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2. The Regulator's Dilemma: Regulation of Pulp Mill Effluents in the Canadian Federal State
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Harrison, Kathryn
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- 1996
3. Society and Politics in Alberta: Research Papers Carlo Caldarola
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Serfaty, Meir
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- 1980
4. Background Papers and Reports
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Kwavnick, David
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- 1968
5. Working Papers on Canadian Politics John Meisel
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Smith, David Edward
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- 1973
6. Setting the Environmental Agenda in Canada and the United States: The Cases of Dioxin and Radon
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Harrison, Kathryn and Hoberg, George
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- 1991
7. Call for Papers, CPSA 1983 Annual Meeting.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,POLITICAL science conventions - Abstract
This section calls for the submission of proposals for papers to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association to be held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver from June 6 to 8, 1983.
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- 1982
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8. Strategic Legitimacy Cultivation at the Supreme Court of Canada: Quebec Secession Reference and Beyond.
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Radmilovic, Vuk
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CONSTITUTIONAL law ,CONSTITUTIONAL courts ,ORGANIZATIONAL legitimacy ,QUEBEC autonomy & independence movements ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- - Abstract
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- 2010
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9. The Securitization of the US–Canada Border in American Political Discourse.
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Salter, Mark B. and Piché, Geneviève
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BORDER security ,BORDERLANDS ,INTERNATIONAL security ,NATIONAL security - Abstract
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- 2011
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10. Religious Rights and Québec's Ethics and Religious Culture Course.
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Braley, Alison
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ETHICS education ,EDUCATION ,SOCIAL justice education ,RELIGIONS -- Study & teaching ,RELIGIOUS identity ,RELIGIOUS life of children ,EDUCATION & religion - Abstract
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- 2011
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11. Explaining Local Campaign Intensity: The Canadian General Election of 2008.
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Cross, William and Young, Lisa
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POLITICAL campaigns ,ELECTIONS ,POLITICAL candidates ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- - Abstract
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- 2011
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12. Combining the Hazards of Ministerial Appointment AND Ministerial Exit in the Canadian Federal Cabinet.
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Kerby, Matthew
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LEGISLATIVE bodies ,CANADIAN prime ministers ,CANADIAN politics & government ,CABINET officers ,ELECTIONS - Abstract
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- 2011
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13. Virtual Policy Networks: Where all Roads Lead to Rome.
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McNutt, Kathleen
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INTERNET in public administration ,POLICY networks ,PUBLIC sector ,GOVERNMENT websites ,POLICY analysis ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- - Abstract
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- 2010
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14. Canadian Political Science and the City: A Limited Engagement.
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Taylor, Zack and Eidelman, Gabriel
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POLITICAL science ,METROPOLITAN government ,MUNICIPAL government ,POLITICAL philosophy ,INTERDISCIPLINARY approach to knowledge ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1945- ,TWENTIETH century - Abstract
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- 2010
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15. Fighting Elections: Cross-Level Political Party Integration in Ontario.
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Esselment, Anna Lennox
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POLITICAL parties ,POLITICAL campaigns ,ORGANIZATIONAL structure ,POLITICAL platforms ,PROVINCIAL governments ,FEDERAL government ,CENTRAL-local government relations ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- - Abstract
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- 2010
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16. Instrumental Philanthropy: Trade and the Allocation of Foreign Aid.
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LUNDSGAARDE, ERIK, BREUNIG, CHRISTIAN, and PRAKASH, ASEEM
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INTERNATIONAL economic assistance ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMIC conditions in developing countries ,INTERNATIONAL cooperation on poverty ,DISBURSEMENTS ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
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- 2010
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17. Exploring the Links between Party and Appointment: Canadian Federal Judicial Appointments from 1989 to 2003.
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HAUSEGGER, LORI, RIDDELL, TROY, HENNIGA, MATTHEW, and RICHEZ, EMMANUELLE
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JUDICIAL selection & appointment ,COURTS ,LAW ,LAW & politics ,APPOINTMENT to public office ,NOMINATIONS for public office ,APPOINTEES - Abstract
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- 2010
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18. Effets de sphères. L'histoire des architectures politiques chez Peter Sloterdijk.
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COUTURE, JEAN-PIERRE
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SOCIAL space ,ARCHITECTURAL design ,METAPHYSICS ,PHILOSOPHY of mind ,PHILOSOPHY ,PHILOSOPHERS - Abstract
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- 2010
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19. Federalism and Political Change: Canada and Germany in Historical-Institutionalist Perspective.
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BROSCHEK, JÖRG
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COMPARATIVE studies , *FEDERAL government , *POLITICAL philosophy , *POLITICAL change , *HISTORY ,CANADIAN politics & government ,GERMAN politics & government - Abstract
This paper starts from the assumption that historical institutionalism has much to offer in order to address important questions raised in the literature on comparative federalism. Historical institutionalism is a useful approach to enhancing our understanding of both the origins that drive federal system dynamics and the dynamic patterns which federal systems unfold over time. The paper conceptualizes federalism as a multi-layered political order, comprising an institutional and an ideational layer. It then introduces two models of political change, the model of path dependence and the process sequencing model, and asks how each model can contribute to explain the emergence of the federal order in Canada and Germany. I conclude that while the model of path dependence lends itself well to capturing federal system dynamics in Germany, the process sequencing model, in contrast, is better suited to explaining sources and patterns of change in Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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20. Freedom and Perfection: German Debates on the State in the Eighteenth Century.
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MOGGACH, DOUGLAS
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18TH century German philosophy , *POLITICAL philosophy , *PERFECTION , *MODERN philosophy -- 18th century ,PHILOSOPHY of liberty - Abstract
This paper explores eighteenth-century German debates on the relation of freedom and perfection in the course of which Kant works out his juridical theory. It contrasts the perfectionist ideas of political activity in Christian Wolff and Karl von Dalberg (a historically important but neglected figure), with Fichte's program in The Closed Commercial State (1800), distinguishing logics of political intervention. Examining insufficiently recognized aspects of the intellectual context for Kant's distinction between happiness, right and virtue, the paper demonstrates Fichte's (problematic) application of Kantian ideas of freedom to political economy and contests current interpretations of the politically disengaged character or attenuated modernism of German political philosophy in the Enlightenment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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21. Birds of a Feather? Citizenship Norms, Group Identity, and Political Participation in Western Canada.
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RANEY, TRACEY and BERDAHL, LOLEEN
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COMMUNITY involvement , *CITIZENSHIP , *VOTING , *VOTERS , *MANNERS & customs ,SOCIAL conditions in Canada - Abstract
This paper explores how citizenship norms of duty to vote and to volunteer in one's community influence political participation, and the role of group identities in producing these norms. By showing how citizenship norms influence an array of political activities, and by drawing on social psychology literature that shows how citizenship norms are shaped by group identifications, the paper offers a more complete picture of the relationship between citizenship norms and political participation beyond traditional civic duty/federal vote models that currently dominate Canadian political research. The central argument forwarded is that not only do citizenship norms matter to political participation, but that group identities matter, too. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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22. Needs, Rights and "One Law for All": Contemporary Debates in New Zealand Maori Politics.
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O'SULLIVAN, DOMINIC
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MAORI (New Zealand people) , *POLITICAL planning , *NATIONAL self-determination , *CITIZENSHIP , *PUBLIC administration ,NEW Zealand politics & government, 1972- - Abstract
This paper examines contemporary debates in Maori politics by responding to the argument of the former leader of the opposition National party, Don Brash, that Maori public policy is most properly based on "need" alone because indigenous status offers no "rights" beyond those of common national citizenship. The paper's alternative argument is that the politics of indigeneity and associated theories of self-determination provide a way of avoiding a general belief that addressing need is all that is required to include Maori fairly in the national polity. It is argued that Maori ought to enjoy rights of indigeneity as the basis of an inclusive, cohesive and fair society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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23. The Political "Nature" of Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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JOHNSON, CANDACE
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PREGNANCY , *CHILDBIRTH , *MEDICALIZATION , *FEMINISM , *WOMEN'S rights , *WOMEN'S health services , *MEDICAL care ,SOCIAL aspects - Abstract
In this paper, I examine the theoretical debates concerning "medicalization" in relation to the empirical trend toward increased demand for "natural" options for childbirth. Many feminist theorists have argued that medical intervention in pregnancy and childbirth is both unwarranted and disempowering and devalues women's own abilities and experiences. Further, it is argued that medicalization (of seemingly natural events) is particularly damaging for women and other marginalized people. In this paper, I explore the claims (of both providers and consumers) concerning medical care for pregnancy and childbirth among privileged populations and ask why rejection of medical care for pregnancy and childbirth is not proportional to disadvantage. It appears to be the case that criticism of medical intervention in pregnancy and childbirth is strongest among privileged women and is expressed consistently as preference for "natural," "traditional" or "normal" approaches and practices. Reverence for the natural, I argue, is a political claim that asserts social position, identity, and resistance. I consider this political claim to be embodied and demonstrated in the occurrence of a physical and psychic duality, a "split subjectivity," that is exacerbated by the sharpness of the public-private divide in women's lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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24. Deep Federalism through Local Initiative: Unbundling Sovereignty in Winnipeg.
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Leo, Christopher and Anders, Todd
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CITIES & towns , *MUNICIPAL government , *METROPOLITAN government , *LOCAL government , *PRACTICAL politics , *MUNICIPAL officials & employees , *CIVIL service salaries - Abstract
Building on an international literature that stresses the growing importance of cities in both the economy and governance, this paper proceeds from the premise that national government support is essential to the maintenance of a social safety net, but that a great deal of local initiative is also necessary in order to ensure that national government funds are spent in a manner appropriate to the very different conditions in different cities. The paper focuses on a case in which a municipal government initiated a tri-level government program. Winnipeg officials and politicians developed a proposal for federal and provincial participation in a locally created welfare-to-work scheme, a scheme that, unlike conventional workfare, offered union wages and training leading to well-paid work. The municipal government provided on-the-job training for workers selected from the welfare rolls to carry out infrastructure upgrades and financed the project with money the federal and provincial governments saved on welfare payments. The paper argues that the municipal government was uniquely well placed to identify needed work, as well as to choose welfare recipients who would be able to benefit from the job training on offer. In this case, therefore, we argue that local initiative was essential to the success of this federally and provincially financed welfare-to-work program. The findings of the theoretical literature we review suggest that it could eventually become a precedent for further municipal and local activism along similar lines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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25. The End of the "Two Solitudes"? The Presence (or Absence) of the Work of French-speaking Scholars in Canadian Politics.
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Rocher, François
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POLITICAL science research , *SOCIOLOGY , *SCHOLARS , *SOCIAL sciences , *POLITICS & culture ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
The paper explores the presence (or the lack thereof) of references to work done by French-speaking scholars in the broad literature dealing with Canadian politics over the past ten years. It surveys books published by commercial and university presses and analyzes both quantitatively and qualitatively the reference and use of scholarly work by French-speaking scholars published in English and French. The paper sheds light on the sociology and the politics of scientific production in the field of Canadian polities. It examines a phenomenon that is both troubling and revealing of the unequal status of scholarly contributions to the field of Canadian politics. Moreover, it questions the extent to which the current Canadian politics field reflects a comprehensive and inclusive understanding of the Canadian political dynamic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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26. Analyzing Multi-Actor, Multi-Round Public Policy Decision-Making Processes in Government: Findings from Five Canadian Cases.
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Howlett, Michael
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POLITICAL planning , *DECISION making , *LEGISLATIVE amendments , *LEGISLATION ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- - Abstract
This paper begins the analysis of complex multi-actor, multi-round decision-making processes in Canadian public policy formation. After setting out the notion of a decision-making style and its constitutive elements, the paper identifies research into complex multi-actor, multi-round decisions as a serious lacuna in the literature on public policy decision-making, despite the fact that this type of decision-making is very common in public policy-making circumstances. The paper advances research in this area through the analysis of several hypotheses raised in recent European studies concerning the conditions under which such processes are likely to successfully conclude in a decision, rather than an impasse. These hypotheses are tested against evidence taken from five cases of multi-round decision-making in Canada over the period 1995-2005: amendments to the Indian Act, the creation of Species-at-risk legislation, alterations to the Bank Act, the extension of Privacy legislation to the private sector and efforts to develop a Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FTAA). Data on actor interactions in these five areas gleaned from on-line newspaper and media index services reveals that Canadian results do not match those arrived at in European studies, showing both different patterns of government and non-governmental activity and less volatility in actor behaviour as rounds evolve over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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27. Canadian Cyberparties: Reflections on Internet-Based Campaigning and Party Systems.
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Small, Tamara A.
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POLITICAL campaigns , *POLITICAL parties , *INTERNET , *ELECTIONS , *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- - Abstract
Canadian political parties have been using the Internet as a campaign tool since the 1997 election. Rebuilding Canadian Party Politics by Carty, Cross and Young (2000) presents one of the first analyses of Internet-based communications during a Canadian election. It is also one of the most important assessments of Canadian party systems. The book outlines the components that characterize the fourth party system, which they argue, began after the 1993 election. Regionalization is the defining characteristic of this emerging system. The book argues that the Internet, like other communication technologies, is important in this latest party system. Consistent with the notion of regionalized campaign communications, the authors suggest that Canadian political parties use the Internet to target campaign messages to different regional and sociodemographic groups and enter into private conversations with voters. Using original data collected from the 2004 federal election, this paper reflects on these claims. The paper builds the case that the use of the Internet as a campaign tool is not consistent with their argument. Internet-based campaign communications in Canada by the major parties is neither regionalized nor targeted. Rather, this technology makes campaign communication more transparent and centralized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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28. The Plurality of Meanings Shouldered by the Term "Aboriginality": An Analysis of the Delgamuukw Case.
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Panagos, Dimitrios
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GROUP identity , *INDIGENOUS peoples , *IDENTITY (Psychology) , *HUMAN rights , *ETHNIC groups - Abstract
There is an emerging consensus that group differentiated rights can protect collective identity, furnishing the state with important tools of accommodation. What happens, however, to the efficacy of these rights as tools of accommodation and their protective capacity if the identity they are meant to protect and accommodate is contested? In addressing this question, this paper explores the intersection of identity contestation and group differentiated rights in the Canadian context with specific reference to aboriginality and existing aboriginal rights. First, the paper offers a presentation of the plurality of meanings shouldered by the term "aboriginality". Second, it traces the numerous decisions which comprise the Dlegamuulokw, case and examines the various explanations, descriptions and characterizations of aboriginality contained therein. In the process, it exposes that a particular understanding of this collective identity underpins the Court's ultimate characterization of aboriginal title, the aboriginal right at issue in this case. This represents a problematic interpretation, given that the version of aboriginality selected differs from the one put forward by the aboriginal litigants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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29. Assessing the Utility of, and Measuring Learning from, Canada's IMF Article IV Consultations.
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Momani, Bessma
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MEETINGS , *ECONOMICS , *ECONOMISTS , *INTERNATIONAL economic relations , *INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) annual Article IV consultation meetings and ensuing reports arc external assessments of member states' economics by highly regarded international economists, designed to ensure that member states conform to IMF-prescribed liberal economic standards. For non-borrowing advanced industrialized countries, like Canada, what is the perceived utility of these annual Article IV consultations? Constructivists suggest that the adept staff of international organizations (IO) teach state civil servants and officials how to better formulate sound policies. However, constructivists need to engage in further empirical study to back up their theoretical assumptions about IO teaching and state learning. Based on personal interviews with Department of Finance staff involved in Article IV consultations and on content analysis of IMF reports on Canada, this paper contributes an empirical study on whether the Fund staff "teaches" and Canada's finance department staff "learns" from the annual surveillance exercises. The findings of this paper suggest that although involved Canadian Finance personnel appreciate meeting with the Fund staff as an academic and intellectual exchange, the policy advice they receive in the Article IV consultations rarely, if ever, changes their economic analyses, because the Fund's advice tends to not be practical. Based on suggestions from Department of Finance staff, as well as IMF evaluations of its bilateral surveillance, this paper concludes with recommendations from the finance staff on how to improve on the utility of Article IV consultations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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30. Justice in Transition.
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Chinapen, Rhiana and Vernon, Richard
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TRUTH commissions , *TRIALS (Law) , *RETRIBUTION , *RESPONSIBILITY , *JUSTICE - Abstract
This paper questions both realist and restorative conceptions of truth commissions, to the extent that both of those conceptions neglect the internal links between truth commissions and criminal trials. Interpreting the requirements of retribution, responsibility and truth-telling, the paper argues that trials and truth commissions should be placed at points on a spectrum rather than in distinct categories, and that the circumstances of political transition explain the divergences in their respective practices. We may see truth commissions and trials as expressing the same aims of justice, though in contextually differentiated ways that modify both the subordinate principles required by the aims of justice and also their institutional expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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31. Gender vs. Diversity Mainstreaming: A Preliminary Examination of the Role and Transformative Potential of Feminist Theory.
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Hankivsky, Olena
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GENDER mainstreaming , *GENDER studies , *SOCIAL justice , *FEMINIST theory , *SEX discrimination , *FEMINISM - Abstract
This paper considers why gender mainstreaming (GM), a strategy that many have claimed holds promise for transforming public policy and working towards social justice, is inherently limited and flawed. The paper begins with a brief overview of GM, specifically focusing on the Canadian context, and highlights current discussions in the literature regarding issues of implementation and best practices. It then moves on to reveal that a critical but overlooked dimension of GM is its theoretical foundation. In contextualizing GM within a contemporary feminist theory framework, the paper seeks to illuminate the problematic relationship that currently exists between GM and feminist theory and, moreover, demonstrates why the theoretical premises of GM need significant reworking. The argument put forward is that if insights of recent feminist theorizing are taken seriously, it becomes clear that GM should be replaced by an alternative and broader strategy of diversity mainstreaming. Through the use of practical examples, the paper illustrates how diversity mainstreaming is able to better capture, articulate and make visible the relationship between simultaneously interlocking forms of oppressions that include but are not limited to gender. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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32. The Political Foundations of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in Canada.
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Matthews, J. Scott
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SAME-sex marriage , *LGBTQ+ rights , *SAME-sex marriage laws , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *PUBLIC opinion - Abstract
Public support for legal recognition of same-sex marriage increased markedly in Canada over the course of the 1990s. The argument of this paper is that a sequence of Supreme Court decisions in the realm of same-sex relationship recognition—and the legislative activity that followed as a result—played a pivotal role in shaping public opinion on this issue. It is argued that the impact of these institutions was twofold. First, by framing the issue as one of equal rights, the courts and legislatures induced many Canadians to weigh equality-related considerations more heavily in the formation of opinions on same-sex marriage. Second, legal recognition of same-sex relationships directly persuaded many Canadians that such recognition was legitimate. The paper uses data from the Canadian Election Studies for 1993, 1997 and 2000. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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33. Up the Creek: Fishing for a New Constitutional Order.
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Ladner, Kiera L.
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JURISDICTION , *POLITICAL questions & judicial power , *CONSTITUTIONAL law , *POLITICAL systems , *SOVEREIGNTY , *POLITICAL science ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
Everyone familiar with the study of Canadian politics knows the joke about how a French national, an Englishman and a Canadian were asked to write an essay about an elephant: the French national wrote about the culinary uses of the elephant, the Englishman wrote about the elephant and imperialism, and the Canadian wrote a paper entitled. "Elephant: Federal or Provincial Responsibility?" Though simple, the joke conveys the essence of Canadian politics: always defined by jurisdictional disputes. The joke misses the boat, however, by ignoring the fact that indigenous people are now (as they always have been) engaging in jurisdictional debates in an attempt to challenge the Canadian constitutional order and to reaffirm their own constitutional order and autonomy. This paper examines one such dispute—the Mi'kmaw claim of rights and responsibilities for the salmon fishery—and presents it as a case of contested sovereignties and a resulting jurisdictional dispute. In so doing, I pose the question: Is salmon a federal, provincial or Mi'kmaq responsibility? In seeking an answer, this paper proceeds in an exploratory manner to map both constitutional orders, and the interrelation between these orders that results in the debate over responsibility for the salmon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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34. Power Resources, Institutions and Policy Learning: The Origins of Workers' Compensation in Quebec.
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Stritch, Andrew
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WORK-related injuries , *COMPENSATION management , *WELFARE economics , *SOCIAL policy , *LEGAL liability - Abstract
This paper seeks to explain the origins of Quebec's system of compensation for workplace accidents, which was established in 1909 and functioned as the first component of Quebec's welfare state. Besides being an important example of early social policy, workers' compensation was also part of a transformation of liberalism that embodied a significant change in liberal jurisprudence, from a system of employer liability based on individual fault and responsibility to a system of compensation regardless of fault. This paper argues that Quebec's first Workmen's Compensation Act can only be understood in terms of the interaction of three factors that are more commonly seen as alternatives in the theoretical literature on policy development. The first is the differential power resources of capital and labour, where the interests of the former predominated over those of the latter in shaping the provisions of the act. The second involves a structural dimension, where the institutional autonomy of the legal process and jury system in employer liability cases started to cause problems for capital accumulation and provided a stimulus for change. And third, the acceptance of the new idea of workers' compensation depended on a widespread process of policy learning by both state and societal actors. Theoretically, the paper tries to go beyond one-dimensional explanations of policy development and to integrate analyses of interests, institutions and ideas into a wider framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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35. Taxpayers or Governments? Default as Determinant in Canadian and US Supreme Court Tax Decisions.
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Flynn, Alexandra
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TAX laws , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *INTERNAL revenue law , *CONSTITUTIONAL courts , *COURTS - Abstract
This paper demonstrates that an important and overlooked guide to understanding Canadian and US Supreme Court decision making in tax cases is the "default," or the party to whom the court will decide in favour of if tax language is ambiguous. While statutory interpretation methods influence the overall manner in which courts approach tax-law decision making, the default is a more concrete guide to evaluating Canadian and US Supreme Court decisions. The paper first explores the statutory interpretation approaches referenced in Canadian and American Supreme Court tax law cases. The paper then examines the histories of defaults, including the cases in which they emerged and the rationales given for their adoption. Third, based on original research, the paper concludes that defaults have a profound effect on income tax decisions by, in Canada, the Supreme Court favouring the taxpayer and, in the United States, the Court deferring to the Internal Revenue Service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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36. Sapere Aude: Critical Ontology and the Case of Child Development.
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Wong, James
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ONTOLOGY , *NATURALISTIC fallacy , *CHILD development , *HEALTH policy , *POLITICAL science - Abstract
This paper argues that Foucault's proposed positive program of practical critique in his later work, which he calls 'critical ontology,' provides a response to his critics. The goal of critical ontology is to "separate out, from the contingency that has made us what we are, the possibility of no longer being, doing or thinking what we are, do, or think." However, it may be objected that, since Foucault emphasizes going beyond contingencies, it appears that he is guilty of committing a kind of genetic fallacy. I will defend Foucault against such a charge by using concepts and practices in child development as an illustration. The example of child development is fitting for political theorizing because the development model of childhood is now central to the practices and policies of healthcare providers, social workers and educators. Such practices and policies aim to enhance the abilities of individuals to be both citizens and autonomous agents. Yet the effects of these policies on individuals are not always positive. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of critical ontology for practices grounded in the model of child development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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37. Regional Political Cultures in Canada.
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Henderson, Ailsa
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POLITICAL culture , *SOCIAL science research , *ELECTIONS , *GEOGRAPHIC boundaries - Abstract
This paper examines the existence of sub-State political cultures in Canada. In so doing it revisits research conducted by Richard Simeon and David Elkins into the existence of provincial political cultures in Canada. It reviews the evidence for provincial political cultures and examines recent data from the Canadian Election Study in an effort to determine whether attitudes towards government have changed. Second, it revisits the process by which sub-cultures are identified Using data from the federal election profiles and the CES the paper identifies nine distinct regional variant cultures within Canada. These regional cultures possess different political attitudes and behaviours that cannot be explained by the existence of provincial boundaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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38. Comment: Montesquieuan Principles of Canadian Politics?
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Preece, Rod
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POLITICAL science ,POLITICAL attitudes ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
The article presents the author's remarks on a previously issued paper by Philip Resnick about the Montesquieuan principles of Canadian politics. The author acknowledges that the paper is based on a profound knowledge and detailed analysis of the European tradition which Canada inherited. He points out that it is necessary to refer to works of Montesquieu to understand Canadian nineteenth-century anti-democratic attitudes.
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- 1987
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39. Nos journaux sont-ils compréhensibles?
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Tremblay, Gaëtan
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JOURNALISM ,NEWSPAPERS ,REFERENDUM ,JOURNALISTS - Abstract
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- 1984
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40. La distinction rousseauiste entre volonté de tous et volonté générale : une reconstruction mathématique et ses implications pour la théorie démocratique—ERRATUM.
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Dobrescu, Radu
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POLITICAL philosophy - Abstract
We regret that the originally published paper (Dobrescu 2009) did not contain the author's proof corrections. We apologize for this oversight and reproduce the entire corrected paper here. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2010
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41. Left/Right Ideology and Canadian Politics—ERRATUM.
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Cochrane, Christopher
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CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
We regret that the originally published paper (Cochrane 2010) did not contain the author's proof corrections. We apologize for this oversight and reproduce the entire corrected paper here. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2010
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42. Young Canadians in the 2008 Federal Election Campaign: Using Facebook to Probe Perceptions of Citizenship and Participation.
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Goodman, Nicole, Bastedo, Heather, LeDuc, Lawrence, and Pammett, Jon H.
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YOUTH in politics ,POLITICAL participation ,VOTING research ,CANADIAN elections ,YOUTHS' attitudes ,YOUTH ,PHILOSOPHY of citizenship - Abstract
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- 2011
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43. Is There a Progressive's Dilemma in Canada? Immigration, Multiculturalism and the Welfare State.
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Banting, Keith G.
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WELFARE state ,CULTURAL pluralism ,MULTICULTURALISM ,POLITICAL philosophy ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1980- ,EMIGRATION & immigration - Abstract
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- 2010
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44. Polite Passionate Persuasion: Hume's Conception of Rhetoric.
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HANVELT, MARC
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RHETORIC ,POLITICAL philosophy ,FACTIONALISM (Politics) ,FANATICISM ,PUBLIC sphere - Abstract
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- 2010
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45. And Justice for Some: Race, Crime, and Punishment in the US Criminal Justice System.
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HURWITZ, JON and PEFFLEY, MARK
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CRIMINAL justice policy , *CRIMINAL justice system , *DISCRIMINATION in criminal justice administration , *CRIME & race ,RACE relations in the United States - Abstract
Criminal justice policy in the US has long been exceedingly responsive to public opinion. Unfortunately, public attitudes towards justice in the US are severely bifurcated along racial lines, such that Whites see a system that is "colour-blind" and Blacks perceive one that is severely biased against them. In this paper, we explore the magnitude of this racial cleavage and, more importantly, demonstrate how it impacts differential reactions to events (such as accusations of police brutality) and policies (such as capital punishment) in the justice domain. To the degree that elites base policies on (mainly White) majority preferences, such policies are unlikely to be responsive to the racial discrimination that is a part of the current criminal justice environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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46. National Identity and Support for the Welfare State.
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JOHNSTON, RICHARD, BANTING, KEITH, KYMLICKA, WILL, and SOROKA, STUART
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PUBLIC opinion , *NATIONALISM , *WELFARE state , *POLITICAL attitudes , *POLITICAL science ,SOCIAL conditions in Canada, 1991- - Abstract
This paper examines the role of national identity in sustaining public support for the welfare state. Liberal nationalist theorists argue that social justice will always be easier to achieve in states with strong national identities, which, they contend, can both mitigate opposition to redistribution among high-income earners and reduce any corroding effects of ethnic diversity resulting from immigration. We test these propositions with Canadian data from the Equality, Security and Community survey. We conclude that national identity does increase support for the welfare state among the affluent majority of Canadians and that it helps to protect the welfare state from toxic effects of cultural suspicion. However, we also find that identity plays a narrower role than existing theories of liberal nationalism suggest and that the mechanisms through which it works are different. This leads us to suggest an alternative theory of the relationship between national identity and the welfare state, one that suggests that the relationship is highly contingent, reflecting distinctive features of the history and national narratives of each country. National identity may not have any general tendency to strengthen support for redistribution, but it may do so for those aspects of the welfare state seen as having played a particularly important role in building the nation or in enabling it to overcome particular challenges or crises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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47. Does Diversity Damage Social Capital? A Comparative Study of Neighbourhood Diversity and Social Capital in the US and Britain.
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FIELDHOUSE, EDWARD and CUTTS, DAVID
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SOCIAL capital , *CULTURAL pluralism , *SOCIAL attitudes , *COMPARATIVE studies , *POLITICAL science , *ETHNIC relations - Abstract
A number of scholars have noted a negative relationship between ethnic diversity and social capital or social trust, especially in the US. Evidence from other countries has been more mixed and sometimes contradictory. In this paper we provide the first Anglo-American comparative analysis of the relationship between neighbourhood diversity and social capital, and show how this relationship varies across ethnic categories. We apply multilevel structural equation models to individual level data from the 2000 Citizen Benchmark Survey for the US and the 2005 Citizenship Survey for Great Britain. The findings suggest that while for attitudinal social capital among Whites the negative underlying relationship with diversity is apparent in both countries, the effect is much weaker or reversed for minority groups. For structural social capital the negative relationship is apparent for minorities but not Whites, but this is mainly attributable to other neighbourhood characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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48. Testing the Liberal Multiculturalist Hypothesis: Normative Theories and Social Science Evidence.
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KYMLICKA, WILL
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MULTICULTURALISM , *DEMOCRACY , *POLITICAL philosophy , *PLURAL societies , *COMPARATIVE studies , *POLITICAL science ,CANADIAN politics & government, 1945- - Abstract
For much of the 1990s, the academic literature on multiculturalism was heavily normative, dominated by political philosophers who developed idealized theories of a distinctly liberal-democratic form of multicultural citizenship. This "liberal multiculturalism hypothesis"--the notion that multiculturalism policies can be adopted without jeopardizing core liberal-democratic values--has been quite influential, shaping debates not just within the field of philosophy, but more widely in academia and indeed in public life. Many social scientists, however, question whether multiculturalism in the real world has been so benign. This paper considers the available evidence, empirically testing the liberal multiculturalism hypothesis, both in Canada and cross-nationally. What does this evidence tell us about the prospects for liberal-democratic multiculturalism and about the impact of multicultural policies on liberal-democratic values? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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49. Social Decline and Diversity: The Us versus the Us's.
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ARNEIL, BARBARA
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SOCIAL participation , *TRUST , *IDENTITY politics , *PLURAL societies , *MULTICULTURALISM , *CULTURAL pluralism , *POLITICAL science research - Abstract
In the last 20 years, the idea that the social realm is under threat of decline or collapse has been a central theme in academic literature and political analysis. In this short paper I explore the meaning of social decline and its relationship to multiculturalism and diversity. Using the twin notions of participation and trust as two key measures of social decline, I argue that participation has not so much declined over the last 40 years (as Robert Putnam, for example, has argued) as it has changed because of what I call the politics of the us's--groups historically oppressed (including women, ethnic and racialized minorities and gay, lesbian and disabled citizens) who have created new kinds of advocacy organizations in order to change the norms of civil society itself. I also argue that such changes (while often perceived as negative in relation to a transcendent "us") are positive to the extent that they have made society more inclusive, respectful of diversity and just. Trust, on the other hand, has declined but, I argue, this is also due to the politics of diversity as the us's fought for change and other groups responded by defending traditional norms and values, often in the name of a transcendental us, creating a vicious circle of distrust as each side feels betrayed by the other's victories. Thus, I conclude, to understand social decline, in terms of participation and trust, we must pay attention not only to the us but also to the us's in civil society. The tendency, therefore, to champion a transcendent us in order to reverse social decline, as many scholars and politicians seem prone to do in recent years, not only ignores the us's but may foreclose on their hope for a future free from discrimination and hate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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50. Fonctions de vote et prévisions électorales, une application à la présidentielle française de 2007.
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JÉRÔME, BRUNO and JÉRÔME-SPEZIARI, VÉRONIQUE
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ELECTION forecasting , *POLITICAL participation , *POLITICAL science , *FORECASTING ,FRENCH presidential election, 2007 ,SOCIAL aspects - Abstract
Forecasting votes understood as citizens revealed preferences in collective choices allow to evaluate electoral success opportunities both for incumbents and opposition and to anticipate future public policies. In this paper, we provide forecasts for the 2007 French presidential election gathering contributions from Public Choice theory and Political science dealing with electoral behaviors. Forecasts generated at a sub-national level exhibit more accuracy at the second round than at the first one. We propose some explanation and improvements for 2012. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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