Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada Contributor(s): Smith, Miriam (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1442606959 ISBN-13: 9781442606951 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $53.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Canadian - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Social Science | Minority Studies |
Dewey: 322.440 |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.13" W x 8.97" (1.15 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada, Second Edition updates and expands its exploration of a wide range of organized group and social movement activity in Canadian politics. Particularly distinctive is the inclusion of Quebec nationalism and Aboriginal politics. Many other areas of collective activity are also included: the Occupy movement and anti-poverty organizing, ethnocultural political mobilization, disability, lesbian and gay politics, feminism, farmers and organized interests in agriculture, Christian evangelical groups, environment, and health movements. Contributors to the collection employ a number of theoretical perspectives from political science and sociology to describe the evolution of organized groups and movements and to evaluate successes in exercising influence on Canadian politics. Each chapter provides an overview of the group or movement along with an account of its main networks and organizations, strategies, goals, successes, and failures. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Miriam: - Miriam Smith is Professor in the Law and Society Program in the Department of Social Science at York University. She is a political scientist who has published widely on LGBTQ politics in Canada and the US, among other topics. She is the author of Political Institutions and Lesbian and Gay Rights in the United States and Canada (2008) and Editor of Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada (2014). |