Politics and government Books
University of British Columbia Press Canada and the Beijing Conference on Women
Book SynopsisAn examination of how Canada’s policies for the Fourth World Conference on Women were formulated.Table of ContentsAcronyms Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Road to Beijing 3. Governmental Politics 4. Nongovernmental Organizations 5. Canadian Delegation 6. Canadian NGOs at the International 7. Canada and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 8. Building on the Past, Looking to the Future Appendices i. Membership on the Canadian Beijing Facilitating Committee ii. Membership on the Canadian Preparatory Committee iii. Areas of Responsibility for Individual Members ofCanada’s Negotiating Team at the Fourth World Conference onWomen iv. Canadian NGOs Accredited to the Fourth World Conference onWomen v. Those Receiving Government Funding to Attend the 1995 New YorkPreparatory Meetings vi. Those Receiving Government Funding to Attend the NGO Forum onWomen ’95 List of Interviewees Notes Bibliography Index
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University of British Columbia Press Elections
Book SynopsisThis volume, by eminent political scientist John Courtney, assesses the history and development of five “building blocks” of Canada’s electoral regime: the franchise, electoral districts, voter registration, election machinery, and plurality voting.Trade ReviewOverall, this is a very accessible volume, with well-informed and well-organised discussion of Canada’s democratic strengths and weaknesses. -- Marian Sawer * Australian Canadian Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2004 & Vol. 23, No. 1, 2005 *The volume is pitched at a level that is accessible and interesting to senior undergraduate students, without compromising analytical sophistication. Elections should be required reading for students of elections and Canadian political history. -- Livianna Tossutti, Brock University * Canadian Journal of Political Science, December 2005 *Both as individual books, as well as the state goals of the Canadian Democratic Audit series, the analyses achieve what they set out to do. It is heartening to see that the state of politics is taken seriously, that there are difficult questions asked, systemic weaknesses are pointed out, and that these authors have the capacity to recommend what it is that might work better to develop a more inclusive and participatory democratic system. These books succeed in that they are moving into a territory that has a broad scope in challenging issues and institutions that set the stage for the major political categories of analysis. -- Robert Imre, University of Notre Dame, Australia * Political Studies Review, vol. 4, no 2, May 2006 *John C. Courtney is the leading scholar on the history, principles, and current practice of elections in Canada. Thus, he is the best choice to analyse the Canadian electoral system for the Canadian Democratic Audit series ... overall, Courtney’s volume is an even-handed comprehensive overview of the Canadian electoral system ... A great deal has been written about plurality voting, but few are as careful in their analysis as Courtney. -- Henry J. Jacek, McMaster University * The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 87, no.1 *Table of ContentsFigures and TablesForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction1 The Rules of the Electoral Game2 Who Can Vote?3 From Gerrymandering to Independence: Territorially-Based Districts4 Registering Voters5 Electoral Machinery: From Partisanship to Professionalism6 Representation, Plurality Voting, and Democratic Deficit7 Auditing Canada’s Electoral Democracy Discussion QuestionsAppendix: Three Challenges and Possible ReformsGlossaryWorks CitedIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Citizens
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive assessment of citizen engagement in Canada, this volume raises challenging questions, not just about the interests and capabilities of Canadians as democratic citizens, but also about the performance of our democratic institutions.Trade ReviewI strongly recommend this volume to those concerned with the state of Canadian democracy, as well as to instructors of senior undergraduate and graduate courses in political behaviour. The authors turn what could have been a mundane recitation of data into a thoughtful and important reflection on the social, policy and electoral consequencesof the democratic divide. -- Livianna Tossutti, Brock University * Canadian Journal of Political Science *The first comprehensive assessment of citizen engagement in Canada, this volume raises challenging questions about the interests and capabilities of Canadians as democratic citizens, as well as the performance of our democratic institutions. It is essential reading for politicians and policy-makers, students and scholars of Canadian politics, and all those who care about the quality of Canadian democracy. * International Review of Administrative Sciences 71(4), 2005 *This is an excellent exposition of the attention Canadians pay to their politics, the information they have about it, their levels or participation, and their civic mindedness. The volume also places the information in a comparative context, measuring the data against the background afforded by such observers as Ron Inglehart and Douglas Coupland, both of whose works deal with the impact of generations on attitudes and values. This volume is part of the “Canadian Democratic Audit” series examining how well Canadian democracy is practiced at the outset of the 21st century. The product of the combined efforts of four notable Canadian academic specialists, it is also a timely effort; coming when the levels of Canadian voting are diminishing while media commentary discusses apparent public cynicism and alienation from the political process. The range of topics is wide. It deals with such group dynamics as sex, social class, education, income, etc., as well as activities at the three levels of government – federal, provincial, and municipal. This worthy addition to the series could serve as an important segment of courses in Canadian and comparative politics. Highly Recommended. -- P. Regenstreif, University of Rochester * Choice *Table of ContentsFiguresForeword1 Auditing Democratic Citizenship2 How Much Attention Do Canadians Pay to Politics?3 What Do Canadians Know About Politics?4 Can Canadians Get By with Less Information?5 How Much Do Canadians Participate in Politics?6 How Civic-Minded Are Canadians?7 Engaging CanadiansDiscussion QuestionsAdditional ReadingWorks CitedIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Hidden Agendas
Book SynopsisA controversial study showing how the political beliefs of journalists significantly affect the ideological slant of the news, skewing it further to the left than the political stance of the average Canadian.Trade ReviewHidden Agendas lays out the pervasive liberal-left bias in most big-city newsrooms. It should be a wake-up call for reporters and editors who believe themselves to be objective, but aren’t. -- Lorne Gunter * National Post *Hidden Agendas breaks new ground and expands our understanding of Canada’s media. But be forewarned: Whatever your preconceptions about who’s right, who’s left and who’s wrong, this little book is full of surprises. -- Terence Corcoran, editor-in-chief * Financial Post *With care and skill, Miljan and Cooper subject the poisonous debate over media bias to a healthy dose of scientific analysis. All future debate over the media will have to take their research into account. This book shows that bias isn’t just in the eye of the beholder. It’s also in the eyes of journalists, to whom we’re all beholden for our image of reality. -- Bob Lichter, president, Center for Media and Public Affairs, Washington, DC, and author of The Media Elite: America’s New PowerbrokersTable of ContentsPrefacePart 1: Context1 Why Journalists?2 Why the News?3 Are Journalists Agents of Control or of Change?Part II: Data4 Who Staffs Canada’s Media?5. Climate Change and Content AnalysisPart III: Issues6 Economic Issues7 Partition of Quebec8 The Courts and Social Issues9 Conclusions
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University of British Columbia Press Shifting Boundaries Aboriginal Identity Pluralist
Book SynopsisUsing relational pluralism as a theoretical lens, the author takes a fresh look at the complex issue of aboriginal self-government.Trade ReviewThis is an academically courageous effort, fording into an area well marked in Canada ... Tim Schoul’s book is important as it gives us a window into how Aboriginal self-government policy in Canada may indeed develop once a period of “treaty federalism” is over. We can only hope that his “relational pluralism” – highly-contextually defined, open to renegociation, driven by local needs, rooted in mutual trust and justice – will prevail. It is refreshing to read his optimism and the book will no doubt play a part in the shaping of public policy and national debate on Aboriginal self-government. -- Anna de Aguayo, Dept. of Anthropology, Dawson College * The American Review of Canadian Studies, Spring 2005 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Identity Politics and Pluralist Theory2 Approaches to Aboriginal Identity3 Aboriginal Culture, Nation, and the Politics of Difference4 Aboriginal Women, Youth, and the Priority of Individual Choice5 Aboriginal Boundaries and the Demand for External Equality6 Aboriginal Identity and the Desire for Internal EqualityConclusion: Aboriginal Self-Government and the Politics of PluralismNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Shifting Boundaries
Book SynopsisUsing relational pluralism as a theoretical lens, the author takes a fresh look at the complex issue of aboriginal self-government.Trade ReviewThis is an academically courageous effort, fording into an area well marked in Canada ... Tim Schoul’s book is important as it gives us a window into how Aboriginal self-government policy in Canada may indeed develop once a period of “treaty federalism” is over. We can only hope that his “relational pluralism” – highly-contextually defined, open to renegociation, driven by local needs, rooted in mutual trust and justice – will prevail. It is refreshing to read his optimism and the book will no doubt play a part in the shaping of public policy and national debate on Aboriginal self-government. -- Anna de Aguayo, Dept. of Anthropology, Dawson College * The American Review of Canadian Studies, Spring 2005 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Identity Politics and Pluralist Theory2 Approaches to Aboriginal Identity3 Aboriginal Culture, Nation, and the Politics of Difference4 Aboriginal Women, Youth, and the Priority of Individual Choice5 Aboriginal Boundaries and the Demand for External Equality6 Aboriginal Identity and the Desire for Internal EqualityConclusion: Aboriginal Self-Government and the Politics of PluralismNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Insiders and Outsiders Alan Cairns and the
Book SynopsisInsiders and Outsiders celebrates the work of Alan Cairns, one of the most influential Canadian social scientists of the contemporary period.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Introduction / Gerald Kernerman and Philip ResnickPart 1: Methods and Approaches2 Alan Cairns: Public Intellectual / John Meisel3 The Political Scientist as Hedgefox: Key Themes in Cairns’ Approach to Institutions / Leslie A. PalPart 2: Citizen-Shaping InstitutionsThe Electoral System4 Early Warning, No Response: Alan Cairns and Electoral Reform / Roger Gibbins5 The Electoral System and the Party System Revisited / Richard JohnstonThe Institutions of Canadian Federalism6 The Legacy of the Privy Council in Canadian Federalism / Peter W. Hogg7 Unnatural Loyalties or Naïve Collaborationists? The Governments and Citizens of Canadian Federalism / Fred Cutler and Matthew Mendelsohn8 Institutions, Citizenship, and Federalism: Contrasting Models of Redistribution in the Twenty-First Century / Robert G. FinbowThe Charter of Rights and Freedoms9 Some Implications of the Embedded State in Canada / Barry Cooper10 Morton and Knopff’s The Charter Revolution and the Court Party: A Legal Critique / Robin Elliot11 The Politics of Honourable Constitutional Inclusion and the Citizens’ Constitution Theory / Matt James12 Charters and Constitution Making: Comparing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights / John E. FossumPart 3: Citizenship, Diversity, and Unity Quebec and Canadian Unity13 The Anatomy of Cairns’ Constitutional Criticism: French Canadians, Quebec, and the Canadian Constitution / Ramsay Cook14 Alan C. Cairns on Canadians’ Right to Their Country / Stéphane Dion15 Plan C? Alan Cairns and English Canada Confront the Challenge of Quebec Sovereignty / Reg Whitaker16 Canada’s Mismatching Federations / Jean LaponceAboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Relations17 Belonging in the New World: Imperialism, Property, and Citizenship / Frances Abele18 Toward Conceptual Precision: Citizenship and Rightsm Talk for Aboriginal Canadians / Joyce A. Green19 Parallel or Embedded? Aboriginal Self-Government and the Changing Nature of Citizenship in Canada / Marc Hanvelt and Martin Papillon20 First Nations, Citizenship, and Democratic Reform / Kathy L. BrockDiversity and Unity21 Citizenship in a Multinational Democracy / Peter H. Russell22 Citizenship Complexities in Canada and Australia: A Challenge for the Hedgefox / Brian Galligan23 Of Cairns and Cages? Identity, Democracy, and Alan Cairns / Alexandra Dobrowolsky and Richard F. Devlin24 Multiculturalism, Gender, and Social Cohesion: Reflections on Intersectionality and Urban Citizenship in Canada / Caroline AndrewConclusion25 My Academic Career: The Pleasures and Risks of Introspection / Alan C. CairnsContributorsIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Social Policy and the Ethic of Care
Book SynopsisOver the last twenty years, the feminist ethic of care has had a significant impact on the study of ethics and political philosophy. Hankivsky develops the concept of a publicly viable ethic of care, and applies it to several Canadian social policy issues.Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 First-Generation Care Theorists and Liberal Assessments of Care2 Second-Generation Care Theorists and the Moral Principles of Care3 The Interpretation of Equality: A Study of Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms4 Therapeutic Jurisprudence: A Care-Informed Approach for Compensating Victims of Institutional Abuse5 Economic Costing in Social Policy: The Ethics of Quantifying Intangible Losses6 Caregiving: Reconceptualizing the Public/Private Divide ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Representation and Democratic Theory
Book SynopsisThis volume investigates theoretical and practical aspects of innovative political representation in the early 21st century.Trade ReviewScholars of many different areas of political science will probaly find something here that addresses their own concerns, while scholars of either Canadian politics or democratic theory are likely to find much of interest in this collection. -- Alexandra Kelso, University of Strathclyde * Political Studies Review, Vol 3, No 3, September 2005 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction / David Laycock Part 1: Representation in Response to Minority Rights, Multiculturalism and Institutional Complexity 1. When (if ever) Are Referendums on Minority Rights Fair? / Avigail Eisenberg 2. Language, Representation, and Suprastate Democracy: Questions Facing the European Union / Peter Ives 3. Getting to Yes: People, Practices, and the Paradox of Multicultural Democracy / Catherine Frost 4. Feminist Engagement with Federal Institutions: Opportunities and Constraints for Women's Multilevel Citizenship / Louise Chappell Part 2: Reconceiving Representation through Citizenship and Community 5. Sharing the River: Aboriginal Representation in Canadian Political Institutions / Melissa S. Williams 6. The Self-Government of Unbounded Communities: Emancipatory Minority Autonomy in China and Western Europe / Susan J. Henders 7. What Do Citizens Need to Share? Citizenship as Reasonableness / Jonathan Quong Part 3: Pluralist, Deliberative, and Participatory Challenges to Representation 8. The New Constitutionalism and the Polarizing Performance of the Canadian Conversation / Gerald Kernerman 9. Demanding Deliberative Democracy and Representation / Greg Pyrcz 10. What Can Democratic Participation Mean Today? / Mark E. Warren 11. Representing Pluralism: A Comment on Pyrcz, Warren, and Kernerman / Simone Chambers Conclusion References Notes on Contributors Index
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University of British Columbia Press ProFamily Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada
Book SynopsisPro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada explores the organizational and ideological nature of political parties that are initially formed to do the work of social movements.Trade ReviewIn offering a thorough, thoughtful, respectful, examination of a movement that is clearly on the far periphery of the Canadian political landscape, MacKenzie adds a useful new piece to our understanding. His book is important for anyone interested in understanding the complex history of party politics in Canada … Pro-Family Politics is an interesting analysis of the relationship between structure and ideology and the impact of the two on electoral success. It makes a unique contribution to the field by treating seriously the role of an extremely minor party that has fallen far below the radar of most academics working in the field. -- P. E. Bryden * The Canadian Historical Review, Vol. 87, No. 3 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1 The Family Coalition Party of British Columbia: A Party ofLast Resort 2 The Pro-Family Movement: Conservative Roots, New RightEconomics, and Religious Ideals 3 The Burden of Form: The Family Coalition Party as aMovement 4 The Function of Form: Family Coalition as a PoliticalParty 5 The Tensions of Form: Family Coalition as aParty/Movement Conclusion Appendix: Note on Methodology Notes References Index
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University of British Columbia Press If I Had a Hammer
Book SynopsisThis book is about poor women, many of them single mothers, Aboriginal, or both, who have defied the odds to become apprenticing carpenters.Table of ContentsPreface 1 Introduction 2 Laying the Foundation 3 The Everyday Lives of Our Heroes 4 From Blueprint to Reality: Challenges at the Job Site 5 Measuring Success 6 "A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out": Let’s Get SeriousAbout Retraining Appendices Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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University of British Columbia Press If I Had a Hammer Retraining That Really Works
Book SynopsisThis book is about poor women, many of them single mothers, Aboriginal, or both, who have defied the odds to become apprenticing carpenters.Trade Review"An outstanding book. It will be widely used by those interested in the welfare state and labour market issues, as well those in urban Aboriginal studies, where it has much to say that is very valuable." -Jim Silver, Chair of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Manitoba"Table of ContentsPreface 1 Introduction 2 Laying the Foundation 3 The Everyday Lives of Our Heroes 4 From Blueprint to Reality: Challenges at the Job Site 5 Measuring Success 6 "A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out": Let’s Get SeriousAbout Retraining Appendices Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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University of British Columbia Press Carefair
Book SynopsisIn Carefair, Paul Kershaw urges us to resist this private/public distinction, and makes a convincing case for treating caregiving as a matter of citizenship that obliges and empowers everyone in society.Trade ReviewThis is a book well worth reading. It squarely addresses a policy issue that is fundamental to the pursuit of quality and equity, it is theoretically engaged while making concrete policy proposals, and it is closely argued ... That stated, Carefair is an important and stimulating book. It should be widely read. -- Hugh Armstrong, Carleton University * Canadian Journal of Sociology Online, July-August 2006 *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments 1 Lamenting the Lazy Lavatory Syndrome: Political Theory, Policy,and Civic Virtue 2 The American ExpressTM Model of Citizenship: The Social LiberalTradition 3 The Celebrated Idiot: The Obliged Citizen 4 The Idiot’s Acumen 5 Premature Celebration 6 Private Time for Social Inclusion 7 Carefair 8 The Politics of Time 9 From LEGOTM to Teeter-Totter: Social Investment in Work-LifeBalance Notes References Index
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University of British Columbia Press Communication Technology
Book SynopsisDarin Barney takes a piercing, nuanced look at how communication technologies are changing democratic life in Canada, and whether technological mediation of political communication has an effect on political practice.Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments 1. Democracy, Technology, and Communication in Canada 2. The Politics of Communication Technology in Canada 3. Communication Technology, Globalization, and Nationalism inCanada 4. Technologies of Political Communication in Canada 5. Digital Divides 6. The Question Discussion Questions Additional Readings Works Cited Index
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University of British Columbia Press Governing with the Charter
Book SynopsisSince the introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, the question of judicial power and its relationship to parliamentary democracy has been an important one in Canadian politics. Some critics, suspicious of what they perceive as the activism of unelected and unaccountable judges, view the increased power of the Supreme Court as a direct challenge to parliament. But has parliamentary democracy been weakened by judicial responses to the Charter?In Governing with the Charter, James Kelly clearly demonstrates that our current democratic deficit is not the result of the Supreme Court's judicial activism. On the contrary, an activist framers' intent surrounds the Charter, and the Supreme Court has simply, and appropriately, responded to this new constitutional environment. While the Supreme Court is admittedly a political actor, it is not the sole interpreter of the Charter, as the court, the cabinet, and bureaucracy all respond to the document, which hasTrade ReviewGoverning With the Charter offers a number of challenging insights into the new era of Canadian politics. The theory of multiple rights activism, the historical analysis of framers’ intent, the reconceptualization of judicial activism, and the normative implications for the future make this a most satisfying volume for the scholar of Canadian law, as well as for the general comparative courts researcher. -- David L. Weiden * Law and Politics Book Review, vol. 16, no. 6 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAcronymsIntroductionPart 1: Democratic Activism and Constitutional Politics1 Democracy and Judicial Review2 Constitutional Politics and the Charter3 Framers’ Intent and the Parliamentary ArenaPart 2: Judicial Activism and the Supreme Court of Canada4 The Supreme Court and Police Conduct5 Guardians of the ConstitutionPart 3: Legislative Activism and the Policy Process6 The Charter and Canadian Federalism7 Governing with the Charter of RightsConclusionBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Governing with the Charter
Book SynopsisSince the introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, the question of judicial power and its relationship to parliamentary democracy has been an important one in Canadian politics. Some critics, suspicious of what they perceive as the activism of unelected and unaccountable judges, view the increased power of the Supreme Court as a direct challenge to parliament. But has parliamentary democracy been weakened by judicial responses to the Charter?In Governing with the Charter, James Kelly clearly demonstrates that our current democratic deficit is not the result of the Supreme Court's judicial activism. On the contrary, an activist framers' intent surrounds the Charter, and the Supreme Court has simply, and appropriately, responded to this new constitutional environment. While the Supreme Court is admittedly a political actor, it is not the sole interpreter of the Charter, as the court, the cabinet, and bureaucracy all respond to the document, which hasTrade ReviewGoverning With the Charter offers a number of challenging insights into the new era of Canadian politics. The theory of multiple rights activism, the historical analysis of framers’ intent, the reconceptualization of judicial activism, and the normative implications for the future make this a most satisfying volume for the scholar of Canadian law, as well as for the general comparative courts researcher. -- David L. Weiden * Law and Politics Book Review, vol. 16, no. 6 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAcronymsIntroductionPart 1: Democratic Activism and Constitutional Politics1 Democracy and Judicial Review2 Constitutional Politics and the Charter3 Framers’ Intent and the Parliamentary ArenaPart 2: Judicial Activism and the Supreme Court of Canada4 The Supreme Court and Police Conduct5 Guardians of the ConstitutionPart 3: Legislative Activism and the Policy Process6 The Charter and Canadian Federalism7 Governing with the Charter of RightsConclusionBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Diversity and Equality
Book SynopsisThe tension between diversity and equality is central to debates about multiculturalism, self-determination, identity, and pluralism. How, for example, can the claims of ethnic and religious groups be respected when they conflict with individual rights and liberal equality? Diversity and Equality critically examines the challenge of protecting rights in diverse societies such as Canada. It develops new approaches in philosophy, law, politics, and anthropology to address the goals and problems associated with cultural, religious, and national minority rights. The contributors to this volume explore the conflicts between group demands for cultural autonomy and individual assertions of basic interests. At stake in these debates about rights and autonomy in multicultural and multinational democracies is the very meaning of freedom.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: New Approaches to Fundamental Freedom in Canada / Avigail Eisenberg 1. Reconciling Struggles over the Recognition of Minorities: Towards a Dialogical Approach / James Tully 2. Reasoning about Identity: Canada’s Distinctive Culture Test / Avigail Eisenberg 3. The Imperative of “Culture” in a Colonial and de Facto Polity / Shauna McRanor 4. Culture as a Basic Human Right / Cindy Holder 5. The Misuse of “Culture” by the Supreme Court of Canada / Neil Vallance 6. Gender, Difference, and Anti-Essentialism: Towards a Feminist Response to Cultural Claims in Law / Maneesha Deckha 7. Interpreting the Identity Claims of Young Children / Colin Macleod 8. Protecting Confessions of Faith and Securing Equality of Treatment for Religious Minorities in Education / 9. The Irreducibly Religious Content of Freedom of Religion / Jeremy Webber Notes on Contributors Index
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University of British Columbia Press From World Order to Global Disorder
Book SynopsisDemonstrates the profound effect of globalization on relations between the state, civil society, and markets, as well as on collective and individual rights.Trade Review"The French philosopher and activist, Jean Rostand, said: "It is horrible to see everything one detested in the past coming back wearing the colours of the future." Dorval Brunelle's wonderful new book explains how economic globalization has erased the international consensus for justice that emerged out of the horrors of World War II and exposes this new system for the regressive force it really is. - Maude Barlow, National Chairperson, Council of Canadians"Table of ContentsAbbreviations; Preface; Introduction 1 Building the Postwar Order 2 Welfare States and Social Rights 3 Internationalism versus Regionalism in the Cold War 4 Canada and the Cold War: The Shift to Regionalism 5 Canada-US Free Trade: From the Regional to the Global 6 Features of a Global Order 7 Consultation or Contention: Social Movements and Globalization Conclusion Notes; Bibliography; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Navigating Neoliberalism SelfDetermination and
Book SynopsisThis remarkable book argues that neoliberalism, which drives government policy concerning First Nations in Canada, can also drive self-determination -- including the Mikisew First Nation, which successfully exploited opportunities for greater autonomy and well-being that the current political and economic climate has presented.Trade ReviewMs. Slowey presents a highly thought-provoking treatise on the development of self governance for First Nations peoples and it will certainly be a useful resource for all aboriginals in their search for a desirable and workable solution to their demand for justice. Lawyers working through the land claims process towards indigenous governance will find this to be a valuable text. -- Ronald F. MacIsaac * Verdict, Issue 118 *Table of ContentsIntroductionAbbreviations1 Meeting Mikisew2 Neoliberalism Now3 Searching for Self-Determination4 The Politics of Change5 The Economics of Change6 Transforming First Nations GovernanceNotes; References; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Navigating Neoliberalism
Book SynopsisThis remarkable book argues that neoliberalism, which drives government policy concerning First Nations in Canada, can also drive self-determination -- including the Mikisew First Nation, which successfully exploited opportunities for greater autonomy and well-being that the current political and economic climate has presented.Trade ReviewMs. Slowey presents a highly thought-provoking treatise on the development of self governance for First Nations peoples and it will certainly be a useful resource for all aboriginals in their search for a desirable and workable solution to their demand for justice. Lawyers working through the land claims process towards indigenous governance will find this to be a valuable text. -- Ronald F. MacIsaac * Verdict, Issue 118 *Table of ContentsIntroductionAbbreviations1 Meeting Mikisew2 Neoliberalism Now3 Searching for Self-Determination4 The Politics of Change5 The Economics of Change6 Transforming First Nations GovernanceNotes; References; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Global Ordering
Book SynopsisThis innovative, interdisciplinary work explores key institutional fault lines between the tectonic plates of globalization and the insistent demands for individual and collective autonomy.Table of ContentsPreface1 Globalization, Autonomy, and Institutional Change / William D. Coleman, Louis W. Pauly, and Diana BrydonPart 1: Systemic Themes2 The United Nations, the Bretton Woods Institutions, and the Reconstruction of a Multilateral Order / Louis W. Pauly3 International Law, Dispute Settlement, and Autonomy / Guy Gensey and Gilbert R. Winham4 Agricultural Trade and the World Trade Organization / William D. Coleman5 World Heritage Sites and the Culture of the Commons / Caren Irr6 Fantasies at the International Whaling Commission: Management, Sustainability, Conservation / Petra Rethmann7 Globalization, Autonomy, and Global Institutions: Accounting for Accounting / Sarah Eaton and Tony Porter8 Transnational Law and Privatized Governance / A. Claire Cutler9 Transnational Actors and Global Social Welfare Policy: The Limits of Private Institutions in Global Governance / Michael Webb and Emily SinclairPart 2: Regional Variations10 Differentiated Autonomy: North America's Model of Transborder Governance / Stephen Clarkson11 Sovereignty Revisited: European Reconfigurations, Global Challenges, and Implications for Small States / Ulf Hedetoft12 Subsidiarity and Autonomy in the European Union / Ian Cooper13 Institutions of Arctic Ordering: The Cases of Greenland and Nunavut / Natalia Loukacheva14 Conclusion: Institutions, Autonomy, and Complexity / Louis W. PaulyNotes and Acknowledgments; Works Cited; Contributors; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Electing a Diverse Canada
Book SynopsisCovering eleven cities as well as Canada’s Parliament, this book presents the most extensive analysis to date of the electoral representation of immigrants, minorities, and women in Canada.Trade ReviewElecting a Diverse Canada all fit together seamlessly, and the editors do a tidy job of summing up the key findings of the contributing authors, as well as supplying a theoretical framework for the project in their introductory review of theories of representation. As a result, anybody studying issues of representation will find the collection useful. The volume would also be useful as supplementary reading in most courses related to Canadian elections, women and politics, and municipal politics, as well as acting as a foundational resource for individuals researching issues related to representation, the election of marginalized groups into government, or even those looking for profiles and background information about major Canadian cities. As the editors note, this volume is the first of its kind, and the authors ought to be applauded for their efforts. -- Amanda Bittner, Memorial University * Canadian Journal of Political Science *Table of ContentsTables and MapsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction / Caroline Andrew, John Biles, Myer Siemiatycki, and Erin Tolley1 Reputation and Representation: Reaching for Political Inclusion in Toronto / Myer Siemiatycki2 Diversity and Elected Officials in the City of Vancouver / Irene Bloemraad3 Political Representation of Minorities in the City of Montréal: Dream or Reality? / Carolle Simard4 More than Just Cowboys with White Hats: A Demographic Profile of Edmonton and Calgary / Shannon Sampert5 Our Unrepresentative but Somewhat Successful Capital: Electoral Representation in Ottawa / John Biles and Erin Tolley6 Many Faces, Few Places: The Political Under-Representation of Ethnic Minorities and Women in the City of Hamilton / Karen Bird7 Representation Deficits in Regina and Saskatoon / Joseph Garcea8 The Patterning of Political Representation in Halifax / Karen Bridget Murray, with the assistance of Michael Caverhill9 Diversity and Political Representation in Winnipeg / Brenda O’Neill and Jared J. Wesley10 Ethnoracial Minorities in the 38th Parliament: Patterns of Change and Continuity / Jerome H. BlackConclusionContributorsIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Empires and Autonomy
Book SynopsisThis collaborative study explores moments in the history of globalization and autonomy to provide insights into changes overtaking the contemporary world.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1 Introduction / Stephen M. Streeter, John C. Weaver, and William D. Coleman2 Tibet and the Chinese World-Empire / Timothy Brook3 Litigating for Freedom in the British Empire, 1815-22: The Universal and Local in Tension / John C. Weaver4 Ottoman Military and Social Transformations, 1826-28: Engagement and Resistance in a Moment of Global Imperialism / Virginia Aksani5 Wired Religion: Spiritualism and Telegraphic Globalization in the Nineteenth Century / Jeremy Stolow6 The Internationalization of Capital Then and Now: The Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries / Samir Saul7 Global Industrial Enclaves: Company Towns and Export-Processing Zones Compared, 1900-2000 / Neil White8 Freedom of the Ether or the Electromagnetic Commons? Globality, the Public Interest, and Multilateral Radio Negotiations in the 1920s / Daniel Gorman9 A Globalization Moment: Franklin D. Roosevelt in Casablanca (January 1943) and the Decolonization/Development Impulse / Ronald W. Pruessen10 Paradigm Shift and the Nuremberg Trials: The Emergence of the Individual as a Subject and Object of International Law / Adrian L. Jones11 The US-Led Globalization Project in the Third World: The Struggle for Hearts and Minds in Guatemala and Vietnam in the 1960s / Stephen M. Streeter12 A Globalizing Moment: The United Nations' Decades for Development and the North African Countries / Yassine Essid13 Snakes That Are Rainbows: Indigenous Worldviews and the Constitution of Autonomy / Ravi De Costa14 Globalization and US Empire: Moments in the Forging of the Global Turn / Ulf HedetoftNotes; Works Cited; Contributors; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Empires and Autonomy
Book SynopsisThis collaborative study explores moments in the history of globalization and autonomy to provide insights into changes overtaking the contemporary world.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1 Introduction / Stephen M. Streeter, John C. Weaver, and William D. Coleman2 Tibet and the Chinese World-Empire / Timothy Brook3 Litigating for Freedom in the British Empire, 1815-22: The Universal and Local in Tension / John C. Weaver4 Ottoman Military and Social Transformations, 1826-28: Engagement and Resistance in a Moment of Global Imperialism / Virginia Aksani5 Wired Religion: Spiritualism and Telegraphic Globalization in the Nineteenth Century / Jeremy Stolow6 The Internationalization of Capital Then and Now: The Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries / Samir Saul7 Global Industrial Enclaves: Company Towns and Export-Processing Zones Compared, 1900-2000 / Neil White8 Freedom of the Ether or the Electromagnetic Commons? Globality, the Public Interest, and Multilateral Radio Negotiations in the 1920s / Daniel Gorman9 A Globalization Moment: Franklin D. Roosevelt in Casablanca (January 1943) and the Decolonization/Development Impulse / Ronald W. Pruessen10 Paradigm Shift and the Nuremberg Trials: The Emergence of the Individual as a Subject and Object of International Law / Adrian L. Jones11 The US-Led Globalization Project in the Third World: The Struggle for Hearts and Minds in Guatemala and Vietnam in the 1960s / Stephen M. Streeter12 A Globalizing Moment: The United Nations' Decades for Development and the North African Countries / Yassine Essid13 Snakes That Are Rainbows: Indigenous Worldviews and the Constitution of Autonomy / Ravi De Costa14 Globalization and US Empire: Moments in the Forging of the Global Turn / Ulf HedetoftNotes; Works Cited; Contributors; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Environmental Conflict and Democracy in Canada
Book SynopsisThis path-breaking collection brings together environmental politics and democratic theory to reveal the deficits of citizenship and how democracy must be extended to achieve a socially just, ecologically sustainable society in Canada.Trade ReviewIn a review of three recent books on environmental policy, including Environmental Conflict and Democracy in Canada, Graeme Auld, Carleton University, School of Public Policy and Administration, says: "Taken together, these volumes are an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the complex challenges environmental problems, new and old, present, even in advanced industrial countries. * Review of Policy Research, Vol 28, Issue 1 *Table of ContentsPreface / Laurie E. Adkin1 Ecology, Citizenship, Democracy / Laurie E. Adkin2 Unsatisfactory Democracy: Conflict over Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Wheat / Peter Andrée and Lucy Sharratt3 Regulating Farm Pollution in Quebec: Environmentalists and the Union des producteurs agricoles Contest the Meaning of Sustainable Development / Nathalie Berny, Raymond Hudon, and Maxime Ouellet4 Modern Enclosure: Salmon Aquaculture and First Nations Resistance in British Columbia / Donna Harrison5 Fisheries Privatization versus Community-Based Management in Nova Scotia: Emerging Alliances between First Nations and Non-Native Fishers / Martha Stiegman6 First Nations, ENGOs, and Ontario’s Lands for Life Consultation Process / Patricia Ballamingie7 Participation, Information, and Forest Conflict in the Slocan Valley of British Columbia / Darren R. Bardati8 The Limits of Integrated Resource Management in Alberta for Aboriginal and Environmental Groups: The Northern East Slopes Sustainable Resource and Environmental Management Strategy / Colette Fluet and Naomi Krogman9 Environmental Conflict and Democracy in Bella Coola: Political Ecology on the Margins of Industria / William T. Hipwell10 Privatization, Deregulation, and Environmental Protection: The Case of Provincial Parks in Newfoundland and Labrador / Jim Overton11 Managing Conflict in Alberta: The Case of Forest Certification and Citizen Committees / John R. Parkins12 Beyond the Reach of Democracy? The University and Institutional Citizenship / Jason Found and R. Michael M’Gonigle13 The Myth of Citizen Participation: Waste Management in the Fundy Region of New Brunswick / Susan W. Lee14 Neo-liberalism, Water, and First Nations / Michael Mascarenhas15 Contesting Development, Democracy, and Justice in the Red Hill Valley / Jane Mulkewich and Richard Oddie16 Instant Gentrification: Social Inequality and Brownfields Redevelopment in Downtown Toronto / Cheryl Teelucksingh17 Taking a Stand in Exurbia: Environmental Movements to Preserve Nature and Resist Sprawl / Gerda R. Wekerle, L. Anders Sandberg, and Liette Gilbert18 Democracy from the Trenches: Environmental Conflicts and Ecological Citizenship / Laurie E. AdkinReferencesIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Canadas Voice
Book SynopsisCanada’s Voice is the first comprehensive biography of a diplomat and scholar who shaped foreign policy during Canada’s golden age as a middle power.Trade ReviewIt took one of the rising stars in the study of Canadian foreign policy – Adam Chapnick – to take on this task. The result is a tour de force. -- Duane Bratt, Mount Royal University * Canadian Foreign Policy *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1 The Early Years2 External Affairs’ New Golden Boy3 The Rising Star4 John Holmes’ Golden Age5 Descending through the Diefenbaker Era6 Ruin and Recovery7 Headfirst into the CIIA8 A Diplomat in Action9 1967: A Year of Transition10 Breaking Free from the Institute11 Freedom, Passion, and Frustration12 Older and Wiser13 Regrets and Renewal14 Saying GoodbyeNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Unsettled Legitimacy
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking work explores how the unsettling of legitimacy has affected the relationships between authority, power, and political community in local, regional, national, and global settings.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Autonomy, Legitimacy, and Power in an Era ofGlobalization / Steven Bernstein and William D. Coleman Part 1: Normative Foundations of Legitimacy and Autonomy 2 Citizenship as Agency within Communities of Shared Fate /Melissa S. Williams 3 Autonomy, Democracy, and Legitimacy: The Problem of NormativeFoundations / Ian Cooper 4 Cosmopolis or Empire? Metaphors of Globalization and theDescription of Legitimate Political Communities / NishaShah Part 2: Legitimacy – AccommodatingDifference and Autonomy 5 Governmental Rationalities and the Nation-State: James BayCree Indigenous Co-Governance, from Mercantilist Partnerships toNeoliberal Mechanisms / Harvey A. Feit 6 Protecting Our Resources: (Re)negotiating the Balance ofGovernance and Local Autonomy in Cooperative Natural ResourceManagement in Belize / Tara C. Goetze 7 Globalization, European Integration, and the NationalitiesQuestion / Michael Keating, John McGarry, and Margaret Moore 8 Challenging Legitimacy or Legitimate Challenges? MinorityEncounters with a State in Transition / Julie Sunday Part 3: Legitimacy, Autonomy, and Violence 9 Sovereignty Redux? Autonomy and Protection in MilitaryInterventions / Peter Nyers 10 From Ethnic Civil War to Global War: (De)legitimizingNarratives of Global Warfare and the Longing for Civility in Sri LankanFiction / Heike Härting Part 4: Legitimacy and Autonomy on Global and RegionalScales 11 An Airborne Disease: Globalization through African Eyes /Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann 12 The World Trade Organization: System under Stress / SylviaOstry 13 Governing the Electronic Commons: Globalization, Legitimacy,Autonomy, and the Internet / Leslie A. Pal 14 Contested Globalizations: Social Movements and the Struggle forGlobal Democracy / Jackie Smith 15 Conclusion / Steven Bernstein Notes and Acknowledgments Works Cited Contributors Index
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University of British Columbia Press Unsettled Legitimacy
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking work explores how the unsettling of legitimacy has affected the relationships between authority, power, and political community in local, regional, national, and global settings.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Autonomy, Legitimacy, and Power in an Era ofGlobalization / Steven Bernstein and William D. Coleman Part 1: Normative Foundations of Legitimacy and Autonomy 2 Citizenship as Agency within Communities of Shared Fate /Melissa S. Williams 3 Autonomy, Democracy, and Legitimacy: The Problem of NormativeFoundations / Ian Cooper 4 Cosmopolis or Empire? Metaphors of Globalization and theDescription of Legitimate Political Communities / NishaShah Part 2: Legitimacy – AccommodatingDifference and Autonomy 5 Governmental Rationalities and the Nation-State: James BayCree Indigenous Co-Governance, from Mercantilist Partnerships toNeoliberal Mechanisms / Harvey A. Feit 6 Protecting Our Resources: (Re)negotiating the Balance ofGovernance and Local Autonomy in Cooperative Natural ResourceManagement in Belize / Tara C. Goetze 7 Globalization, European Integration, and the NationalitiesQuestion / Michael Keating, John McGarry, and Margaret Moore 8 Challenging Legitimacy or Legitimate Challenges? MinorityEncounters with a State in Transition / Julie Sunday Part 3: Legitimacy, Autonomy, and Violence 9 Sovereignty Redux? Autonomy and Protection in MilitaryInterventions / Peter Nyers 10 From Ethnic Civil War to Global War: (De)legitimizingNarratives of Global Warfare and the Longing for Civility in Sri LankanFiction / Heike Härting Part 4: Legitimacy and Autonomy on Global and RegionalScales 11 An Airborne Disease: Globalization through African Eyes /Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann 12 The World Trade Organization: System under Stress / SylviaOstry 13 Governing the Electronic Commons: Globalization, Legitimacy,Autonomy, and the Internet / Leslie A. Pal 14 Contested Globalizations: Social Movements and the Struggle forGlobal Democracy / Jackie Smith 15 Conclusion / Steven Bernstein Notes and Acknowledgments Works Cited Contributors Index
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University of British Columbia Press The Business of Women
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study of women entrepreneurs in early twentieth-century British Columbia.Trade Review…Buddle offers rich insights into the characteristics of female self-employment during this period, and lays the groundwork for future explorations of gender and business in Canada…this important book is thus recommended reading for those interested in the history of gender, labour, business, and British Columbia. -- Tina Block * BC Studies, Winter 2011 *Table of Contents1 Businesswomen in British Columbia2 The Marriage of Business and Women: Family Status and Entrepreneurship in British Columbia3 Careers for Women: Sex Segregation in Self-Employment4 “They are quick, alert, clear-eyed business girls”: The Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of British Columbia5 “You have to think like a man and act like a lady”: Gender, Class, and BusinesswomenConclusion: “Darkened by family obligations”: Reflections on the Business of WomenAppendicesNotes; Bibliography; Index
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University of British Columbia Press So Near Yet So Far
Book SynopsisThis book provides an in-depth look at the multiple dimensions of CanadaUS relations in the areas of politics, security, trade, and energy, with a particular emphasis on the period since 9/11.Trade ReviewGeoffrey Hale’s So Near Yet So Far offers an original look at the public and behind-the-scenes work of Canada-US relations, but it’s probably not a pool-side read for a holiday vacation. Hale’s informative work reads more like a textbook, suited for the trade, foreign policy, and energy and resource buffs…[it] is a thoughtfully-organized read, using short chapters, concise lists and tightly-written conclusions to drive Hale’s points home. -- Michelle Zilio * iPolitics *Hale has…composed a thorough assessment of what he calls: “the three dimensions of Canada–U.S. Relations”; the political and procedural elements of the relationship; and a detailed examination of four policy fields. Highly recommended. * Inside Queen’s Park Newsletter, For Your Bookshelf *So Near Yet So Far invites readers to rethink our relationship with an open mind, stripped of smugness or “ideological agendas.” -- Holly Doan * Blacklock's Reporter *Hale’s book is a useful commentary on the history of the bilateral relationship, and an often insightful analysis of recent and current issues…overall, an informative study of an important relationship. -- G.A. McBeath, University of Alaska Fairbanks * Choice, Vol 50, No 6 *His research is comprehensive and his understanding of both countries impressive, his drafting crystalline and at times engagingly witty…he addresses with great sophistication, and amusingly, the political-strategic, trade-commercial and the psychological cultural dimensions of a relationship that has always risked inspiring fear and loathing in Canada and indifference and neglect in the United States…he is excellent on the challenges Canada faces in engaging key U.S. actors, including the administration of the day and Congress, and the instruments Canada has developed to promote its interests in the United States…Hale’s is a “must read” for any new provincial premier in Canada (and relevant political and bureaucratic colleagues). -- David Malone * Literary Review of Canada *Table of Contents1 Introduction: The Elephant and the Beaver – Proximity and Distance in PerspectivePart 1: Three Dimensions of Canada–US Relations2 Guns, Globes, and Gardening: The Political–Strategic Dimension3 Multi-Level Games: The Trade–Commercial Dimension4 Neighbo(u)rs, Friends, and Strangers: The Psychological–Cultural DimensionPart 2: Tactics and Strategies – Political and Procedural Dimensions5 Governing from the Centre? Political and Policy Coordination in the Management of Canada–US Relations6 Network Diplomacy: Engaging the Executive Branch7 Canada and Congress8 Canadian Public Diplomacy in the United States: Promoting Canadian Interests, Fostering Networks of Interest9 Beyond the Beltway: Federalism, Regionalism, and Cross-Border RelationsPart 3: Specific Policy Fields10 Smart Borders or Thicker Borders? Homeland Security and Public Safety Policies11 Security, Facilitation, and the Border: Strategic Drift, Operational Segmentation12 “Just a Trade Dispute?” Proximity and Distance from Different Perspectives13 Shared Energy, Shared Energies? Engaging American Energy Policies in a North American Context14 Conclusion: Managing Bilateral Relations in an Evolving North AmericaNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Rooted Cosmopolitanism
Book SynopsisCan national loyalties be reconciled with larger commitments to global well-being?Table of ContentsIntroduction: Rooted Cosmopolitanism: Canada and the World / Will Kymlicka and Kathryn Walker Part 1: The Theory of Rooted Cosmopolitanism 1 Cosmopolitanism and Patriotism / Kok-Chor Tan 2 A Defence of Moderate Cosmopolitanism and/or Moderate Liberal Nationalism / Patti Lenard and Margaret Moore 3 Universality and Particularity in the National Question in Quebec / Joseph-Yvon Thériault 4 Rooted Cosmopolitanism: Unpacking the Arguments / Daniel Weinstock 5 We Are All Compatriots / Charles Blattberg Part 2: The Practice of Rooted Cosmopolitanism 6 Cosmopolitanizing Cosmopolitanism? Cosmopolitan Claims-Making, Interculturalism, and the Bouchard-Taylor Report / Scott Schaffer 7 A World of Strangers or a World of Relationships? The Value of Care Ethics in Migration Research and Policy / Yasmeen Abu-Laban 8 The Doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect: A Failed Expression of Cosmopolitanism / Howard Adelman 9 Climate Change and the Challenge of Canadian Global Citizenship / Robert Paehlke Index
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University of British Columbia Press Elusive Destiny
Book SynopsisThis definitive biography of a major Canadian political figure provides a new perspective on federal politics from the 1960s through the 1980s and gives John Turner his rightful place in Canadian history.Trade Review"Finally, at 82, Turner's life and career in politics receive appropriate recognition in Elusive Destiny, a biography by Carleton University historian Paul Litt that is one of the best Canadian political books of the year." -- L. Ian MacDonald * London Free Press *Former prime minister John Turner’s life and career receive appropriate recognition in Elusive Destiny: The Political Vocation of John Napier Turner, one of the best Canadian political books of the year. -- L. Ian MacDonald * Montreal Gazette *Exhaustively detailed and based on interviews with key people, including Turner himself, the book provides the first complete account of a man whose rise and fall still stands as one of Canada's most intriguing political stories. -- Mark Kennedy * Postmedia News *New biography of Turner ... is a valuable, new addition to that recorded history ... the book chronicles Turner’s political career through some powerful Liberal highs and lows of the latter half of the 20th century. -- Susan Delacourt * The Toronto Star *If John Turner had been elected prime minister, Canada would be an entirely different country ... there would never have been a Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, the Bloc Québécois and Reform parties would likely not have been formed and ‘the fiscal base for Canadian social democracy would have been stronger and social programs better preserved under a Turner administration,’ according to a new biography on the former prime minister by Carleton University professor Paul Litt. -- Bea Vongdouangchanh * The Hill Times *A compelling biography of a tragic political figure ... [and] an important history of Canadian politics in the 1970s and 1980s and, most important, chronicled the first years of the decades-long self-immolation of a once-great political party. -- John Ibbitson * The Globe and Mail *"With the advantage of time and the depth of Litt's book, the accusations that Turner was yesterday's man by the late 1980s seem more accurate than ever, especially given a media environment closer in time and tone to the Kardashian-Humphries wedding than the Kennedy-Nixon debate." -- Dan Rowe * Quill and Quire *Is it time to revisit the record of John Turner? Thanks to biographer Paul Litt, and his new book on John Turner, the answer is yes. -- Michael Harris * iPolitics *Table of ContentsForeword by John EnglishIntroduction: The Right Man at the Wrong TimePART 1: LIBERAL APPRENTICE, 1929-681 The Making of an Extrovert2 Circling Home3 Getting Ahead in Canadian Politics4 Shoals of Candidacy5 Close to PowerPART 2: MASTER POLITICIAN, 1968-796 Driving the Omnibus7 Implementing the Just Society8 Apprehended Insurrection9 Intranational Diplomacy10 Shokku1 1 The Price of Gas12 Stalking Stagflation13 Citizen TurnerPART 3: LEADERSHIP, 1979-8814 A Myth and a Muddle15 Oiling the Tinman16 Prime Minister for a Day17 Things Fall Apart18 The Road Back19 Participatory Democracy20 Creature from the Black Lagoon21 Image, Substance, and Subversion22 Mad Dog and BusinessmenConclusion: Legacies and Might-Have-BeensNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Targeted Transnationals
Book SynopsisThis book shows how, in the post-9/11 era, Arab Canadians have become “targeted transnationals” through racialized immigration and security policies as well as negative media representations that legitimize their homogenization and racialization.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Arab Canadians as Targeted Transnationals / Jenna Hennebry and Bessma MomaniPart 1: State Practices and Policies1 “Arab” Migration to Canada: Far from Monolithic / Jenna Hennebry and Zainab Amery2 The Securitization and Racialization of Arabs in Canada’s Immigration and Citizenship Policies / Zainab Amery3 Creeping beyond Balance? Reconciling Security and Human Rights in Uncertain Times / Andrew S. Thompson4 On the Borderlines of Human and Citizen: The Liminal (italics) State of Arab Canadians / Yasmeen Abu-LabanPart 2: Intersecting Discourses (this should be in italics) and Representations5 Multiculturalism and Discrimination in Canada and Quebec: The Case of Arabs and Muslims / Rachad Antonius, Micheline Labelle, and François Rocher6 A Mediated Relationship: Media Representations of Arabs and Muslims as a Political Process / Rachad Antonius7 “Framing” the Toronto 18: Government Experts (this should be in italics, too), Corporate Media, and the Orientalizing of the Other / Jeremy D. KowalskiPart 3: Voices and Resistance8 Contesting Arab and Muslim Representations in Private Television and Radio in Canada: The Role and Decisions of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council / Dina Salha9 Media and the (De)Construction of Al-Ghorba for Arab Canadians / Aliaa Dakroury10 “How Do We Speak?” The Casting Out of the Canadian Arab Federation / Wafaa HasanConclusion: From Targeted Transnationals to Transnational Citizens / Jenna HennebryNotesReferencesIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Selling Sex
Book SynopsisA diverse and comprehensive dialogue between sex workers, advocates, and researchers that looks at sex work in a new way.Trade ReviewA unique collection of sex workers and their allies describing and defending a timely subject. A very insightful read. -- Maria Nengeh Mensah, professor, School of Social Work, Université du Québec à MontréalAs a Canadian sex worker, I know too well how hard it can be to find a balanced, nuanced analysis of the lived experiences of people in my profession and the complex legal and social realities we encounter. Selling Sex proved to be a notable exception ... this book is invaluable as a resource to help people understand the complexities of the sex trade and to see the people who work within it as competent and capable of making their own decisions, rather than victims in need of rescue or deviants in need of punishment and control. -- Kamala Mara * Canadian Dimension *Selling Sex is an impressive testament to the agency, activism, and theorizing of sex workers, drawing from a multiplicity of viewpoints, including trans, male, youth, and Indigenous experiences. It importantly shines light on histories of sex work, the politics of regulation, and organizing for change in Canada and is a critical intervention into debates on feminism, anti-racism, and decolonization. A deeply insightful collection and a vital new contribution to the field of sex work studies. -- Kamala Kempadoo, professor of Social Science at York University and co-editor of Global Sex Workers: Rights, Resistance and RedefinitionIntellectually stimulating, emotionally engaging and beautifully written, Selling sex: Experience, advocacy and research on sex work in Canada weaves together the diverse voices and perspectives of sex workers, academics, and activists to present a multilayered, complex, and rich understanding of sex work practice, research, policy, and political organizing. This collection of chapters centers the lived experiences of sex workers who are experts in their own lives and who are critical to the knowledge production about sex work.I highly recommend this refreshing and inspiring book that positions itself as a form of activism and resistance against sensationalistic and mainstream narratives of sex work. It challenges unidimentional notions of sex work by highlighting often silenced communities, including male, trans, youth, and indigenous sex trade workers. This collection of voices is an essential read for anyone working in a practice setting with sex workers, for students engaging in a critical analysis of sex work, for researchers committed to privileging the lived experiences of marginalized communities, and for those interested advancing their human rights and engaging in activism for social change. -- Moshoula Capous-Desyllas, California State University Northridge * Affilia *The breadth of ethnographic data and theoretical insights explored in Selling Sex makes it an excellent resource for most courses in sociology, law, gender and sexuality studies, criminology, and anthropology interested in deconstructing the contingent nature of sexuality, labor, and gender identity, and its intersection with various state agencies and other mechanisms of regulation. Similarly, the timely nature of this publication in relation to the Bedford decision situates this text, and the contributing authors, as influential authorities on sex work research in the post-Bedford era. -- Marcus A. Sibley, Carleton University * Canadian Review of Sociology *Table of ContentsIntroduction / Emily van der Meulen, Elya M. Durisin, and Victoria LovePart 1: Realities, Experiences, and Perspectives1 Work, Sex, or Theatre? A Brief History of Toronto Strippers and Sex Work Identity / Deborah Clipperton2 Myths and Realities of Male Sex Work: A Personal Perspective / River Redwood3 Champagne, Strawberries, and Truck-Stop Motels: On Subjectivity and Sex Work / Victoria Love4 Trans Sex Workers: Negotiating Sex, Gender, and Non-Normative Desire / Tor Fletcher5 We Speak for Ourselves: Anti-Colonial and Self-Determined Responses to Young People Involved in the Sex Trade / JJ6 Decolonizing Sex Work: Developing an Intersectional Indigenous Approach / Sarah Hunt7 Transitioning Out of Sex Work: Exploring Sex Workers’ Experiences and Perspectives / Tuulia LawPart 2: Organizing and Social Change8 Working for Change: Sex Workers in the Union Struggle / Jenn Clamen, Kara Gillies, and Trish Salah9 Overcoming Challenges: Vancouver’s Sex Worker Movement / Joyce Arthur, Susan Davis, and Esther Shannon10 Né dans le Redlight: The Sex Workers’ Movement in Montreal / Anna-Louise Crago and Jenn Clamen11 Stepping All Over the Stones: Negotiating Feminism and Harm Reduction in Halifax / Gayle MacDonald, Leslie Ann Jeffrey, Karolyn Martin, and Rene Ross12 Are Feminists Leaving Women Behind? The Casting of Sexually Assaulted and Sex-Working Women / Jane Doe13 Going ’round Again: The Persistence of Prostitution-Related Stigma / Jacqueline Lewis, Frances M. Shaver, and Eleanor Maticka-TyndalePart 3: The Politics of Regulation14 Regulating Women’s Sexuality: Social Movements and Internal Exclusion / Michael Goodyear and Cheryl Auger15 Crown Expert-Witness Testimony in Bedford v. Canada: Evidence-Based Argument or Victim-Paradigm Hyperbole? / John Lowman16 Repeat Performance? Human Trafficking and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games / Annalee Lepp17 A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Canadian Anti-Pimping Law and How It Harms Sex Workers / Kara Gillies18 Still Punishing to “Protect”: Youth Prostitution Law and Policy Reform / Steven Bittle19 To Serve and Protect? Structural Stigma, Social Profiling, and the Abuse of Police Power in Ottawa / Chris Bruckert and Stacey Hannem20 Beyond the Criminal Code: Municipal Licensing and Zoning Bylaws / Emily van der Meulen and Mariana ValverdeAfterword / Alan YoungIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Stalled
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the representation of women in elected and appointed office in Canada to explain why gender parity remains elusive.Trade ReviewThis book is a must-read for people interested in Canadian history, gender, and electoral politics in Canada. I cannot say enough about Stalled: The Representation of Women in Canadian Govenrments, which includes chapters written by well-known scholars, features a strong cross-section of expertise in Canadian political science, covers virtually every province and territory, and contains the different constituent groups within a Canadian context ... Well written and appropriate for lay and academic audiences, Stalled is the perfect addition to classes in gender and politics, to upperdivision courses in comparative politics focused on the status of 'women and politics, and to Canadian history courses. -- Janni Aragon * BC Studies, Spring 2015 *Table of ContentsForeword – Women, Power, Politics: Surveying the Canadian Landscape / Sylvia BashevkinIntroduction: The Road to Gender Parity / Manon Tremblay, Jane Arscott, and Linda Trimble1 Truly More Accessible to Women than the Legislature? Women in Municipal Politics / Manon Tremblay and Anne Mévellec2 The Alberta Advantage? Women in Alberta Politics / Brenda O’Neill3 When Numerical Gains Are Not Enough: Women in British Columbia Politics / Jocelyne Praud4 Complacency and Gender Silence: Women in Manitoba Politics / Shannon Sampert5 A Province at the Back of the Pack: Women in New Brunswick Politics / Joanna Everitt6 A Laggard No More? Women in Newfoundland and Labrador Politics / Amanda Bittner and Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant7 Electoral Breakthrough: Women in Nova Scotia Politics / Louise Carbert and Naomi Black8 Breaking the Holding Pattern? Women in Ontario Politics / Tracey Raney9 Getting Women’s Names on the Ballot: Women in Prince Edward Island Politics / John Crossley10 Hitting a Glass Ceiling? Women in Quebec Politics / Manon Tremblay11 A Prairie Plateau: Women in Saskatchewan Politics / Loleen Berdahl12 In the Presence of Northern Aboriginal Women? Women in Territorial Politics / Graham White13 Slow to Change: Women in the House of Commons / Lisa Young14 “Way Past That Era Now?” Women in the Canadian Senate / Stephanie Mullen, with the collaboration of Manon Tremblay and Linda TrimbleConclusion: A Few More Women / Linda Trimble, Manon Tremblay, and Jane ArscottIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Segmented Cities
Book SynopsisThis book examines how urbanization and pluralization are shaping the world's cities and what can be done to encourage integration and minimize ethnic and nationalist tensions.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Ethnic and Nationalist Politics in a Global and Urban World / Kristin R. Good, Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos, and Luc TurgeonPart 1: Globalization, Scale, and the Political Economy of Ethnically Plural “World Cities”1 Adding Human Diversity to Urban Political Economy Analysis: The Case of Russia / Blair A. Ruble2 Citizenship and Livelihood Struggles in Turbulent Times: The City and Ethnic Politics in Postcolonial Africa / Dickson Eyoh3 Gentrification, Social Mix, and the Immigrant-Reception Function of Inner-City Neighbourhoods: Evidence from Canadian Globalizing Cities / Alan Walks4 Globalization, Immigration, and Ethnoburbs / Wan Yu and Wei LiPart 2: Ethnolinguistic Configurations and Relations in Segmented Cities5 Cape Town’s “World-Class” Segregation / David A. McDonald6 Segmented Cities: Ethnic Conflict, Geographical Scale, and the Politics of Explanation / David Ley7 Immigrant Inclusion and Linguistic Struggle in the Brussels-Capital Region / Yoann Veny and Dirk JacobsPart 3: Managing Diversity through Local Institutions and Processes of Urban Governance8 Jerusalem: Conflict in the City of Peace / David Cameron9 Managing Multicultural Cities in Divided Countries / Scott A. Bollens10 Social Cohesion and Democratic Voice: Paths to Political Incorporation / Susan E. Clarke and Keeley W. StokesConclusion: Cities as Dynamic Sites of Integration and Segmentation / Luc Turgeon, Kristin R. Good, and Triadafilos TriadafilopoulosIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Canadas Global Villagers CUSO in Development
Book SynopsisAn authoritative history of an organization that engaged thousands of young Canadians in the practice and politics of international development.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1 “Fine Young Canadians”: Visionaries and Volunteers in CUSO’s First Decade2 A Passage to India: Early Lessons in Development3 “Development Is Disturbance”: Change, Politics, and Conflict in CUSO’s 1970s4 “Big Is Beautiful?”: The Challenges of Serving in Nigeria5 “Involvement That Lasts a Lifetime”: Returned Volunteers and Canadian SocietyConclusion: “Gnat against Elephant” and “The Time of Our Lives”A Note on Sources and AcknowledgmentsAppendices; Notes; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Staging Corruption
Book SynopsisIn late 1995, the drama Heaven Above (Cangtian zaishang) debuted on Chinese TV. Featuring a villainous high-ranking government official, it was the first in a series of wildly popular corruption dramas that riveted the nation. In Staging Corruption, Ruoyun Bai looks at the rise, fall, and reincarnation of these dramas and the ways in which they express the collective dreams and nightmares of China in the market-reform era. She also considers how these dramas as products of the interplay between television stations, production companies, media regulation, and political censorship unveil complicated relationships between power, media, and society. Her book will be essential reading for those following China''s ongoing struggles with the highly volatile issue of political and social nepotism.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Chinese Television Dramas: An Overview2 Corruption Dramas as a Mediated Space: CCTV, Intellectuals, and the Market3 Censorship, Governance Crisis, and Moral Regulation4 Anti-Corruption Melodrama and Competing Discourses5 Cynicism as a Dominant Way of Seeing6 Speaking of the “Desirable” Corrupt Official: A Case StudyConclusionAppendix: Selected Corruption Drama Titles; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Staging Corruption Chinese Television and
Book SynopsisA study of the television dramas about government corruption that became hugely popular in the mid-1990s and their reflection of China’s post-Socialist anxieties.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Chinese Television Dramas: An Overview2 Corruption Dramas as a Mediated Space: CCTV, Intellectuals, and the Market3 Censorship, Governance Crisis, and Moral Regulation4 Anti-Corruption Melodrama and Competing Discourses5 Cynicism as a Dominant Way of Seeing6 Speaking of the “Desirable” Corrupt Official: A Case StudyConclusionAppendix: Selected Corruption Drama Titles; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Immigration Canada
Book SynopsisAn essential primer for readers interested in tracing the development and dynamics of Canada’s immigration program and understanding the impact of recent federal reforms on Canadian society.Trade ReviewWith careful attention to the disparate and often contradictory arguments about the usefulness of immigration – and by extension immigrants – to the nation, Immigration Canada rethinks and reframes notions of citizenship and settlement in an increasingly transnational age. -- Rachel Wong, York University * British Journal of Canadian Studies *Table of ContentsPrefacePart 1: Reappraising Migration1 Twenty-First-Century Migration: Canada in the New Global Reality2 Global Migration, International Migrants: Patterns, Perspectives, ParadoxesPart 2: Immigration Canada3 Who Got In? Who Gets In? Continuity and Change in Canada’s Immigration Program4 Recalibrating Canada’s Immigration Program: Customizing Immigrants, Commodifying Migrant Labour5 Canada’s Refugee Status Determination Process: Controversies, Challenges, Changes6 American Exceptionalism: Contesting Immigration, Confounding ImmigrantsPart 3: Experiencing Immigration, Immigrant Experiences7 Assessing Immigration: Costs and Benefits, Impacts and Effects, Perceptions and Realities8 Immigrant Experiences: The Good, the Bad, and the Hopeful9 Integrating Immigrants: Inclusive Multiculturalism as Immigrant GovernancePart 4: Repositioning Immigrant Governance – Negotiating a New Global Migration Order10 Rethinking Immigrant Governance: The Challenges of Complex Diversity11 Customizing Citizenship: Recalibrating Identity and Belonging in a Postnational Canada12 Rethinking Immigration, Reframing Immigrants: Evolving Realities, Emerging Challenges, Shifting DiscoursesNotesReferencesIndex
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University of British Columbia Press The Strategic Constitution
Book SynopsisHistorically, Canada's Constitution has been principally viewed as a federal framework or a rights bulwark. This book offers a brand new interpretation. The Strategic Constitution, as proposed by Irvin Studin, can be a framework for Canada to project strategic power in the world. This framework lays the foundations for a new school of Canadian constitutional scholarship.Studin begins by reducing the Constitution to its strategically relevant essentials or building blocks. He then provides a wide-ranging audit of the Constitution in terms of its implications for so-called factors of strategic power: the military, diplomacy, executive potency, natural resources, the economy, strategic communications, and the national population. He later applies the Strategic Constitution framework to four policy case studies: Canadian regional leadership in the Americas; bona fide war (as in Afghanistan); Arctic sovereignty; and counterterrorism.Provocative and well-argued, this book maTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: The Conceptual Framework for Assessing Canadian Strategic Power in Constitutional Terms1 Framing Some Key Concepts2 Diplomacy3 The Military4 Government, or Pure Executive Potency5 Natural Resources (and Food)6 National Economic Might7 Communications8 Population9 The Strategic Constitution as Conceptual and Analytical FrameworkPart 2: Applying the Conceptual Framework: Four Policy Case StudiesCase Study A: Canadian Strategic Leadership in the AmericasCase Study B: Bona Fide WarCase Study C: Arctic SovereigntyCase Study D: National Security-CounterterrorismConclusionBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press The Strategic Constitution Understanding
Book SynopsisBridging the solitudes of constitutional law and international relations, this book offers a brand new interpretation of Canada’s Constitution.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: The Conceptual Framework for Assessing Canadian Strategic Power in Constitutional Terms1 Framing Some Key Concepts2 Diplomacy3 The Military4 Government, or Pure Executive Potency5 Natural Resources (and Food)6 National Economic Might7 Communications8 Population9 The Strategic Constitution as Conceptual and Analytical FrameworkPart 2: Applying the Conceptual Framework: Four Policy Case StudiesCase Study A: Canadian Strategic Leadership in the AmericasCase Study B: Bona Fide WarCase Study C: Arctic SovereigntyCase Study D: National Security-CounterterrorismConclusionBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Political Communication in Canada
Book SynopsisThis timely volume explores how Canadian political institutions, the media, and citizens are adapting to a fast-evolving media environment and the effects this is having on Canadian democracy.Trade Review...the book offers to a range of interested readers an engaging array of studies of recent media data that are presented in a coherent and focused manner. Such a cutting-edge collection will surely prove to be indispensable reading for researchers in political science, media, communication, Canadian studies, and other fields for many years to come. -- Rachelle Vessey, Newcastle University * British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 29 No. 1, Spring 2016 *Table of ContentsPart 1: Communication by Canadian Political Institutions1 The Triangulation of Canadian Political Communication / Tamara A. Small, Thierry Giasson, and Alex Marland2 The Governing Party and the Permanent Campaign / Anna Esselment3 Cognitive Effects of Televised Political Advertising in Canada / Pénélope Daignault4 The Branding of a Prime Minister: Digital Information Subsidies and the Image Management of Stephen Harper / Alex Marland5 Selling Social Democracy: Branding the Political Left in Canada / Jared J. Wesley and Mike Moyes6 The Not-So Social Network: The Use of Twitter by Canada’s Party Leaders / Tamara A. SmallPart 2: Canadian Political News Media7 The Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery: Still Relevant or Relic of Another Time? / Daniel J. Paré and Susan Delacourt8 Setting the Agenda? A Case Study of Newspaper Coverage of the 2006 Canadian Election Campaign / Elisabeth Gidengil9 Playing along New Rules: Personalized Politics in a 24/7 Mediated World / Mireille Lalancette, with Alex Drouin and Catherine Lemarier-Saulnier10 The Mass Media and Welfare Policy Framing: A Study in Policy Definition / Adam Mahon, Andrea Lawlor, and Stuart SorokaPart 3: Political Communication and Canadian Citizens11 Opportunities Missed: Non-Profit Public Communication and Advocacy in Canada / Georgina C. Grosenick12 Blogging, Partisanship, and Political Participation in Canada / Thierry Giasson, Harold Jansen, and Royce Koop13 “We Like This”: The Impact of News Websites’ Consensus Information on Political Attitudes / J. Scott Matthews and Denver McNeney14 Political Communication and Marketing in Canada: Challenges for Democracy / Alex Marland, Thierry Giasson, and Tamara A. SmallGlossary; References; Contributors; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Comparing Canada
Book SynopsisThis book examines how political scientists apply diverse comparative strategies to better understand Canadian political life.Trade ReviewThis is a noteworthy edited collection which illustrates the benefits of comparative studies in political science in Canada. It will appeal more to specialist readers than general readers as some of the chapters are quite theoretical, but it is nevertheless highly recommended. -- Jatinder Mann, University of Alberta * British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 29 No. 2, Fall 2016 *Table of Contents1 Introduction / Luc TurgeonPart 1: The Politics of Diversity2 Framing Self-Determination: The Politics of Indigenous Rights in Canada and the United States / Martin Papillon3 The Management of Nationalism in Canada and Spain / André Lecours4 The Comparative Study of Race: Census Politics in Canada, the United States, and Great Britain / Debra ThompsonPart 2: Political Mobilization5 The Comparative Study of Canadian Voting Behaviour / Éric Bélanger and Laura B. Stephenson6 Canadian Immigrant Electoral Support in Comparative Perspective / Stephen White and Antoine Bilodeau7 Between Hope and Fear: Comparing the Emotional Landscapes of the Autism Movement in Canada and the United States / Michael Orsini and Sarah Marie WiebePart 3: Political Institutions and Public Policy8 Parliamentary Politics and Legislative Behaviour / Jean-François Godbout9 Comparing Federations: Testing the Model of Market-Preserving Federalism on Canada, Australia, and the United States / Jennifer Wallner and Gerard W. Boychuk10 Climate Compared: Sub-Federal Dominance on a Global Issue / David Houle, Erick Lachapelle, and Barry G. Rabe11 Putting Canadian Social Policy in a Comparative Perspective / Rianne Mahon and Daniel Béland12 Economic Development Policies in Ontario and Quebec: Thinking about Structures of Representation / Peter Graefe13 Governing Immigrant Attraction and Retention in Halifax and Moncton: Do Linguistic Divisions Impede Cooperation? / Kristin R. Good14 Conclusion / Martin Papillon, Luc Turgeon, Jennifer Wallner, and Stephen WhiteIndex
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University of British Columbia Press The Proposal Economy Neoliberal Citizenship in
Book SynopsisThis book, based on extended ethnographic and multi-method research in a small town in Canada, adds new perspectives on the ways that citizenship is produced and reproduced under conditions of neoliberalism.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Ontario’s Most Historic Town2 Placing Cobalt3 Citizenship and Local Government4 Reluctant Regionalists5 The Proposal EconomyPostscriptAppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Canadian Democracy from the Ground Up
Book SynopsisThe first of its kind, this book approaches the “democratic deficit” by assessing the performance of Parliament and the media in light of Canadians’ perceptions and expectations of their democracy.Table of ContentsForeword / Michael MacMillan and Alison LoatIntroduction / Elisabeth Gidengil and Heather Bastedo1 Attitudes toward Democratic Norms and Practices: Canada in Comparative Perspective / Lawrence LeDuc and Jon H. Pammett2 Canadians’ Evaluations of MPs: Performance Matters / Nick Ruderman3 Repertoire-Building or Elite-Challenging? Understanding Political Engagement in Canada / Michael A. Painter-Main4 Outsiders: Agency and the Non-Engaged / Heather Bastedo, Wayne Chu, and Jane Hilderman5 Media and Political Inequality / Quinn Albaugh and Christopher Waddell6 The Story behind the Story: Evaluating the Content of Political News / Heather Bastedo, Quinn Albaugh, and Alex Marland7 Social Media and Agenda Setting / Wayne Chu and Fred Fletcher8 Representing Canadians: Is the 41st Parliament Still a Vertical Mosaic? / Livianna Tossutti and Jane Hilderman9 MPs on the Home Front: How Constituency Characteristics Influence Representational Approaches / Munroe Eagles, Royce Koop, and Alison Loat10 Democratic Responsiveness in the House of Commons / Kelly Blidook11 A Tale of Two Perspectives: Election Promises and Government Actions in Canada / François PétryConclusion: Taking Stock of Canadian Democracy from the Ground Up / Elisabeth Gidengil and Heather BastedoAppendix: Samara 2012 Citizens’ Survey MethodologyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Canadian Democracy from the Ground Up
Book SynopsisThe first of its kind, this book approaches the democratic deficit by assessing the performance of Parliament and the media in light of Canadians' perceptions and expectations of their democracy.Table of ContentsForeword / Michael MacMillan and Alison LoatIntroduction / Elisabeth Gidengil and Heather Bastedo1 Attitudes toward Democratic Norms and Practices: Canada in Comparative Perspective / Lawrence LeDuc and Jon H. Pammett2 Canadians’ Evaluations of MPs: Performance Matters / Nick Ruderman3 Repertoire-Building or Elite-Challenging? Understanding Political Engagement in Canada / Michael A. Painter-Main4 Outsiders: Agency and the Non-Engaged / Heather Bastedo, Wayne Chu, and Jane Hilderman5 Media and Political Inequality / Quinn Albaugh and Christopher Waddell6 The Story behind the Story: Evaluating the Content of Political News / Heather Bastedo, Quinn Albaugh, and Alex Marland7 Social Media and Agenda Setting / Wayne Chu and Fred Fletcher8 Representing Canadians: Is the 41st Parliament Still a Vertical Mosaic? / Livianna Tossutti and Jane Hilderman9 MPs on the Home Front: How Constituency Characteristics Influence Representational Approaches / Munroe Eagles, Royce Koop, and Alison Loat10 Democratic Responsiveness in the House of Commons / Kelly Blidook11 A Tale of Two Perspectives: Election Promises and Government Actions in Canada / François PétryConclusion: Taking Stock of Canadian Democracy from the Ground Up / Elisabeth Gidengil and Heather BastedoAppendix: Samara 2012 Citizens’ Survey MethodologyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Reviving Social Democracy
Book SynopsisFocused on the NDP’s stunning 2011 breakthrough as Canada’s Official Opposition, this volume traces the party’s history from its emergence in the 1960s through moments of modernization and ideological refinement to its current presence in Canada.Table of ContentsIntroduction / Lynda Erickson and David LaycockPart 1: Setting the Stage1 Party History and Electoral Fortunes, 1961-2003 / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock2 Building for a Breakthrough: The Layton Years, 2003-11 / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock3 The NDP and Quebec / Lynda Erickson and David Laycock4 Modernizing the Party / David Laycock and Lynda EricksonPart 2: The Ideological Evolution of the Party5 Conceptual Foundations of Continuity and Change in NDP Ideology / David Laycock6 Ideological Evolution of the Federal Party, as Seen through Its Election Campaign Manifestos / François PetryPart 3: Party Activists, Leaders, and Voters7 Members, Activists, and Party Opinion / Lynda Erickson and Maria Zakharova8 Party Leaders in the New Democratic Party / Amanda Bittner9 Valence Politics, Policy Distance, and the NDP Vote / Maria Zakharova10 The Issue Priorities of the NDP Core Constituency: How Different Are They? / Mark Pickup and Colin WhelanPart 4: New Game, New Party?11 Uniting the Left? The Potential for an NDP-Liberal Party Merger / Jean-François Godbout, Éric Bélanger, and Frédéric Mérand12 The 2011 Election and Beyond / Steven Weldon13 Future Scenarios: NDP Evolution and Party System Change / David Laycock and Lynda EricksonIndex
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