanadaPolitics and governmentPolitical participation324.27106Koop Royce1978-1616751MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815023203321Grassroots Liberals3947634UNINA