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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456299903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-45720-9; 9786612457203; 0-7748-5618-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WhiteLinda A <1967-> (Linda Ann)
• Disciplina: 320.0971/09045
• Soggetti: Political science - Canada - History - 20th century; Comparative government; Political science - Study and teaching - Canada; Multiculturalism - Canada; Federal government - Canada; Science politique - Canada - Histoire - 20e siècle; Institutions politiques comparées; Science politique - Étude et enseignement - Canada; Multiculturalisme - Canada; Fédéralisme - Canada; Electronic books.; Canada Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-291) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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: Canadaâ€?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 Canadaâ€?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: Canadaâ€?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: Canadaâ€?s Contributions to Comparative Federalism""; ""Part 4 Political Parties and Public Policy: Canadaâ€?s Comparative Potential""""10 Whatâ€?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""