Representation in action : Canadian MPs in the constituencies / Royce Koop, Heather Bastedo, and Kelly Blidook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koop, Royce, 1978- author.

Bastedo, Heather, 1963- author.

Blidook, Kelly, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Representative government and representation--Canada--Case studies.

Representative government and representation.

Politicians--Canada--Case studies.

Politicians.

Politics and government.

Canada--Politics and government--21st century.

Canada.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 235 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Canadian Members of Parliament (MPs) are often dismissed as "trained seals," helpless to do anything other than follow commands from party leaders. Representation in Action challenges this view of MPs and shows that the ways they represent their constituents are as diverse as Canada itself. Royce Koop, Heather Bastedo, and Kelly Blidook examine the activities MPs engage in to represent their ridings and determine what accounts for differences in style and agency. Drawing on original observational and interview research with eleven MPs and featuring detailed in-depth case studies, Representation in Action is the first book featuring the results from intensive participant-observation of Canadian MPs and representation."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Observing politicians

Leon Benoit

Tony Clement

Megan Leslie

Influences on representational styles

Five MPs in their constituencies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Koop, Royce, 1978- Representation in action.

ISBN:

0774836970

9780774836975

OCLC:

1024158451