Peter Russell
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From  The Dynamics of Canadian FederalismFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
2004 article by Richard Simeon and Ian Robinson examining what drives Canadian federalism and what accounts for how it has changed over time, plus an examination of the consequences and … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Effects of Information and Social Cleavages: Explaining Issues Attitudes and Vote Choice in CanadaFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
2007 article by Amanda Bittner examining how social group identity and varying levels of information influence voting choices of individuals. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 8 | 2015 | $0.80 Add |
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From The Electoral System and the Party System in Canada, 1921–1965From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1968 paper by Alan Cairns suggesting that the electoral system has played a major role in the evolution of parties, and that the party system has not necessarily been an important nationalizing agency. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From The French Language and the Future of Our RaceFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Text of 1912 speech by Henri Bourassa promoting the preservation of the French language in Canada. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add |
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From The Governments and Societies of Canadian FederalismFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1977 article by Alan C. Cairns arguing that Canadian federalism is a function of the constitution and governments rather than of societies. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Higher the Fewer: Women’s Participation in Major Party OrganizationsFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 1985 book by Sylvia Bashevkin, Toeing the Lines, in which she demonstrates that women continue to be underrepresented in federal and provincial legislatures in Canada. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Judicial Committee and Its CriticsFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1971 article by Alan C. Cairns surveying the controversy over the performance of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England acting as final judicial authority for constitutional … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
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From The Parliament of CanadaFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of an introduction by C.E.S. Franks to his 1987 book The Parliament of Canada, discussing Parliament in an age of reform. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Party SystemFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1990 article by Janine Brody and Jane Jenson arguing that the Canadian electorate’s support of political parties is not modernized but continues to be differentiated by religion, language … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Pattern of Prairie PoliticsFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1981 article by Nelson Wiseman examining the diversity of political traditions within the three prairie provinces, as affected by distinct waves of settlers from rural Ontario, Britain, America … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Political Foundations of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in CanadaFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
2005 article by J. Scott Matthews assessing the importance of the role of courts and legislatures in forming public opinion to support same-sex marriage in Canada. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Political Purposes of the Canadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1983 article by Peter H. Russell examining the prospects of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to fulfil the purposes of promoting national unity and better protecting fundamental rights … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add |
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From The Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise OrganizationsFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 2002 address by R. Kenneth Carty comparing the effect of local interests on national political parties to the operation of a franchise organization. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Politics of VotingFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpt of a 2007 book by Dennis Pilon setting out its two main themes of broadening the current terms of the Canadian voting system component of electoral reform debates and making politics … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From  The Privy Council’s Legacy: Introduction |
Introduction to the impact of decisions made by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From The Quebec-Canada Dynamic or the Negation of the Ideal of FederalismFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
2009 article by François Rocher examining the different perspectives of Quebec francophone scholars and scholars from English-speaking Canada in literature on Canadian federalism. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
