Political Science

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Creating a Merit System: 1918-1944 From: Defending a Contested Ideal View University of Ottawa Press	This chapter will explore three themes that characterized the Civil Service Commission’s struggle to create a merit system that would find broad support among Canadians between the two …	Luc Juillet	26	2008	$2.60 Add
From Creating the Garden From: The Tangled Garden View James Lorimer and Company	Provides a history of Canadian legislation and policy which protected domestic television, radio and other media. Summarizes developments 1920s to 1980s.	Richard Stursberg	19	2019	$1.90 Add
From Cross-Border Cooperation in the North: The Case of Northwest Russia From: Russia and the North View University of Ottawa Press	This chapter gives a brief overview of BEAR and the bilateral cooperation between Russia and Norway on fisheries managementand environmental protection, including nuclear safety, in the Barents …	Geir Hønneland	18	2009	$2.16 Add
From NEW! Culture Club The Workplace Culture of Government Bureaucracy From: How Government Really Works View Formac Publishing	Chapter 2 explores government workplace culture, the chain of command and the lack of diversity inherent in many government departments.	Angela Poirier; Jane Allt	31	2020	$3.10 Add
From Culture, Society, and History From: How Societies Work View Fernwood Publishing		Joanne Naiman	22	2012	$3.52 Add
From David vs. Goliath From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter explores how, as the public consultation process developed, so did opposition from local citizens. In this instance, Goliath is the dump currently owned by Waste Management of Canada …	Poh-Gek Forkert	4	2017	$0.40 Add
From Deciding in democracies The long road to self-government From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Two explores the context in which we make good or bad political decisions. You cannot separate a decision from the time and place in which it is made. Our personalities and brains, our …	David Moscrop	26	2019	$2.60 Add
From Defining the Principles of Fundamental Justice From: Fundamental Justice View Irwin Law Inc.	Defines the principles of fundamental justice, particularly focusing on methods and sources such as the balancing of interests. Some rejected principles are also mentioned.	Hamish Stewart	50	2012	$5.00 Add
From NEW! Discovering Left Politics From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	This chapter details Jackson’s political awakening, the radicalism of the NDP in the 1960s, and his time at the LSE, where he studied with the Marxist theorist Ralph Miliband.	Andrew Jackson	15	2021	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Energy and Climate Capturing the Imagination of Canada’s Climate Policy From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Jason MacLean argues that the key barrier to addressing climate change in Canada is not a deficit of scientific understanding or our technological capacity, but instead politics. …	Jason MacLean	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Engineering the City The Technology of Cities From: Dream States View Coach House Books	The Technology of Cities: Part 2 explores the physical building and engineering of cities. Topics discussed include construction, city-building technology, building blocks, hygiene, bridges, …	John Lorinc	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From Engineers for Hire From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses the early staff additions at Research in Motion, most notably the addition of Jim Balsillie. Reviews the development of RIM during the late 1980s and early 1990s.	Chuck Howitt	9	2019	$0.90 Add
From Exploring Democracies in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador Venezuela: New Experiments in Participatory Democracy From: Cuba and Its Neighbours View Fernwood Publishing		Arnold August	30	2013	$3.30 Add
From Five Severely Harmful Impacts From: Legalizing Theft View Fernwood Publishing		Alain Deneault	20	2018	$2.00 Add
From From Many Places From: From Bombs to Books View James Lorimer and Company	An introduction to Edmonds Community School’s and Byrne Creek School’s history and experience in multicultural education. In these schools six out of ten students are learning English.	David Starr	8	2016	$0.80 Add
From Gay Marriage Gathers Strength From: Gay Marriage View James Lorimer and Company	Breaks down the strengthening position of Gay Marriage through a closer look at some cases from Quebec and British Columbia in the late 90s and early 2000s	Louisa Blair; Sylvain Larocque	23	2006	$2.30 Add