Indigenous people: governance and politics

Winner of the John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award, Canada at a Crossroads draws on group position theory, settler colonial studies, critical race theory, and Indigenous theorizing.

Winner of the John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award, Canada at a Crossroads draws on group position theory, settler colonial studies, critical race theory, and Indigenous theorizing.

The increasing prevalence of consumerism in contemporary society often equates happiness with the acquisition of material objects.

Federalism in Canada tells the turbulent story of shared sovereignty and divided governance from Confederation to the present time with three main objectives in mind.

Federalism in Canada tells the turbulent story of shared sovereignty and divided governance from Confederation to the present time with three main objectives in mind.

Provinces is now established as the most comprehensive yet accessible exploration of Canadian provincial politics and government.

Provinces is now established as the most comprehensive yet accessible exploration of Canadian provincial politics and government.

Socialist cities have special qualities which endure in particular, subtle, and often under-theorized ways.

Socialist cities have special qualities which endure in particular, subtle, and often under-theorized ways.

John Porter’s landmark study of social and ethnic inequality, The Vertical Mosaic, became an instant classic when it was first published in 1965.

John Porter’s landmark study of social and ethnic inequality, The Vertical Mosaic, became an instant classic when it was first published in 1965.

When Toronto’s New City Hall opened in 1965, it was an iconic modernist symbol for what was still a sedate and conservative city.

When Toronto’s New City Hall opened in 1965, it was an iconic modernist symbol for what was still a sedate and conservative city.

Asked in 2010 about his pugnacious approach to federal-provincial relations, Newfoundland premier Danny Williams declared “I would rather live one more day as a lion than ten years a jellyfish.

Asked in 2010 about his pugnacious approach to federal-provincial relations, Newfoundland premier Danny Williams declared “I would rather live one more day as a lion than ten years a jellyfish.

Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability in the Suburbs examines how the combination of the low-density, car-centric geography of outer suburbs and neoliberal governance in the past several decades has affected disadvantaged populations in North American metro areas.

Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability in the Suburbs examines how the combination of the low-density, car-centric geography of outer suburbs and neoliberal governance in the past several decades has affected disadvantaged populations in North American metro areas.

For thirty years, Alain-G.

For thirty years, Alain-G.

Can sub-units within a capitalist democracy, even a relatively decentralized one like Canada, pursue fundamentally different social and economic policies?

Can sub-units within a capitalist democracy, even a relatively decentralized one like Canada, pursue fundamentally different social and economic policies?

Deeply influenced by Enlightenment writers from Naples and France, Vincenzo Cuoco (1770–1823) was forced into exile for his involvement in the failed Neapolitan revolution of 1799.

In most municipalities across Canada, the top public servant is the chief administrative officer (CAO) or city manager.

In most municipalities across Canada, the top public servant is the chief administrative officer (CAO) or city manager.

Devoted to exploring elections as the central act in a democracy, Duty and Choice: The Evolution of the Study of Voting and Voters is animated by a set of three overarching questions: Why do some citizens vote while others do not?

Devoted to exploring elections as the central act in a democracy, Duty and Choice: The Evolution of the Study of Voting and Voters is animated by a set of three overarching questions: Why do some citizens vote while others do not?

The Global Promise of Federalism honours the life and work of Richard Simeon, one of Canada’s foremost experts on federalism.

The Global Promise of Federalism honours the life and work of Richard Simeon, one of Canada’s foremost experts on federalism.

Femocratic Administration examines the gendered nature of public administration through a study of the Ontario Women’s Directorate (OWD) between 1985 and 2000.

Femocratic Administration examines the gendered nature of public administration through a study of the Ontario Women’s Directorate (OWD) between 1985 and 2000.

The 1990s and 2000s were especially difficult decades for government–public sector union relations in Canada.

The 1990s and 2000s were especially difficult decades for government–public sector union relations in Canada.

Though they serve in many roles and under many titles, no one doubts that political staffs now wield substantial influence in the making of government policy.

Though they serve in many roles and under many titles, no one doubts that political staffs now wield substantial influence in the making of government policy.

Today more than ever, cities matter to the economic and social well-being of the vast majority of Canadians.

Today more than ever, cities matter to the economic and social well-being of the vast majority of Canadians.

The articles in this book have a common theme; they explore relationships between cultural forms and various aspects of political struggle.

Winner: 2001 Choice Outstanding Academic Book AwardThis is a book about forces challenging the continued integrity of Canada, one of the world's oldest and most admired democracies.

Can you have guidance without God?

"e;Think of the federal government as a gigantic insurance company (with a side line business in national defense and homeland security) which only does its accounting on a cash basis-only counting premiums and payouts as they go in and out the door.

In a book that is as certain to be as controversial as it is meticulously researched, a former special assistant to the president for National Security Affairs and senior official of the Central Intelligence Agency shows that the U.

This is a book about winning elections in an age when security has trumped almost every other issue and the technology of political effectiveness is evolving with lightning quickness.

Angels are everywhere.

What do Sikhs believe?

Interest in the governance of London has remained high in the years following the election of a London mayor and all the twists and turns of Mayor Livingstone's term of office, including struggles with Whitehall and the boroughs.

Father, Are You Calling Me?

At last, a good book about one of the most exciting career opportunities available in the country today - city management.

Learn key lessons on diversity and inclusion from front-line expert Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans.

*THE TOP-TEN BESTSELLER* From theNew York Timesbestselling author ofSorcery of ThornsandAn Enchantment of Ravenscomes a thrilling new YA fantasy about a teen girl with mythic abilities.

In this important attempt to reorient the theory and practice of public management, Stewart Ranson and John Stewart argue that public organisations must be analysed in terms of the distinctive values, purposes, tasks and conditions of the public domain.