Canadian Politics, Seventh Edition

by James Bickerton (Editor), Alain-G. Gagnon (Editor)

Overview

For this new edition, James Bickerton and Alain-G. Gagnon have organized the book into six parts. Part I covers the origins and foundation of Canada as a political entity while Part II focuses on government, parliament, and the courts. Part III examines matters pertaining to federalism and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Part IV casts some new light on electoral politics and political communications and Part V examines citizenship, diversity, and social movements. Part VI, the final section of the book, concentrates on a number of political issues that merit special attention on the part of political actors and decision makers, namely the evolving relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples, immigration and refugees, environment and climate change, and relations between Canada and the United States.

This seventh edition of Canadian Politics includes 12 new chapters, with ten new contributing authors and coverage of six new subjects, and is essential reading for students and specialists studying Canadian politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781487588106
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press
Publication date:	09/08/2020
Edition description:	seventh edition
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

James Bickerton is a professor in the Department of Political Science at St. Francis Xavier University.
Alain-G. Gagnon is Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies and professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

Table of Contents

Part I. Canadian Politics: Origins and Foundations

1. Understanding Canada’s Origins: Federalism, Multiculturalism, and the Will to Live Together
Samuel V. LaSelva

2. The Canadian Political Regime from a Québec Perspective
Guy Laforest and Alain-G. Gagnon

Part II. Government, Parliament, and the Courts

3. The Centre Rules: Executive Dominance
Donald J. Savoie

4. The House of Commons and Responsible Government
Lori Turnbull

5. The Senate: A Late Blooming Chameleon
Andrew Heard

6. The Civil Service
Amanda Clarke

7. Interest Groups in Canada and in the United States: Evidence of Convergence
Éric Montpetit and Graham Wilson

Part III. Federalism and the Charter

8. Practices of Federalism in Canada
Jennifer Wallner

9. Politics and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Raymond Bazowski

10. Five Faces of Quebec: Shifting Small Worlds and Evolving Political Dynamics
Alain-G. Gagnon

11. The Two Faces of Treaty Federalism
Martin Papillon

Part IV. Electoral Politics and Political Communication

12. Public Opinion and Political Cleavages in Canada
Allison Harell, Laura Stephenson, and Lyne Deschatelêts

13. Parties and Elections: An End to Canadian Exceptionalism
James Bickerton

14. Democratic Reform and the Vagaries of Partisan Politics in Canada
Brian Tanguay

15. Media and Strategic Communication in Canadian Politics
Alex Marland

Part V. Citizenship and Diversity

16. Citizenship, Communities, and Identity in Canada
Will Kymlicka

17. Diversity in Canadian Politics
Yasmeen Abu-Laban

18. Of Pots and Pans and Radical Handmaids: Social Movements and Civil Society
Michael Orsini

19. Acting In and On History: The Canadian Women’s Movement
Jacquetta Newman

Part VI. Contemporary Issues

20. The Relationship between Canada and Indigenous Peoples: Where Are We?
Naiomi Walqwam Metallic

21. Immigration in Canada: From Low to High Politics
Mireille Paquet

22. Canada and the Climate Policy Dilemma
Debora VanNijnatten and Douglas Macdonald

23. Canada in the World
Mark R. Brawley

What People are Saying About This

David Tabachnick

"Canadian Politics, Seventh Edition successfully introduces students to contemporary scholars working in the field, as well as multiple primary and secondary sources. Presented as a stand-alone text or as a solid companion to a traditional textbook-driven introductory course, there is no real contemporary equivalent to this volume."

Conor Barry

"Timely and relevant, Canadian Politics, Seventh Edition succeeds in summarizing all the major aspects of Canadian government for undergraduates. By alluding to salient recent events, this textbook has the particular merit of treating up-to-date information throughout, particularly in the treatment of Indigenous considerations and climate change."

Arjun Tremblay

"This significantly updated edition is the definitive text on institutions, party politics, and identities in Canada. It is sure to be required reading for both students of Canadian politics and contributors to the comparative turn in Canadian political science."

Editorial Reviews

"This significantly updated edition is the definitive text on institutions, party politics, and identities in Canada. It is sure to be required reading for both students of Canadian politics and contributors to the comparative turn in Canadian political science."

—Arjun Tremblay, University of Regina

" Canadian Politics, Seventh Edition successfully introduces students to contemporary scholars working in the field, as well as multiple primary and secondary sources. Presented as a stand-alone text or as a solid companion to a traditional textbook-driven introductory course, there is no real contemporary equivalent to this volume."

—David Tabachnick, Nipissing University

"Timely and relevant, Canadian Politics, Seventh Edition succeeds in summarizing all the major aspects of Canadian government for undergraduates. By alluding to salient recent events, this textbook has the particular merit of treating up-to-date information throughout, particularly in the treatment of Indigenous considerations and climate change."

—Conor Barry, St. Thomas University

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