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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812010703321

Titolo

Political leadership and representation in Canada : essays in honour of John C. Courtney / / edited by Hans J. Michelmann, Donald C. Story and Jeffrey S. Steeves

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4426-8470-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

320.971

Soggetti

Political leadership - Canada

Political participation - Canada

Canada Politics and government 1867-

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Leadership Politics and the Transformation of Canadian Parties -- Are Party Leaders Becoming More Important to Vote Choice in Canada? -- Declining Political Survival among Parliamentary Party Leaders, 1867�2005 -- Citizens Speaking for Themselves: New Avenues for Public Involvement -- Royal Commissions and the Policy Cycle in Canada: The Case of Health Care -- Canada�s New Elections Act and Citizen Access to Opinion Poll Information

The Malaise of Canadian Democracy: What Is It? How Is It to Be Explained? What Can We Do about It?Institutional Reform: The Grass Isn�t Always Greener on the Other Side -- Indigenous Nationalism and the Nation State

Sommario/riassunto

Commissioned to honour the distinguished career of University of Saskatchewan Professor John Courtney, Leadership, Representation, and Election addresses a range of topics of central importance to government and politics in contemporary Canada.Beginning with an overview of Courtney's contribution to the field of Canadian politics, editors Hans Michelmann, Donald C. Story, and Jeffrey S. Steeves bring together an impressive list of scholars to discuss a variety of issues



representing the strengths of Courtney's work. Topics explored include: the transformation of Canadian parties, the impact of party leaders on the electoral fortunes of their parties, new avenues for public involvement in the policy-making process, Royal Commissions, opinion polls, access to information, the malaise of Canadian democracy, institutional reform, and indigenous nationalism.Timely and engaging, this impressive collection honours an important scholar and makes a valuable contribution to the field.