Leadership, Representation, & Elections : Essays in Honour of John C. Courtney / Hans J. Michelmann, Donald C. Story, Jeffrey S. Steeves.

Commissioned to honour the distinguished career of University of Saskatchewan Professor John Courtney, Leadership, Representation, and Election addresses a range of topics of central importance to government and politics in contemporary Canada. Beginning with an overview of Courtney's contribut...

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Online Access: Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Other Authors: Michelmann, Hans J., Steeves, Jeffrey S., Story, Donald C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Leadership Politics and the Transformation of Canadian Parties
  • Are Party Leaders Becoming More Important to Vote Choice in Canada?
  • Declining Political Survival among Parliamentary Party Leaders, 1867-2005
  • Citizens Speaking for Themselves: New Avenues for Public Involvement
  • Royal Commissions and the Policy Cycle in Canada: The Case of Health Care
  • Canada's New Elections Act and Citizen Access to Opinion Poll Information
  • The Malaise of Canadian Democracy: What Is It? How Is It to Be Explained? What Can We Do about It?
  • Institutional Reform: The Grass Isn't Always Greener on the Other Side
  • Indigenous Nationalism and the Nation State