Group Politics And Social Movements In Canada

Author : Miriam Smith
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442606951

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Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada by Miriam Smith Pdf

Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada, Second Edition updates and expands its exploration of a wide range of organized group and social movement activity in Canadian politics. Particularly distinctive is the inclusion of Quebec nationalism and Aboriginal politics. Many other areas of collective activity are also included: the Occupy movement and anti-poverty organizing, ethnocultural political mobilization, disability, lesbian and gay politics, feminism, farmers and organized interests in agriculture, Christian evangelical groups, environment, and health movements. Contributors to the collection employ a number of theoretical perspectives from political science and sociology to describe the evolution of organized groups and movements and to evaluate successes in exercising influence on Canadian politics. Each chapter provides an overview of the group or movement along with an account of its main networks and organizations, strategies, goals, successes, and failures.

Author : Miriam Smith
Publisher : University of Toronto PressHigher education
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1554027799

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Social Movements in Canada (Set) by Miriam Smith Pdf

Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada provides a set of case studies that cover a wide range of organized group and social movement activity in Canadian politics. Particularly distinctive is the inclusion of Quebec nationalism and Aboriginal politics as fields of social movement politics. Newer groups that have become more important in recent years are also included: anti-poverty organizing; race, disability, and lesbian and gay politics; Christian evangelical groups; and health social movements. Contributors to the collection employ a number of theoretical perspectives from political science and sociology to describe the evolution of organized groups and movements and to evaluate successes in exercising influence on Canadian politics. The diversity of approaches is one of the strengths of the volume. Each chapter provides an overview of the group or movement along with an account of its main networks and organizations, strategies, goals, successes, and failures. Special Combined Price: Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada may be ordered together with A Civil Society? Collective Actors in Canadian Political Life at a special discounted price. In order to secure the package price, the following ISBN must be used when ordering: 978-1-55402-779-8.

Author : Miriam Smith
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781487593674

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A Civil Society? by Miriam Smith Pdf

A Civil Society? surveys the main approaches to the study of group politics in Canada, with a strong comparative perspective. Unique to this brief and accessible text is a comprehensive theoretical framework that helps students evaluate policy areas surveyed in the book, while also pointing them toward future study. This new edition opens with a discussion of power, political institutions, and identity. It goes on to explore group and social movement activity across a range of institutions including the House of Commons, the bureaucracy, and the courts as well as mobilization through social media and the electoral system. Throughout, Smith systematically integrates consideration of the role of gender, racialization, and indigeneity in contemporary Canadian group and movement politics.

Author : Howard Ramos,Kathleen Rodgers
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774829182

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Protest and Politics by Howard Ramos,Kathleen Rodgers Pdf

The Tea Party. The Occupy Movement. Idle No More. Around the world, popular social movements are challenging the status quo. Yet most democracies are seeing a decline in voter turnout. Protest and Politics examines this shift in political participation, as well as the blurring of social movements and mainstream politics, through the lens of the social movement society thesis. Analyzing historical and contemporary social movements in Canada in comparison to those in the US and in the transnational sphere, the authors argue that our understanding of the boundaries between politics and protest needs to evolve.

Author : Rod Bantjes
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9781551303246

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Social Movements in a Global Context by Rod Bantjes Pdf

Social Movements in a Global Context focuses on interpreting the resurgence in popular protest for a growing audience of university students. Most of this new activity is either in response to or makes use of emerging global regimes - hence, the book's emphasis on the global context as well as on strategies for trans-local mobilization. Equally important is the fact that the book adopts a Canadian perspective and highlights, where possible, Canadian case studies. The chapters are organized around an explanatory framework, such as class analysis, or a core analytical question. Some of the chapters deal with historical content, but all make links to the immediate present and attempt to engage students in ongoing debates and struggles. The author makes connections between movements and the state, focusing on the dynamic of co-optation/coercion. The author also pays attention to the spacial dimensions of movement formation and tactics, which are particularly relevant in the present era of globalization.

Author : Marguerite Mendell
Publisher : Black Rose Books Ltd.
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1551644851

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Culture and Social Change by Marguerite Mendell Pdf

Author : James Bickerton,Alain-G. Gagnon
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442607033

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Canadian Politics by James Bickerton,Alain-G. Gagnon Pdf

"The sixth edition of Canadian Politics offers a comprehensive introduction to Canadian government and politics by a highly respected group of political scientists. For this edition, the editors have organized the book into six parts. Part I examines Canadian citizenship and political identities, while Parts II and III deal with Canadian political institutions, including Aboriginal governments, and contain new chapters on the public service and Quebec. Parts IV and V shift the focus to the political process, discussing issues pertaining to culture and values, parties and elections, media, groups, movements, gender, and diversity. The chapters on Parliament, bureaucracy, political culture, political communications, social movements, and media are new to this edition. Finally, three chapters in the last section of the book analyze components of Canadian politics that have been gaining prominence during the last decade: the effects of globalization, the shifting ground of Canadian-American relations, and the place of Canada in the changing world order. Of the 21 chapters in this edition, 9 are new and the remainder have been thoroughly revised and updated."--pub. desc.

Author : Michael S. Whittington,Glen Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0176424148

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Canadian Politics in the 21st Century by Michael S. Whittington,Glen Williams Pdf

Canadian Politics in the 21st Century is a collection of readings that is recognized for its diverse and well-known group of expert contributors. This reader provides a thematic overview of current trends in Canadian Politics. Covering issues such as Interest Groups and Social Movements and the Political Culture in Canada, Canadian Politics in the 21st Century aims not only to explain the nature of politics today, but also to speculate about the trends that will prevail in the future. Changes to the seventh edition include one new chapter “The End of Brokerage? The Canadian Party in the Twenty First Century. The book has moved from 17 readings to 14 readings with updates made to all essays. Canadian Politics in the 21st Century is a great addition to your class.Politics is not a precise art and those that succeed in politics often excel at dealing in abstracts. The publishers would like to thank Osnat Tzadok for the piece that you see on the cover of Canadian Politics in the 21st Century. It is a wonderful compliment to the book.

Author : Dominique Clément
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774858434

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Canada’s Rights Revolution by Dominique Clément Pdf

In the first major study of postwar social movement organizations in Canada, Dominique Clément provides a history of the human rights movement as seen through the eyes of two generations of activists. Drawing on newly acquired archival sources, extensive interviews, and materials released through access to information applications, Clément explores the history of four organizations that emerged in the sixties and evolved into powerful lobbies for human rights despite bitter internal disputes and intense rivalries. This book offers a unique perspective on infamous human rights controversies and argues that the idea of human rights has historically been highly statist while grassroots activism has been at the heart of the most profound human rights advances.

Author : Miriam Catherine Smith
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802081975

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Lesbian and Gay Rights in Canada by Miriam Catherine Smith Pdf

Using archival material that has largely been ignored, as well as interviews with Canadian activists, Smith investigates the ways in which the Canadian lesbian and gay movement has changed in response to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Author : Chris MacKenzie
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774843676

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Pro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada by Chris MacKenzie Pdf

Pro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada explores the organizational and ideological nature of political parties that are initially formed to do the work of social movements. Specifically, it examines the development of the Family Coalition Party of British Columbia (FCP) from its origins as a group of alienated Social Credit Party members to its rebirth as the Unity Party of British Columbia, and through its struggles as a marginal political entity along the way. While addressing the FCP's relationship to the larger North American pro-family movement, Chris MacKenzie also deftly demonstrates how the party can be seen as organizationally congruent with its ideological antithesis, the Green Party. Basing his findings on seven years of field research, he identifies the obstacles that political parties involved in social movement work must overcome in order for them to achieve their goals. He concludes that, despite their invaluablecontribution to democracy, such party / movements have limited political institutionalization. Consequently, their only realistic goal may be to merge their ideals with those of another, larger political body. This book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of the genesis, development, and impact of political party / movements in Canada. Moreover, it provides useful insight into the dynamics and issues that make up the current pro-family movements in Canada and the United States.

Author : Marie Hammond-Callaghan
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1552662632

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Mobilizations, Protests & Engagements by Marie Hammond-Callaghan Pdf

"This book addresses many questions in evaluating social movements and is the first in a series being developed by The Centre for Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University. What lessons can we learn from protest movements and social mobilizations of the past? Do newer movements differ from those of the past in process or outcomes? How have globalization and international events changed and shaped the way Canadian social movements operate? How effective are (and have been) social movements as agents of change: is there validity to the critique that social movement actors somehow lack legitimacy as the self-appointed 'voice' of communities they claim to represent? Are the stated democratic values espoused by these movements borne out in their internal processes and practices? Contributors from the fields of history, political science, education, sociology and women's studies - covering 80 years of social movement activism in Canada -- seek to address these questions."--pub. desc.

Author : James Bickerton,Alain-G. Gagnon
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442607057

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Canadian Politics, Sixth Edition by James Bickerton,Alain-G. Gagnon Pdf

The sixth edition of Canadian Politics offers a comprehensive introduction to Canadian government and politics by a highly respected group of political scientists. For this edition, the editors have organized the book into six parts. Part I examines Canadian citizenship and political identities, while Parts II and III deal with Canadian political institutions, including Aboriginal governments, and contain new chapters on the public service and Quebec. Parts IV and V shift the focus to the political process, discussing issues pertaining to culture and values, parties and elections, media, groups, movements, gender, and diversity. The chapters on Parliament, bureaucracy, political culture, political communications, social movements, and media are new to this edition. Finally, three chapters in the last section of the book analyze components of Canadian politics that have been gaining prominence during the last decade: the effects of globalization, the shifting ground of Canadian-American relations, and the place of Canada in the changing world order. Of the 21 chapters in this edition, 9 are new and the remainder have been thoroughly revised and updated.

Author : Lisa Young,Joanna Everitt
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774840323

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Advocacy Groups by Lisa Young,Joanna Everitt Pdf

Advocacy Groups uses the Audit standards of responsiveness, inclusiveness, and participation to examine advocacy groups in Canada and assess the ways that they contribute to, or detract from, Canadian democracy. It argues that group activity represents an important form of political participation. Though some interests face greater organizational challenges than others, advocacy groups can play critical compensatory roles for interests that are often unrepresented in traditional political institutions. It also finds that while Canadian advocacy groups employ a wide range of strategies to draw attention to their concerns, those with greater financial resources generally have greater access to government decision-makers. This has been accentuated by recent trends in the reduction of government funding to advocacy groups. The book concludes with several recommendations for 'best practices' that groups can follow in their internal organization and efforts to influence public policy, as well as for actions that governments can take to engage in constructive consultation with groups.

Author : Chris MacKenzie
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774851527

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Pro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada by Chris MacKenzie Pdf

Pro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada explores the organizational and ideological nature of political parties that are initially formed to do the work of social movements. Specifically, it examines the development of the Family Coalition Party of British Columbia (FCP) from its origins as a group of alienated Social Credit Party members to its rebirth as the Unity Party of British Columbia, and through its struggles as a marginal political entity along the way. While addressing the FCP's relationship to the larger North American pro-family movement, Chris MacKenzie also deftly demonstrates how the party can be seen as organizationally congruent with its ideological antithesis, the Green Party. Basing his findings on seven years of field research, he identifies the obstacles that political parties involved in social movement work must overcome in order for them to achieve their goals. He concludes that, despite their invaluablecontribution to democracy, such party / movements have limited political institutionalization. Consequently, their only realistic goal may be to merge their ideals with those of another, larger political body. This book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of the genesis, development, and impact of political party / movements in Canada. Moreover, it provides useful insight into the dynamics and issues that make up the current pro-family movements in Canada and the United States.