Political Science / Canadian Politics

Drawing on Canadian case studies, Selling Social offers insight into the successes and challenges regarding social procurement and social purchasing from the perspective of social enterprises.

This book sheds light on the history of the Square Mile, a powerful symbol of wealth in Montreal's urban landscape.

This book explores the structural political imbalances that exist within complex democratic federations.

The new edition of this influential text addresses key issues about the past, present, and future of workers and unions in Canada.

Toronto the Good? uniquely explores what diversity does to remake the City of Toronto as a beacon of democracy, racial inclusion, and progress.

1950s Canada chronicles the social, economic, and cultural developments of Canadian politics and public affairs in the 1950s.

This book sheds light on the fraught relationship between birth and citizenship, particularly in the Canadian context.

Containing Diversity presents a novel approach to understanding the politics of immigration in Canada in the twenty-first century.

The fifth edition of Thinking Government offers students critical insights into the nature and workings of the Canadian federal government and public service.

Controversies in the Common Law identifies some of the thorniest problems in private and public law, and explains how Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin addressed them by applying a common law approach to judging.

Delivery by Design explores shifts in local governance service delivery practices and the complex inter-governmental network that ensures Canadians receive quality local services.

This book sheds light on both international and Canadian experiences of moving beyond GDP and bringing new ways to measure what matters into decisions about policy and societal priorities.

Unequal Benefits shows how policies that create education "markets" and encourage greater private sector involvement in Canada’s public education systems undermine the democratic possibilities of the country’s public schools.

Aiming to Explain uses firearms policy to test and compare several theories of policy change in order to gauge their explanatory potential in the Canadian context.

Public Inquiries provides first-hand insights and expert perspectives on Canada’s policy-making process.

Jobs with Inequality provides a novel political explanation of growing inequality in Canada today.