The comparative turn in Canadian political science / edited by Linda A. White ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

White, Linda A. (Linda Ann), 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Canada--History--20th century.

Political science.

Comparative government.

Political science--Study and teaching--Canada.

Multiculturalism--Canada.

Multiculturalism.

Federal government--Canada.

Federal government.

Canada--Politics and government.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the past decade, the study of Canadian politics has changed profoundly. The introspective, insular, and largely atheoretical style that informed Canadian political science for most of the postwar period has given way to a deeper engagement with, and integration into, the global field of comparative politics. This volume is the first sustained attempt to describe, analyze, and assess the "comparative turn" in Canadian political science. Canada's engagement with comparative politics is examined with a focus on three central questions: In what ways, and how successfully, have Canadian scholars contributed to the study of comparative politics? How does study of the Canadian case advance the comparative discipline? Finally, can Canadian practice and policy be reproduced in other countries?

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Part 1 Establishing Benchmarks""; ""1 Introduction: The Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science""; ""2 A Quantitative Analysis of the Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science""; ""Part 2 Multiculturalism, Diversity, and Rights: Canada�s Comparative Advantage""; ""3 Is Canadian Multiculturalism Parochial? Canadian Contributions to Theorizing Justice and Ethnocultural Diversity""; ""4 Canada as Counternarrative: Multiculturalism, Recognition, and Redistribution""

""5 Canada�s Contribution to the Comparative Study of Rights and Judicial Review""""6 Marketing Canadian Pluralism in the International Arena""; ""Part 3 Federalism and Multilevel Governance: Canada�s Comparative Resurgence""; ""7 Is the Secret to Have a Good Dentist? Canadian Contributions to the Study of Federalism in Divided Societies""; ""8 Working around the American Model: Canadian Federalism and the European Union""; ""9 Empirical Evidence and Pragmatic Explanations: Canada�s Contributions to Comparative Federalism""

""Part 4 Political Parties and Public Policy: Canada�s Comparative Potential""""10 What�s So Bad about Cultivating Our Own Theoretical Gardens? The Study of Political Parties in Canada""; ""11 Canadian Voting Behaviour in Comparative Perspective""; ""12 Policy Networks and Policy Communities: Conceptualizing State-Societal Relationships in the Policy Process""; ""13 How Can Comparative Political Economy Explain Variable Change? Lessons for, and from, Canada""; ""Conclusion: Are We on the Right Track?""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""

""E""""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-291) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-45720-9

9786612457203

0-7748-5618-1

OCLC:

923446936