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Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics

Author : Jack Lucas

Publisher : University of Toronto Press

Page : 202 pages

File Size : 15,63 MB

Release : 2024-03-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1487553714

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One of the most peculiar features of municipal politics in Canada is how frequently local politicians, activists, and scholars disagree about how to describe the municipal arena. For some, municipal politics is distinct from other levels of government, a world of non-ideological elections, pragmatic and technical policymaking, and issue-by-issue policy coalitions. Others argue that municipal politics is similar to politics at other scales, with persistent axes of political disagreement and a recognizable “left” and “right.” This recurring debate features prominently in municipal election campaigns across Canada. In Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics, Jack Lucas investigates municipal ideology in Canada. Using data from original surveys of municipal politicians and the Canadian public, the book reveals how municipal politics is clearly structured by left-right ideology. It shows that municipal politicians represent their constituents’ ideological preferences quite well: they understand their constituents’ ideological perspectives, they align with their constituents’ preferences, and they are elected in part because of their ideological alignment with voters. A lively and accessible study, Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics will appeal to readers interested in municipal politics, political ideology, and political representation.



Voting in Quebec Municipal Elections

Author : ?ric B?langer

Publisher :

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 30,29 MB

Release : 2021-10-15

Category :

ISBN : 9781487540074

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This volume offers an in-depth look at municipal voting behaviour in Montreal and Quebec City, two of Canada's most important urban centres.



City Politics, Canada

Author : James Lightbody

Publisher : University of Toronto Press

Page : 578 pages

File Size : 49,40 MB

Release : 2006-01-01

Category : History

ISBN : 1551117533

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"City Politics, Canada will both irritate and please, but it should be read—it raises all the important questions about urban governance in Canada." - Caroline Andrew, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa



The Palgrave Handbook of Gender, Sexuality, and Canadian Politics

Author : Manon Tremblay

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 539 pages

File Size : 49,25 MB

Release : 2020-11-20

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 3030492400

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The Palgrave Handbook of Gender, Sexuality, and Canadian Politics offers the first and only handbook in the field of Canadian politics that uses 'gender' (which it interprets broadly, as inclusive of sex, sexualities, and other intersecting identities) as its category of analysis. Its premise is that political actors’ identities frame how Canadian politics is thought, told, and done; in turn, Canadian politics, as a set of ideas, state institutions and decision-making processes, and civil society mobilizations, does and redoes gender. Following the standard structure of mainstream introductory Canadian politics textbooks, this handbook is divided into four sections (ideologies, institutions, civil society, and public policy) each of which contains several chapters on topics commonly taught in Canadian politics classes. The originality of the handbook lies in its approach: each chapter reviews the basics of a given topic from the perspective of gendered/sexualized and other intersectional identities. Such an approach makes the handbook the only one of its kind in Canadian Politics.



Electing a Diverse Canada

Author : Caroline Andrew

Publisher : UBC Press

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 15,37 MB

Release : 2009-07-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0774858583

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Electing a Diverse Canada presents the most extensive analysis to date of the electoral representation of immigrants, minorities, and women in Canada. Covering eleven cities, as well as Canada's Parliament, it breaks new ground by assessing the representation of diverse identity groups across multiple levels of government. Electoral representation is an important indicator of a democracy's health, and this book provides both a baseline for future research and an outline of the key challenges facing Canadian democracy.



Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections

Author : R. Michael McGregor

Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 38,23 MB

Release : 2024-03-12

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0228020263

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Municipal elections in Canada don’t look much like those held at the federal and provincial levels. A key difference is a significant discrepancy in voter turnout, but relatively little is known about why far fewer people vote in city elections. Voters show less interest in local government, seeing it as less influential than other levels, yet they believe their views matter more to local politicians. Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections explores this apparent contradiction by asking who participates in politics, how they go about it, and why. Drawing from the Canadian Municipal Election Study, a novel survey of electors in eight large cities across the country in 2017 and 2018, contributors consider factors ranging from the universal – such as the demographic profile of voters or how economic conditions affect them – to the specific – for example, participation in school board and council elections. There are more municipal elections than any other kind in Canada. The discoveries in Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections collectively represent a major leap forward in our understanding of voter activity at the community and municipal level.



Hometown Inequality

Author : Brian F. Schaffner

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 277 pages

File Size : 17,86 MB

Release : 2020-07-09

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1108659888

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Local governments play a central role in American democracy, providing essential services such as policing, water, and sanitation. Moreover, Americans express great confidence in their municipal governments. But is this confidence warranted? Using big data and a representative sample of American communities, this book provides the first systematic examination of racial and class inequalities in local politics. We find that non-whites and less-affluent residents are consistent losers in local democracy. Residents of color and those with lower incomes receive less representation from local elected officials than do whites and the affluent. Additionally, they are much less likely than privileged community members to have their preferences reflected in local government policy. Contrary to the popular assumption that governments that are “closest” govern best, we find that inequalities in representation are most severe in suburbs and small towns. Typical reforms do not seem to improve the situation, and we recommend new approaches.



Big City Elections in Canada

Author : Jack Lucas

Publisher : University of Toronto Press

Page : 281 pages

File Size : 12,71 MB

Release : 2021-10-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1487528582

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Local elections are an increasingly popular area of research among scholars of Canadian political behaviour, offering invaluable insights into the attitudes and motivations of Canadian electors. The Canadian Municipal Election Study (CMES) has collected unparalleled individual-level survey data in eight major Canadian municipal elections: Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, Mississauga, Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City. These elections, which took place in 2017 and 2018, were high-profile, contentious, and often surprising, featuring mayoral defeats, record-breaking turnouts, provincial-municipal tensions, and the first ranked-ballot election in Canada in decades. Combining unprecedented individual-level survey data from the CMES with local expertise from political scientists across Canada, Big City Elections in Canada provides a data-driven overview of each election, while also highlighting the more general lessons the elections teach us about municipal politics and voting behaviour. The chapters in this book make substantial empirical and theoretical contributions to the voting behaviour and urban political science subfields and will appeal to students, journalists, and engaged citizens who are interested in learning more about municipal elections in their cities.



Big City Elections in Canada

Author : Jack Lucas

Publisher : University of Toronto Press

Page : 281 pages

File Size : 11,24 MB

Release : 2021

Category : Local elections

ISBN : 1487528566

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This collection offers an in-depth look at municipal voting behaviour during local elections in eight of Canada's largest cities.



Montréal

Author : Brendan Weston

Publisher :

Page : 234 pages

File Size : 50,42 MB

Release : 1990

Category : History

ISBN :

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