04232nam 2200709 450 991045655060332120200520144314.01-4426-8470-410.3138/9781442684706(CKB)2430000000002054(EBL)3262963(SSID)ssj0000478684(PQKBManifestationID)12202808(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478684(PQKBWorkID)10434505(PQKB)10594836(CaBNvSL)thg00601130(CaPaEBR)418966(MiAaPQ)EBC3262963(MiAaPQ)EBC4672351(DE-B1597)464036(OCoLC)979760163(DE-B1597)9781442684706(MiAaPQ)EBC3296947(Au-PeEL)EBL4672351(CaPaEBR)ebr11258021(OCoLC)958559079(EXLCZ)99243000000000205420160923h20072007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical leadership and representation in Canada essays in honour of John C. Courtney /edited by Hans J. Michelmann, Donald C. Story and Jeffrey S. SteevesToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2007.©20071 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8020-8836-8 0-8020-9187-3 Includes bibliographical references.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction / Michelmann, Hans J. -- Leadership Politics and the Transformation of Canadian Parties / Carty, R.K. -- Are Party Leaders Becoming More Important to Vote Choice in Canada? / Gidengil, Elisabeth / Blais, André -- Declining Political Survival among Parliamentary Party Leaders, 1867-2005 / Clercy, Cristine De -- Citizens Speaking for Themselves: New Avenues for Public Involvement / Seidle, F. Leslie -- Royal Commissions and the Policy Cycle in Canada: The Case of Health Care / Marchildon, Gregory P. -- Canada's New Elections Act and Citizen Access to Opinion Poll Information / Ferguson, Peter A. -- The Malaise of Canadian Democracy: What Is It? How Is It to Be Explained? What Can We Do about It? / Perlin, George -- Institutional Reform: The Grass Isn't Always Greener on the Other Side / Dion, Stéphane -- Indigenous Nationalism and the Nation State / Cairns, Alan C. 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.Political leadershipCanadaPolitical participationCanadaCanadaPolitics and government1867-Electronic books.Political leadershipPolitical participation320.971Courtney John C.Michelmann Hans J.Story Donald C(Donald Clarke),1947-Steeves Jeffrey S.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456550603321Political leadership and representation in Canada2204350UNINA