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2. Federalism and Political Change: Canada and Germany in Historical-Institutionalist Perspective.
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BROSCHEK, JÖRG
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COMPARATIVE studies , *FEDERAL government , *POLITICAL philosophy , *POLITICAL change , *HISTORY ,CANADIAN politics & government ,GERMAN politics & government - Abstract
This paper starts from the assumption that historical institutionalism has much to offer in order to address important questions raised in the literature on comparative federalism. Historical institutionalism is a useful approach to enhancing our understanding of both the origins that drive federal system dynamics and the dynamic patterns which federal systems unfold over time. The paper conceptualizes federalism as a multi-layered political order, comprising an institutional and an ideational layer. It then introduces two models of political change, the model of path dependence and the process sequencing model, and asks how each model can contribute to explain the emergence of the federal order in Canada and Germany. I conclude that while the model of path dependence lends itself well to capturing federal system dynamics in Germany, the process sequencing model, in contrast, is better suited to explaining sources and patterns of change in Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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3. The End of the "Two Solitudes"? The Presence (or Absence) of the Work of French-speaking Scholars in Canadian Politics.
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Rocher, François
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POLITICAL science research , *SOCIOLOGY , *SCHOLARS , *SOCIAL sciences , *POLITICS & culture ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
The paper explores the presence (or the lack thereof) of references to work done by French-speaking scholars in the broad literature dealing with Canadian politics over the past ten years. It surveys books published by commercial and university presses and analyzes both quantitatively and qualitatively the reference and use of scholarly work by French-speaking scholars published in English and French. The paper sheds light on the sociology and the politics of scientific production in the field of Canadian polities. It examines a phenomenon that is both troubling and revealing of the unequal status of scholarly contributions to the field of Canadian politics. Moreover, it questions the extent to which the current Canadian politics field reflects a comprehensive and inclusive understanding of the Canadian political dynamic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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4. Up the Creek: Fishing for a New Constitutional Order.
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Ladner, Kiera L.
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JURISDICTION , *POLITICAL questions & judicial power , *CONSTITUTIONAL law , *POLITICAL systems , *SOVEREIGNTY , *POLITICAL science ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
Everyone familiar with the study of Canadian politics knows the joke about how a French national, an Englishman and a Canadian were asked to write an essay about an elephant: the French national wrote about the culinary uses of the elephant, the Englishman wrote about the elephant and imperialism, and the Canadian wrote a paper entitled. "Elephant: Federal or Provincial Responsibility?" Though simple, the joke conveys the essence of Canadian politics: always defined by jurisdictional disputes. The joke misses the boat, however, by ignoring the fact that indigenous people are now (as they always have been) engaging in jurisdictional debates in an attempt to challenge the Canadian constitutional order and to reaffirm their own constitutional order and autonomy. This paper examines one such dispute—the Mi'kmaw claim of rights and responsibilities for the salmon fishery—and presents it as a case of contested sovereignties and a resulting jurisdictional dispute. In so doing, I pose the question: Is salmon a federal, provincial or Mi'kmaq responsibility? In seeking an answer, this paper proceeds in an exploratory manner to map both constitutional orders, and the interrelation between these orders that results in the debate over responsibility for the salmon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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5. Comment: Montesquieuan Principles of Canadian Politics?
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Preece, Rod
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POLITICAL science ,POLITICAL attitudes ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
The article presents the author's remarks on a previously issued paper by Philip Resnick about the Montesquieuan principles of Canadian politics. The author acknowledges that the paper is based on a profound knowledge and detailed analysis of the European tradition which Canada inherited. He points out that it is necessary to refer to works of Montesquieu to understand Canadian nineteenth-century anti-democratic attitudes.
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- 1987
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6. Left/Right Ideology and Canadian Politics—ERRATUM.
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Cochrane, Christopher
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CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
We regret that the originally published paper (Cochrane 2010) did not contain the author's proof corrections. We apologize for this oversight and reproduce the entire corrected paper here. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2010
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7. Social Capital and Political Participation of Canadians.
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NAKHAIE, M. REZA
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SOCIAL capital , *POLITICAL participation , *SOCIAL participation , *VOLUNTEER service , *COMMUNITY life , *COMMUNITY involvement ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
This paper evaluates the importance of social capital for political participation of native-born Canadians and immigrants. The Survey of Social Engagement in Canada, a large survey of Canadians conducted by Statistics Canada in 2003, is used in order to test the role of social relations and connections in accounting for political participation. Analyses show that although the "usual suspects" play important roles in explaining political activities, the main culprit is social capital. Among social capital measures, though all arc important, associational involvement and social networks, followed by trust and volunteering, are the best predictors of political participation. Moreover, the effect of social capital varies by period of immigration. Theoretical and policy implications of findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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8. Can Canadians Take a Hint? The (In)Effectiveness of Party Labels as Information Shortcuts in Canada.
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MEROLLA, JENNIFER L., STEPHENSON, LAURA B., and ZECHMEISTER, ELIZABETH J.
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POLITICAL parties , *ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
This paper examines the usefulness of Canadian political party labels as information shortcuts. We supplement survey data analysis with the results of an experiment that tested whether knowing a party's position on an issue influenced opinion expression. We find that, contrary to findings in other countries, among our subject pool, Canadian political parties are not consistently useful as information cues. The Liberal party cue is hardly useful, and while the Conservative party cue can be effective, it appears to push partisans toward a more liberal stance on selected opinions. Only the NDP cue appears to influence opinions in the expected direction. These mixed findings run counter to foundational works on party labels as information shortcuts (mostly focused on US politics) and, instead, are consistent with previous scholarship on Canadian politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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9. The Effects of Information and Social Cleavages: Explaining Issue Attitudes and Vote Choice in Canada.
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Bittner, Amanda
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VOTING , *ELECTIONS , *SOCIAL groups , *GROUP decision making ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between social group identity and the level of political information in explaining Canadians' issue attitudes and vote choices. Traditional accounts of Canadians' partisan political leanings have placed a great deal of emphasis on social group identity in explaining attitudes. However based on data from the Canadian Election Studies from 1988-2004, it is argued that both social group identity and information influence the nature of vote choice and public opinion in Canada. In fact, the level of voter information has two contradictory effects on the political attitudes of different social groups. In some cases voters' level of information reduces the role of social group identity in explaining attitudes and vote choices; information acts to bridge the differences between different social groups (for example Catholics/non-Catholics and urban/rural Canadians). In other cases, voters' level of information acts to amplify the importance of social group identity in predicting attitudes (for example women/men and religious/nonreligious). These findings suggest that not only is social group identity a less effective predictor of attitudes than has traditionally been thought but that there are also significant underlying differences between the so-called "old" and "new" cleavages in Canada when it comes to understanding their impact on political values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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10. Beyond the Democratic Dialogue, and Towards a Federalist One: Provincial Arguments and Supreme Court Responses in Charter Litigation.
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Clarke, Jeremy A.
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DEMOCRACY , *DIALOGUE , *LEGISLATIVE bodies , *FEDERAL government ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
A vigorous debate surrounding the "democratic dialogue" has done much for the understanding of our post-Charter parliamentary democracy. At the same time, it has diverted valuable attention from the settlement of the Charter with Canada's other constitutional pillar: federalism. This paper argues that the reconciliation of the Charter's national standards with the provincial diversity recognized by our federal Constitution is given expression by a federalist dialogue, occurring alongside, and even before, its democratic counterpart. An examination of several recent cases before the Supreme Court in which provincial policies have been impugned by the Charter provides evidence that provincial governments and the principles of federalism have a role to play in Charter interpretation, and that this role is often conceded by the Supreme Court in response to provincial factums. This discussion does not conclude the grand questions of federalism in the Charter era, but it does raise some definitive questions to propel the debate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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11. Electoral Participation in Municipal, Provincial and Federal Elections in Canada.
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Nakhaie, M. Reza
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ELECTIONS , *FEDERAL government , *SOCIAL capital , *SOCIAL networks ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of social relations or social capital for voting turnout at three levels of Canadian government, paying particular attention to social contexts, socio-demographics and socioeconomic forces. The data source is the Public Use Microdata File from the National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participation, administered by Statistics Canada (2001). Results provide support for social capital theory. Those who donate to charities and/or volunteer have a stronger propensity to vote than their counterparts. Two other measures of social capital, social networks and participation in religious activities, are also related to turnout, However, their effects are comparatively modest. Among the social bases of social capital, community rootedness is an important predictor of turnout. Civic engagement or attentiveness to current affairs also significantly increases voter turnout at all levels of Canadian government. Finally, standard socioeconomic and demographic predictors of political participation do show independent effects on turnout. However, with the exception of age, these predictors are not as consistent or as strong as social capital measures in explaining turnout. Theoretical and policy implications of the findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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12. Do Women “Do Better” in Municipal Politics? Electoral Representation across Three Levels of Government.
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Tolley, Erin
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WOMEN in politics ,MUNICIPAL government ,CANADIAN politics & government ,CANADIAN federal government ,PROVINCIAL governments ,ELECTIONS - Abstract
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- 2011
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13. Charter Creep: Creeping Precommitment and the Threat to Liberal Republicanism.
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LUSZTIG, MICHAEL
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CONSTITUTIONAL law ,CONSTITUTIONALISM ,DEMOCRACY ,CANADIAN politics & government ,REPRESENTATIVE government ,POLITICAL participation ,LIBERTY - Abstract
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- 2010
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14. Affinity, Antipathy and Political Participation: How Our Concern For Others Makes Us Vote.
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LOEWEN, PETER JOHN
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VOTING ,CANADIAN politics & government ,POLITICAL parties ,POLITICAL psychology ,VOTERS ,PARTISANSHIP - Abstract
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- 2010
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