Political Science

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The Politics and Policies of Health-Care Privatization in BC From: British Columbia Politics and Government View Emond Montgomery	Review of the history and results of attempts to reform provincial health care in the context of privatization.	Alan Davidson	19	2009	$1.90 Add
From The Politics of a "Middle Power" From: Our Lives: Canada after 1945 View James Lorimer and Company	1945-1963. Looks at the presentation of Canada as a "middle power", a "helpful fixer" whose role was to keep the peace in troubled times. Focuses on Canada’s foreign …	Alvin Finkel	27	2012	$2.70 Add
From The Politics of Choosing From: The Politics of Voting View Emond Montgomery	Review of debates regarding choices about the means to pursue reform, which jurisdictions should be subject to reform, and whether to reform both houses of the federal Parliament.	Dennis Pilon	25	2007	$2.50 Add
From The Politics of Equalization From: Equal as Citizens View Formac Publishing	1950s – 1962 Looks at the origins of equalization in Canada, although the program is usually assiciated with smaller provinces it was originally carried out to accommodate the big provinces	Richard Starr	14	2014	$1.40 Add
From The Politics of Power A Wonton Attack on a Citizen's Reputation From: Divided View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter sets out to preserve a story that needs to be documented. Officials within the Saskatchewan government improperly accessed files containing unconfirmed allegations about a citizen, …	William (Bill) Bonner	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From NEW! The Politics of Smart Cities The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View Coach House Books	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, …	John Lorinc	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From The Politics of Tecumseh Corners: Canadian Political Parties as Franchise Organizations From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	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
The Politics of Voting Reforming Canada's Electoral System Emond Montgomery	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 …	Dennis Pilon	227	2007	View
From The Politics of Voting From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	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
From The Politics of Voting-System Reform in Canada From: The Politics of Voting View Emond Montgomery	Assessment of why voting system reform is political, and how an understanding of those politics is necessary for effective reform.	Dennis Pilon	21	2007	$2.10 Add
From The Positive Biases of Technology Assessments and Cost-Benefit Analyses From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	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 …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	38	2011	$3.80 Add
From NEW! The Post Democratic Horizon Friend and Enemy in the Age of New Authoritarianism From: Spectres of Fascism View Between The Lines	This chapter analyzes several themes related to fascism through the lens of Carl Schmitt. These themes include dictatorships and political theology.	Am Johal	12	2020	$1.20 Add
From NEW! The Post-Liberal Order Part II: The Insurgency From: Has Populism Won? View ECW Press	This chapter discusses how populist leaders are against liberal international order. This chapter discusses how populist figures continue to challenge liberal free-trade internationalism.	Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From The Poverty of Weath: Economics and Ecology From: The Memory We Could Be View New Society Publishers	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 …	Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik	13	2018	$1.30 Add
The Power Manual How to Master Complex Power Dynamics New Society Publishers	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 …	Cyndi Suarez	195	2018	View
From The Power of a Word From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa View Baraka Books	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 …	Robin Philpot	15	2013	$1.50 Add