Democracy
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From  Duped and How: Assault on Democracy with Alex Himelfarb |
Himelfarb believes that the Right prefers to shut down public discourse and that modern life makes it easy for this to happen. Issues of the common good often don’t make it to the table. It … | James Hoggan | 7 | 2016 | $0.70 Add |
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From Duped and How: Silencing the Voices of Others with Jason Stanley |
Stanley explained there are a number of rhetorical and linguistic tactics that are being used now to silence people, and one of the most blatant is the misappropriation of words such as ethical … | James Hoggan | 8 | 2016 | $0.80 Add |
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From  E.J. Dionne in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths |
This chapter records a 2018 Munk Debate conversation with Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne and Rudyard Griffiths, as they examine the state of American democracy under the Trump presidency. | Andrew Sullivan; E.J Dionne Jr.; Kimberley Strassel; Newt Gingrich | 7 | 2018 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Elections |
In this chapter, Coyne traces electoral vulnerabilities from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, arguing that party nomination practices, the first-past-the-post system, and declining … | Andrew Coyne | 61 | 2025 | $6.10 Add |
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From  EpilogueFrom: Civilizing the State |
The Epilogue follows up on threads from throughout the book, with current updates in India, the United States and Syria. | John Restakis | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Ethical DutiesFrom: Honest Politics Now |
Discusses ethical duties (trustees of public interest, impartiality, accountability) of elected politicians and other public officials as the basis for the more specific codes of ethical conduct … | Ian Greene | 23 | 2017 | $2.30 Add |
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From Ethical Problems in Public LifeFrom: Honest Politics Now |
Discusses how and why conflicts of interest, patronage, undue influence (including some lobbying and election-financing practices) and abuse of trust are incompatible with any idea of democracy … | Ian Greene | 40 | 2017 | $4.00 Add |
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From Ethics and the Principles of DemocracyFrom: Honest Politics Now |
Discusses how ethical politics is a requirement for genuinely democratic government. | Ian Greene | 28 | 2017 | $2.80 Add |
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From From Welfare State to Partner StateFrom: Civilizing the State |
From Welfare State to Partner State delves into imagining a new form of civil society and governance that involves democratization and empowerment, which has been called the Partner State. | John Restakis | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! Government vs Parliament |
In this chapter, Coyne traces the gradual weakening of Canada’s Parliament since Confederation in 1867. | Andrew Coyne | 33 | 2025 | $3.30 Add |
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From  Historical and Conceptual Preparations for the StudyFrom: For Land and Culture |
In this chapter, Vahabzadeh traces the historical and theoretical foundations of the Turkmen council movement, drawing on council traditions from the Paris Commune of 1871 through Iran’s … | Peyman Vahabzadeh | 43 | 2024 | $4.30 Add |
Honest Politics NowWhat ethical conduct means in Canadian Public Life |
Using high-profile political scandals as case studies, this book explores the standards of accountability to which Canadian politicians are now being held. This is the definitive up to date book … | Ian Greene | 392 | 2017 | View |
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From  Improving the Politics in Democracies |
In this chapter, Cowan examines the tension between scientific expertise and democratic governance, tracing historical cases of knowledge distortion from the 1900s through the 2021 Canadian … | John Scott Cowan | 33 | 2023 | $3.30 Add |
 NEW! Inspired by TaiwanWhy Supporting Taiwan Matters for Global Democracy |
The future of global democracy may hinge on a small island of 23 million people. Taiwan is more than the world’s technology hub, producing over 90 percent of the globe’s most advanced … | George S. Takach | 336 | 2026 | View |
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From IntroductionFrom: Civilizing the State |
The introduction outlines the world’s environmental, political, economic, social and public health contexts from which the book arises, and makes a call for transformative change based on … | John Restakis | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Introduction |
In this introductiom, Engler and Schalk trace Canada’s foreign policy from 1953 to 2022, examining how the country’s stated defence of democracy has often contrasted with actions … | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
