Although Canada and the US consistently rank near the top in measurements of democracy, there is a growing dissatisfaction among citizens and a consistently low voting turnout. Originating in a confer
The nine-volume award-winning Canadian Democratic Audit represents one of the most ambitious examinations of Canadian democracy in recent political scholarship. Authored by a team of Canada's leading
This new enriched edition of Jane Jacobs third book with an exclusive 2005 interview appears to mark the fifth anniversary of her death. The incomparable Jane Jacobs passed away on April 25, 2006. Und
In Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions. Examining electoral reform, an elected or provincially appointed Senate and reduced t
Dynasties and Interludes presents and account of federal elections in Canada that is both comprehensive and analytical. It is a must-real for all who are interested in the changing patterns of politi
Manitoba has always been a province in the middle, geographically, economically, and culturally. Lacking Quebec’s cultural distinctiveness, Ontario’s traditional economic dominance, or Alberta’s combu
Canada officially achieved legislative autonomy in 1931 and has since developed into one of the world's most prosperous democracies. Though its political system is widely commended for its stability
In his first volume on Saskatchewan Politics (2001), Howard Leeson observed that vast changes were underway in the Saskatchewan polity. He predicted that the familiar politics of the past would look j
This collection of essays by leading theorists and scholars provides innovative analyses of classical and modern concerns in Canadian and international political economies. Topics vary widely, and inc
In November 2008, as the economic decline was being fully realized, Canada's newly elected minority government, led by Conservative Stephen Harper, presented a highly divisive fiscal update in advance
With nearly 600 cross-referenced entries, The Language of Canadian Politics offers brief essays on the many facets of the Canadian political system, including institutions, events, laws, concepts, and
Writing for the neophyte, Fierlbeck (political science, Dalhousie U., Canada) provides a sketch of the major politico-philosophical debates that have occurred through Canadian history. He takes a broa
The state of Canadian politics is in constant flux. Current and recent issues and events have led to a host of changes in the way politics is done in this country and there are no signs of this trend
The spectre of a "race to the bottom" is increasingly prominent in debates about globalization and also within federal systems where the mobility of both capital and individuals prompts fears of inter
Drawing on his experience as a two-term MP and former Parliamentary Secretary, Ted McWhinney addresses the need for modernization to meet the radically new demands of the plural, multicultural Canada
This volume examines 150 years of Canadian political life in light if one of the country's most intractable problems, its cultural identity. Although many thoughtful Canadians remain dubious about the
All governments require popular support, and in democracies this support must be maintained by noncoercive means. This book analyzes the question of political support in Canada, a country in which the
