Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics

""Jack Lucas takes the study of local democracy to a new level. His analytical skill will capture the attention of those not normally drawn to local politics. Most importantly, his work shows that local decisions are indeed political.""--Kennedy Stewart, Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research, Simon Fraser University, and Former Mayor of Vancouver ""Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics is an accessible as well as rigorous contribution to political science. It will appeal to researchers, practitioners, and anyone interested in the role of ideology in political representation and decision-making.""--Christopher Cochrane, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto ""With rigour as well as practical insights, Jack Lucas has produced an important work on municipal government in Canada, one that is particularly timely as provincial governments ponder adding even more partisanship to municipal elections.""--Naheed K. Nenshi, Former Mayor of Calgary ""Combining accessibility and state-of-the-art analysis, Jack Lucas debunks the conventional view that Canadian municipal politics is non-ideological. Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics is a pathbreaking book and essential reading for scholars of local politics and representation.""--Martin Horak, Associate Professor of Political Science, Western University