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Anthony Sayers - Parties, Candidates, and Constituency Campaigns in Canadian Elections - 9780774806985 - V9780774806985
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Parties, Candidates, and Constituency Campaigns in Canadian Elections

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Description for Parties, Candidates, and Constituency Campaigns in Canadian Elections Hardback. This important contribution to the study of Canadian elections forcefully argues that knowledge of the dynamics at the local level is essential to a full understanding of Canadian polity, its underlying social basis, and the factors that determine successful election campaigns. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 499.

Political scientists have traditionally examined the democraticprocess at the macro level. With its unique micro-level focus,Parties, Candidates, and Constituency Campaigns in CanadianElections provides the first systematic analysis of the localconstituency campaigns that are the basis of elections and democracy inCanada.

By taking a detailed look at campaigns in seven B.C. ridings duringthe 1988 "free-trade" election -- the last under the oldthree-party system -- Anthony Sayers develops a typology of candidatesand campaigns. The dynamics of local associations, nominations, andcampaigns, including those of former prime minister Kim Campbell andNew Democrat Svend Robinson, as well as key strategic events and therole of the ... Read more

This important contribution to the study of Canadian electionsforcefully argues that knowledge of the dynamics at the local level isessential to a full understanding of Canadian polity, its underlyingsocial basis, and the factors that determine successful electioncampaigns. As such, Parties, Candidates, and Constituency Campaignsin Canadian Elections will intrigue not only political scientistsand students of Canadian politics but also election candidates andparty strategists.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774806985
SKU
V9780774806985
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Anthony Sayers
Anthony M. Sayers teaches in the Department ofPolitical Science at the University of Calgary.

Reviews for Parties, Candidates, and Constituency Campaigns in Canadian Elections
Sayers' insistence on the continued vitality and importance of local political forces is refreshingly counterorthodox ... The book is richly suggestive of hypotheses to guide further work in the area ... It reveals much of interest to students of elections, but he also deepens appreciation of the important role played by local party associations in the operation of Canada's system ... Read more

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