Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada

Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9781442606951
ISBN-13 : 1442606959
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Book Synopsis Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada by : Miriam Smith

Download or read book Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada written by Miriam Smith and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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