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Policy Transformation in Canada : Is the Past Prologue?
Publication Type:eBook
Abstract:Canada's centennial anniversary in 1967 coincided with a period of transformative public policymaking. This period saw the establishment of the modern welfare state, as well as significant growth in the area of cultural diversity, including multicultur...
On Civic Republicanism : Ancient Lessons for Global Politics
Publication Type:eBook
Abstract:Continuing the analysis of contemporary issues through the lens of ancient theories beyond the themes of Enduring Empire and the award-winning On Oligarchy, On Civic Republicanism explores the enduring relevance of the ancient concepts of republicanism...
Natural Resource-Based Development in Africa : Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
Publication Type:eBook
Abstract:There is no question that Africa is endowed with abundant natural resources of different magnitudes. However, more than a decade of high commodity prices and new hydrocarbon discoveries across the continent has led countless international organizations...
Differently: Alice Munro and the North American 1960s.
Publication Type:Academic Journal
Source(s):University of Toronto Quarterly; Jun2022, Vol. 91 Issue 2, p33-48, 16p
Abstract:Copyright of University of Toronto Quarterly is the property of University of Toronto Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users...
Critical Theory, Democracy, and the Challenge of Neoliberalism
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Abstract:With a few exceptions, critical theorists have been late to provide a comprehensive diagnosis of neoliberalism comparable in scope to their extensive analyses of advanced welfare state capitalism. Instead, the main lines of critical theory have focused...
Machiavelli and the Politics of Democratic Innovation
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Abstract:Presenting a detailed reinterpretation and reconstruction of the political thought of Niccolò Machiavelli, Machiavelli and the Politics of Democratic Innovation uses original readings of Machiavelli's texts to develop a new theoretical model of democra...
On the Margins of Urban South Korea : Core Location As Method and Praxis
Publication Type:eBook
Abstract:This book provides a rich and illuminating account of the peripheries of urban, regional, and transnational development in South Korea. Engaging with the ideas of'core location,'a term coined by Baik Young-seo, and'Asia as method,'a concept with a cent...
The Role of the Editor of an Academic Publication Blog.
Publication Type:Academic Journal
Source(s):Journal of Scholarly Publishing. Jul2021, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p199-211. 13p.
Abstract:Academic blogging is now a widely used medium for scholarly communication. A substantial body of literature exists on the potential opportunities and challenges that blogging affords to scholars, yet the role of blog editors in facilitating research di...
Courts in Federal Countries : Federalists or Unitarists?
Publication Type:eBook
Abstract:Courts are key players in the dynamics of federal countries since their rulings have a direct impact on the ability of governments to centralize and decentralize power. Courts in Federal Countries examines the role high courts play in thirteen countrie...
De Rousseau à Rawls. La théorie de la justice comme « utopie réaliste » ? (French)
Publication Type:Academic Journal
Source(s):Tocqueville Review -- La Revue Tocqueville; 1/1/2022, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p51-68, 18p
Abstract:Copyright of Tocqueville Review -- La Revue Tocqueville is the property of University of Toronto Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. How...