UID:
almahu_9947415002802882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 272 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511666957 (ebook)
Content:
Local participation can and does influence the political process. Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France, first published in 1990, provides a unique comparative study of the involvement of average citizens in local politics and government between national elections. The work of Professor Mabileau and his colleagues will illuminate the nature of contemporary processes of participation at a time when the local level of government, administration and participation democracy are topics of renewed interest in all Western democracies. French and British teams explore the salient differences between the two local government systems - both of which have been reformed. Through a series of local case studies, they examine levels of individual and group participation, mobilisation into single-issue protest groups, links between councillors and the local electorate, and the importance of local context in participation patterns. Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France is a product of collaborative research carried out at the Universities of Manchester and Bordeaux. The results are based on surveys of ordinary people as well as on interviews with local leaders. They will be equally of interest to academics - students and specialists of British and French politics, local government, participation and democratic theory - and to local party workers and activists.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).
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People and local politics / Albert Mabileau et al. -- Local government in Britain and local politics and administration in France / Albert Mabileau -- Participation and non-participation in an English town / George Moyser and Geraint Parry -- Participation and non-participation in a French town / Patrick Quantin -- Political mobilisation in France / Philippe Garraud -- Local political mobilisation / David Cleaver -- Councillors, issue agendas and political action in two French towns / Richard Balme -- Councillors, citizens and agendas / George Moyser and Geraint Parry -- Community, locality and political action / George Moyser and Geraint Parry -- In search of community spirit / Patrick Quantin -- Participation and the local polity in France and Britain / Albert Mabileau et al.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521345767
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511666957
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