Research & Theory

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Crossing the carbon divide From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft provides an overview of the arguments presented in previous chapters outling the oil industry’s hold on democratic institutions and concludes …	Kevin Taft	14	2017	$1.40 Add
Cuba and Its Neighbours Democracy in Motion Fernwood Publishing	In this groundbreaking book, Arnold August explores Cuba’s unique form of democracy, presenting a detailed and balanced analysis of Cuba’s electoral process and the state’s …	Arnold August	285	2013	View
From NEW! Darkness at Noon Part II: The Insurgency From: Has Populism Won? View ECW Press	The authors conclude with four lessons that have come from the global insurgency of the populist movement and how the movement has impacted democratic politics. The authors discuss the success of …	Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese	24	2022	$2.40 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 NEW! Deep Polarization From: Divided We Fall View James Lorimer and Company	From Divided We Fall: How we can resist polarizing pressures and strengthen our identity as citizens	Max Cameron	23	2026	$2.30 Add
From Defending Research Participants From: Protecting Research Confidentiality View James Lorimer and Company	An Introduction to understand evidentiary Priviledge, statutory priviledgem priviledge in common law and how it is decided on a case by case basis (wigmore criteria), looks at Ogden’s …	John Lowman; Ted Palys	13	2014	$1.30 Add
Degrees of Failure University Education in Decline Between The Lines	In Degrees of Failure, Randle Nelsen brings together such diverse topics as campus parking, college sports, helicopter parents, edu-business as edu-tainment, and technology in teaching to show …	Randle W. Nelsen	152	2017	View
From Democracy and Civil Disobedience From: Damming the Peace View James Lorimer and Company	Legendary B.C. broadcaster and former politician Rafe Mair sets out the argument that the fight to stop the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley is a conflict about …	Rafe Mair	13	2018	$1.30 Add
From Democracy and the Rights Revolution From: The Rights Revolution View House of Anansi Press	From The Rights Revolution:	Michael Ignatieff	27	2007	$2.70 Add
From Democracy, Elections and the New State A Rebellion Against Dogmatism of the Left and the Batista Dictatorship (1953) From: Cuba and Its Neighbours View Fernwood Publishing		Arnold August	25	2013	$2.75 Add
From Democracy in the U.S. From: Cuba and Its Neighbours View Fernwood Publishing		Arnold August	31	2013	$3.41 Add
From Democracy, Technology, and Communication in Canada From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Excerpt of a 2005 book by Darin Barney, Communication Technology, exploring the effect of information and communication technologies on Canadian democracy.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	5	2015	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Democracy’s Post-1945 Worldwide Rise and Decline From: Myths of Modern History View James Lorimer and Company	The author examines the myths concerning the winding, up-and-down road taken by democracy from 1945 to the present. He argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the 1989 fall of the Berlin …	Jacques R. Pauwels	26	2022	$2.60 Add
From Democratic, Anti-Racism Multiculturalism From: Uprooting Racism View New Society Publishers	We need innovative ways of embracing diversity, complexity, and cooperation. Some people have suggested we adopt a both/and way of thinking. In this framework, we assume the needs and …	Paul Kivel	37	2017	$3.70 Add
Democratizing the Constitution Reforming Responsible Government Emond Montgomery	Canada’s time-honoured system of responsible government is failing us. This principle, by which the executive must be accountable to the people’s elected representatives, was fought …	Lori Turnbull; Mark Jarvis; Peter Aucoin	274	2011	View
From Democratizing the Constitution: Reforming Responsible Government From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Excerpt of a 2011 book by Peter Aucoin, Mark Jarvis and Lori Turnbull addressing the undermining of Canadian democracy by excessive prime ministerial power over the operation of the House of Commons.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	6	2015	$0.60 Add