Leadership, Representation, & Elections : : Essays in Honour of John C. Courtney / / ed. by 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 contributi...

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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Other title: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
Summary: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 contribution to the field of Canadian politics, editors Hans Michelmann, Donald C. Story, and Jeffrey S. Steeves bring together an impressive list of scholars to discuss a variety of issues representing the strengths of Courtney's work. Topics explored include: the transformation of Canadian parties, the impact of party leaders on the electoral fortunes of their parties, new avenues for public involvement in the policy-making process, Royal Commissions, opinion polls, access to information, the malaise of Canadian democracy, institutional reform, and indigenous nationalism.Timely and engaging, this impressive collection honours an important scholar and makes a valuable contribution to the field.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781442684706
9783110490954
DOI:10.3138/9781442684706
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Hans J. Michelmann, Donald C. Story, Jeffrey S. Steeves.