LEADER 04089nam 2200745 450 001 9910812010703321 005 20240123232810.0 010 $a1-4426-8470-4 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442684706 035 $a(CKB)2430000000002054 035 $a(EBL)3262963 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000478684 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12202808 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478684 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10434505 035 $a(PQKB)10594836 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00601130 035 $a(CaPaEBR)418966 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3262963 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672351 035 $a(DE-B1597)464036 035 $a(OCoLC)979760163 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442684706 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3296947 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4672351 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11258021 035 $a(OCoLC)958559079 035 $a(OCoLC)1298517860 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_104166 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/z0xgbd 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000002054 100 $a20160923h20072007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPolitical leadership and representation in Canada $eessays in honour of John C. Courtney /$fedited by Hans J. Michelmann, Donald C. Story and Jeffrey S. Steeves 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-8836-8 311 $a0-8020-9187-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents -- 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, 1867a???2005 -- Citizens Speaking for Themselves: New Avenues for Public Involvement -- Royal Commissions and the Policy Cycle in Canada: The Case of Health Care -- Canadaa???s New Elections Act and Citizen Access to Opinion Poll Information 327 $aThe Malaise of Canadian Democracy: What Is It? How Is It to Be Explained? What Can We Do about It?Institutional Reform: The Grass Isna???t Always Greener on the Other Side -- Indigenous Nationalism and the Nation State 330 $aCommissioned 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. 606 $aPolitical leadership$zCanada 606 $aPolitical participation$zCanada 607 $aCanada$xPolitics and government$y1867- 615 0$aPolitical leadership 615 0$aPolitical participation 676 $a320.971 702 $aCourtney$b John C$g(John Childs),$f1936-, 702 $aMichelmann$b Hans J. 702 $aStory$b Donald C$g(Donald Clarke),$f1947- 702 $aSteeves$b Jeffrey S. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812010703321 996 $aPolitical leadership and representation in Canada$93923296 997 $aUNINA