Debra Thompson

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Elites, Classes, and Power in Canada

Elites, Classes, and Power in Canada

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1995 article by Leo V. Panitch arguing that a class analysis in the form of studying material social relationships between people and their common experiences, as opposed to an elite analysis in … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Empire and Communications

Empire and Communications

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 1950 book by Harold Innis examining the significance of the role of communication in the development of western society. ; ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Equality or Independence

Equality or Independence

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1965 essay by Daniel Johnson adopted by the Union Nationale party as a platform for Quebec independence if Quebec could not achieve equality with the rest of Canada through constitutional reform. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Description of the writings included in Part I: Understanding Canada. ; ; ; 563 View
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Federalism and Regional Alienation

Federalism and Regional Alienation

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1998 article by Roger Gibbins examining the extent to which federal political institutions either moderate or exacerbate regional conflict and alienation. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Federalism, Nationalism, and Reason

Federalism, Nationalism, and Reason

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1968 essay by Pierre Elliott Trudeau on the concept of Canadian federalism in opposition to nationalism. ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Filtering the Female: Television News Coverage of 1993 Canadian Leaders’ Debates

Filtering the Female: Television News Coverage of 1993 Canadian Leaders’ Debates

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

2000 article by Elisabeth Gidengil and Joanna Everitt assessing gender bias in television coverage of the leaders debates in the 1993 federal election, in which two of the parties were led by women. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Forgotten Partnership: US – Canada Relations Today

Forgotten Partnership: US – Canada Relations Today

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 1984 book by Charles F. Doran discussing the special nature of the relationship between Canada and the United States on structural and policy grounds. ; ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Governing Canada: Introduction

Governing Canada: Introduction

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Description of the writings included in Part III: Governing Canada ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Identity and Opportunity: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Movement

Identity and Opportunity: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Movement

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 2014 book by Miriam Smith outlining the legal, social and political changes to the status of LGBT people in Canada since the 1960s. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Income Inequality in Canada: What Can Be Done

Income Inequality in Canada: What Can Be Done

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

2013 report by Armine Yalnizyan to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding what the federal government could do to offset the growth of income inequality. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Intrastate Federalism in Canada

Intrastate Federalism in Canada

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1985 article by Donald V. Smiley and Ronald L. Watts examining the intrastate dimension of federalism, and the role of intrastate federalism in Canada. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Is Race Political?

Is Race Political?

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

2008 article by Debra Thompson arguing that race is a social and political construction, but that it is largely neglected by political science scholarship. ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Judges and the Charter Revolution

Judges and the Charter Revolution

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 2000 book by F.L. Morton and Rainer Knopff, The Charter Revolution and the Court Party, arguing that the Supreme Court of Canada has redesigned itself from a constitutional … ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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“Not Derived from the People”: Letter from the Fathers of Confederation to the British Colonial Secretary

“Not Derived from the People”: Letter from the Fathers of Confederation to the British Colonial Secretary

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1858 letter drafted by Alexander Galt to promote the idea that the constitution of the proposed Canadian confederation be derived from the Imperial Parliament rather than be based on the American … ; ; 2 $0.20 Add
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Party Identification and Campaign Dynamics

Party Identification and Campaign Dynamics

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

1992 article by Richard Johnston discussing the concept of party identification in the context of the 1988 Canadian general election. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add