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Bringing together political theorists and specialists in Canadian politics, Applied Political Theory and Canadian Politics combines conceptual frameworks from political theory and empirical evidence to offer fresh perspectives on political events in contemporary Canada. Examining complex and timely subjects such as equality, social justice, democracy, citizenship, and ethnic diversity, contributors present current and archival research supplemented with insights drawn from political theory to give readers a deep and nuanced understanding of increasingly pressing issues in Canadian society.For scholars and students seeking a work of political theory that is tangible, focused, and connected to the real world of everyday politics, Applied Political Theory and Canadian Politics will be an important resource, combining philosophical insights and empirical evidence to enhance our understanding of contemporary Canadian politics.
Contents
Part I1. From Grant to Hayek: The Shifting Nature of Canadian Conservatism2. Canadian Liberalism as a Distinctive Tradition3. What Does "Progressive" Mean? The Political Theory of Social Democracy and Reform Liberalism in Canada4. It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got that Swing: Ideology in the Age of Emotion Part II: Equality and Social Justice5. The Changing Normativity of the Canadian Welfare State6. "How We Treat Our Women is Our Business!" Legal Pluralism's Impact on Women's Citizenship in Federations7. Autonomy, Rights, and Euthanasia Policy: Lessons from John Stuart Mill8. What's Wrong With Private Schools?Part III: Democracy and Citizenship9. Deliberative Democracy: The Canadian Experience10. Democracy and the Problem of Constitutional Change in Canada11. Does Canada have a Founding Moment?Part IV: Ethnic Diversity and Minority Rights12. Self-Determination Theory: Political and Psychological13. Beyond Multiculturalism: Indigenous Normativity and the Search for a Legitimate Constitution14. Equality Rights, Multiculturalism, and Public Reason in Canada Part V: Nationalism15. Lament for a Pre-Modern Nation? 16. Culture and National Identity in Quebec17. The Conqueror's Mask: Canada as an Empire-StatePart VI: Canada in the World18. The Legitimacy of Judicial Review: The Strength of the Weak19. Canada and the International Responsibilities to Protect and Prosecute in Cases of Mass Atrocity20. Immigration and Borders in Canada: Looking Outward, Looking Inward, and Breaking Away from Legacies
