Donald E BlakeGrassroots Politicians
Party Activists in British Columbia
Donald E. Blake is a professor and head of theDepartment of Political Science at the University of British Columbiaand the author of Two Political Worlds: Parties and Voting inBritish Columbia (1985). R.K. Carty is anassociate professor in the Department of Political Science at theUniversity of British Columbia. He is the co-editor of NationalPolitics and Community in Canada (1986). LyndaErickson is an assistant professor in the Department ofPolitical Science at Simon Fraser University.
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Preface
1. The Polarization of BC Politics
2. Party Activists in British Columbia
3. Continuity and Change: Party Activists, 1973-87
4. Social Credit: Pragmatic Coalition or Ideological Right?
5. The New Democrats: What Kind of Left?
6. The Liberals: Centre or Fringe?
7. Leadership Selection in the BC Parties
8. The Social Credit Grassroots Recapture Their Party
9. Resisting Polarization: The Survival of the Liberals
10. Towards the Centre?: The Dynamics of Two-Party Competition
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index