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Book SynopsisBringing together political theorists and specialists in Canadian politics, Applied Political Theory and Canadian Politics combines conceptual frameworks from political theory and empirical evidence to offer fresh perspectives on political events in contemporary Canada. Examining complex and timely subjects such as equality, social justice, democracy, citizenship, and ethnic diversity, contributors present current and archival research supplemented with insights drawn from political theory to give readers a deep and nuanced understanding of increasingly pressing issues in Canadian society.
For scholars and students seeking a work of political theory that is tangible, focused, and connected to the real world of everyday politics, Applied Political Theory and Canadian Politics will be an important resource, combining philosophical insights and empirical evidence to enhance our understanding of contemporary Canadian politics.
Table of ContentsPart I: Ideology 1. From Grant to Hayek: The Shifting Nature of Canadian Conservatism 2. Canadian Liberalism as a Distinctive Tradition 3. What Does “Progressive” Mean? The Political Theory of Social Democracy and Reform Liberalism in Canada 4. It Don’t Mean a Thing, If It Ain’t Got that Swing: Ideology in the Age of Emotion Part II: Equality and Social Justice 5. The Changing Normativity of the Canadian Welfare State 6. “How We Treat Our Women is Our Business!” Legal Pluralism’s Impact on Women’s Citizenship in Federations 7. Autonomy, Rights, and Euthanasia Policy: Lessons from John Stuart Mill 8. What’s Wrong With Private Schools? Part III: Democracy and Citizenship 9. Deliberative Democracy: The Canadian Experience 10. Democracy and the Problem of Constitutional Change in Canada 11. Does Canada have a Founding Moment? Part IV: Ethnic Diversity and Minority Rights 12. Self-Determination Theory: Political and Psychological 13. Beyond Multiculturalism: Indigenous Normativity and the Search for a Legitimate Constitution 14. Equality Rights, Multiculturalism, and Public Reason in Canada Part V: Nationalism 15. Lament for a Pre-Modern Nation? 16. Culture and National Identity in Quebec 17. The Conqueror’s Mask: Canada as an Empire-State Part VI: Canada in the World 18. The Legitimacy of Judicial Review: The Strength of the Weak 19. Canada and the International Responsibilities to Protect and Prosecute in Cases of Mass Atrocity 20. Immigration and Borders in Canada: Looking Outward, Looking Inward, and Breaking Away from Legacies
