Stephen Brooks

Canadian Democracy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The best-selling introduction to Canadian politics! This text offers a thorough grounding in the institutions and processes of Canadian government, focusing on issues of individual, group, and regional equalities and freedoms while raising thought-provoking questions about the nature of Canadian democracy itself.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• 9th edition
• Seitenzahl: 632
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 203mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1016g
• ISBN-13: 9780199032501
• ISBN-10: 0199032505
• Artikelnr.: 60326729

Autorenporträt

Stephen Brooks is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Windsor, where he teaches in the areas of Canadian politics, public administration, and American politics. His research interests include the political influence of intellectuals, political thought in Canada and the United States, and foreign perceptions of American politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Figures and Tables
Boxes
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Political Life
Part II: The Societal Context of Politics
Chapter 2: Political Culture
Chapter 3: The Social and Economic Setting
Chapter 4: Diversity and Multiculturalism
Chapter 5: Regionalism and Canadian Politics
Part III: The Structures of Governance
Chapter 6: The Constitution
Chapter 7: Rights and Freedoms
Chapter 8: Federalism
Chapter 9: The Machinery of Government
Chapter 10: The Administrative State
Part IV: Participation in Politics
Chapter 11: Parties and Elections
Chapter 12: Interest Groups
Chapter 13: The Media
^bPart V: Contemporary Issues in Canadian Political Life
Chapter 14: Language Politics
Chapter 15:Women and Politics
Chapter 16: Indigenous Politics
Chapter 17: Canada in the World
Glossary
Notes
Index