Canadian politics
Subtitle: critical approaches
By: Rand Dyck, Christopher Cochrane
Contributors: Cochrane, Christopher
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Nelson Education
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 712
ISBN-13: 9780176509460
Subjects: Politics and government; Textbooks; Public administration; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur; Politique et gouvernement
Notes: Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text in English.
Table of contents: title: Preface Part One: Introduction Chapter 1: Approaching the Study of Politics Chapter 2: Institutional Foundations and the Evolution of the State Part Two: The Societal Context: Cleavages And Identities Chapter 3: Regionalism Chapter 4: Aboriginal Peoples Chapter 5: French Canada and the Quebec Question Chapter 6: Ethnocultural Minorities Chapter 7: Gender Chapter 8: Class Chapter 9: Urban/Rural Location, Religion, and Age Chapter 10: Canada?s External Environment: The United States and the World Part Three: Linking People to Government Chapter 11: The Canadian Political Culture Chapter 12: Political Socialization, the Mass Media, and Public Opinion Polls Chapter 13: Elections and the Electoral System Chapter 14: Political Parties and the Party System Chapter 15: The Election Campaign, Voting, and Political Participation Chapter 16: Advocacy Groups, Social Movements, and Lobbying Part Four: The Constitutional Context Chapter 17: The Canadian Constitution and Constitutional Change Chapter 18: The Federal System Chapter 19: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms Part Five: Governing Chapter 20: The Policymaking Process and Policy Instruments Chapter 21: The Executive: Crown, Prime Minister, and Cabinet Chapter 22: The Bureaucracy Chapter 23: Parliament Chapter 24: The Judiciary Glossary Index.