LEADER 03295oam 2200697 a 450 001 9910810732703321 005 20231218220648.0 010 $a1-283-13105-6 010 $a9786613131058 010 $a0-7748-5104-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246706 035 $a(EBL)3244107 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000643518 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12312250 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000643518 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10667866 035 $a(PQKB)11148604 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000277908 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11954864 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277908 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10245898 035 $a(PQKB)11489021 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404130 035 $a(CaBNvSL)gtp00521782 035 $a(DE-B1597)661254 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774851046 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/n9bdrr 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412097 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246706 100 $a20040427d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aCitizens /$fElisabeth Gidengil [et al.] 210 1$aVancouver :$cUBC Press,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (225 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aCanadian democratic audit 300 $aCo-published by: Centre for Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University. 311 0 $a0-7748-0920-5 311 0 $a0-7748-0919-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 198-209) and index. 327 $aIntro; Contents; Figures; Foreword; 1 Auditing Democratic Citizenship; 2 How Much Attention Do Canadians Pay to Politics?; 3 What Do Canadians Know about Politics?; 4 Can Canadians Get By with Less Information?; 5 How Much Do Canadians Participate in Politics?; 6 How Civic-Minded Are Canadians?; 7 Engaging Canadians; Discussion Questions; Additional Reading; Works Cited; Index 330 $aCitizens are central to any meaningful definition of democracy. What does it say about the health of Canadian democracy when fewer citizens than ever are exercising their right to vote and party membership rolls are shrinking? Are increasingly well-educated citizens turning away from traditional electoral politics in favour of other forms of democratic engagement or are they simply withdrawing from political participation altogether? The first comprehensive assessment of citizen engagement in Canada, this volume raises challenging questions about the interests and capabilities of Canadians as democratic citizens, as well as the performance of our democratic institutions. It is essential reading for politicians and policy-makers, students and scholars of Canadian politics, and all those who care about the quality of Canadian democracy. 410 0$aCanadian democratic audit 606 $aPolitical participation$zCanada 606 $aCitizenship$zCanada 606 $aDemocracy$zCanada 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aCitizenship 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a323/.042/0971 701 $aGidengil$b Elisabeth$f1947-$01699467 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810732703321 996 $aCitizens$94081738 997 $aUNINA