Canadian Politics, Sixth Edition.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bickerton, James.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

416 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : University of Toronto Press, 2014.

Summary:

The sixth edition of Canadian Politics offers a comprehensive introduction to Canadian government and politics by a highly respected group of political scientists. For this edition, the editors hove organized the book into six ports. Part I examines Canadian citizenship and political identities, while Parts II and III deal with Canadian political institutions, including Aboriginal governments, and contain new chapters on the public service and Quebec. Parts IV and V shift the focus to the political process, discussing issues pertaining to culture and values, parties and elections, media, groups, movements, gender, and diversity. The chapters on Parliament, bureaucracy, political culture, political communications, social movements, and media are new to this edition. Finally, three chapters in the last section of the book analyze components of Canadian politics that have been gaining prominence during the last decade: the effects of globalization, the shifting ground of Canadian-American relations, and the place of Canada in the changing world order. Of the 21 chapters in this edition, 9 are new and the remainder have been thoroughly revised and updated. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Citizenship and Identities

1 Understanding Canada's Origins: Federalism, Multiculturalism, and the Will to Live Together / Samuel V. Laselva Laselva, Samuel V. 3

2 Citizenship, Communities, and Identity in Canada / Will Kymlicka Kymlicka, Will 21

Part II Institutions: The Constitution and Federalism

3 Constitutional Politics / Roger Gibbins Gibbins, Roger 47

4 The Dynamics of Canadian Federalism / Richard Simeon Simeon, Richard, Ian Robinson Robinson, Ian, Jennifer Wallner Wallner, Jennifer 65

5 Five Faces of Quebec: Shitting Small Worlds and Evolving Political Dynamics / Alain-G. Gagnon Gagnon, Alain-G. 93

6 The Rise (and Fall?) of Aboriginal Self-Government / Martin Papillon Papillon, Martin 113

Part III Institutions: Executive, Parliament, Bureaucracy, Courts

7 Power at the Apex: Executive Dominance / Donald J. Savoie Savoie, Donald J. 135

8 Parliament: Making the Case for Relevance / David C. Docherty Docherty, David C. 153

9 Two Cheers for Bureaucracy: Canada's Public Service / Paul G. Thomas Thomas, Paul G. 177

10 Judicial Politics in the Age of the Charter / Raymond Bazowski Bazowski, Raymond 199

Part IV Culture, Parties, Elections, Media

11 Political Culture(s) in Canada: Orientations to Politics in a Pluralist, Multicultural Federation / Allison Harell Harell, Allison, Lyne Deschatelets Deschatelets, Lyne 229

12 Competing for Power: Parties and Elections in Canada / James Bickerton Bickerton, James 249

13 The Limits to Democratic Reform in Canada / A. Brian Tanguay Tanguay, A. Brian 281

14 Political Communication in Canada: Strategies and Tactics / Alex Marland Marland, Alex 309

Part V Groups, Movements, Gender, Diversity

15 Are Interest Groups Useful or Harmful? Take Two / Éric Montpetit Montpetit, Éric 329

16 Of Pots and Pans and Radical Handmaids: Social Movements and Civil Society / Michael Orsini Orsini, Michael 349

17 Women (Not) in Politics: Women's Electoral Participation / Melanee Thomas Thomas, Melanee, Lisa Young Young, Lisa 373

1 8 Diversity in Canadian Politics / Yasmeen Abu-Laban Abu-Laban, Yasmeen 395

Part VI Canada and the World

19 Canada m the World / Mark R. Brawley Brawley, Mark R. 419

20 The Canada-United States Relationship / Stephen Brooks Brooks, Stephen 437

21 The Changing Nature of Like-Mindedness in Canadian Diplomacy / Andrew P. Cooper Cooper, Andrew P. 459.

ISBN:

9781442607033

1442607033

OCLC:

875397811