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The Politics of Smart Cities
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The Politics of Smart Cities

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

The Dream of the Smart City: part 10 explores the politics of smart cities. Topics discussed include politics, think tanks, Privacy Legislation Reform, Regulatory Procedures, Data Governance, … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise Organizations

The Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise Organizations

From: 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. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
The Politics of Voting

The Politics of Voting

Reforming Canada's Electoral System

The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada’s Electoral System is a timely examination of Canada’s voting system by one of Canada’s leading authorities on electoral reform. In a … 227 View
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The Politics of Voting

The Politics of Voting

From: 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 … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Politics of Voting-System Reform in Canada

The Politics of Voting-System Reform in Canada

From: The Politics of Voting

Assessment of why voting system reform is political, and how an understanding of those politics is necessary for effective reform. 21 $2.10 Add
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The Positive Biases of Technology Assessments and Cost-Benefit Analyses

The Positive Biases of Technology Assessments and Cost-Benefit Analyses

From: Techno-Fix

The Positive Biases of Technology Assessments and Cost-Benefit Analyses demonstrates how each step in the standard cost-benefit analysis procedure has intrinsic problems and ambiguities, some of … ; 38 $3.80 Add
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The Post Democratic Horizon
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The Post Democratic Horizon

Friend and Enemy in the Age of New Authoritarianism

From: Spectres of Fascism

This chapter analyzes several themes related to fascism through the lens of Carl Schmitt. These themes include dictatorships and political theology. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Post-Liberal Order
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The Post-Liberal Order

Part II: The Insurgency

From: Has Populism Won?

This chapter discusses how populist leaders are against liberal international order. This chapter discusses how populist figures continue to challenge liberal free-trade internationalism. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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The Poverty of Weath: Economics and Ecology

The Poverty of Weath: Economics and Ecology

From: The Memory We Could Be

One of the major obstacles to ecological realism lies in the strength of orthodox visions of the economy, entirely segregated from issues of ecology. These framings offer us simplistic diagnoses … 13 $1.30 Add
The Power Manual

The Power Manual

How to Master Complex Power Dynamics

Liberate yourself by understanding and mastering power dynamics All social relations are laden with power. Getting out from under dominant power relations and mastering power dynamics is perhaps … 195 View
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The Power of a Word

The Power of a Word

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 3, Philpot discusses how Central Africa has been turned upside down in the pursuit of génocidaires. Philpot examines how with the support of the United States, Canada, the United … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Power Play

The Power Play

From: Indigenomics

Topics discussed in this chapter include Indigenous activists in court and an inception into a new economic reality. 8 $0.80 Add
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The Power Shift

The Power Shift

A Seat at the Economic Table

From: Indigenomics

Topics discussed in this chapter include the effect of the emerging indigenous power shift, the risk of doing nothing, and the collective response to now. 20 $2.00 Add
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The price tag for democracy

The price tag for democracy

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

Chinese investors can use the FIPA to challenge anything that a legislature or government or court in Canada does. They may not win, but the ability to sue in this way is a powerful tool by … 7 $0.70 Add
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The Prime Minister and the House of Commons: The Democracy Deficit

The Prime Minister and the House of Commons: The Democracy Deficit

From: Democratizing the Constitution

Assessment of Canada’s parliamentary system in support of an argument that the House of Commons cannot effectively constrain prime ministerial abuse of executive power. 44 $4.40 Add
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The Privy Council's Legacy: Introduction

The Privy Council’s Legacy: Introduction

From: The Court and the Constitution

Introduction to the impact of decisions made by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ; ; ; 4 $0.40 Add