Theories of liberal multiculturalism have come to dominate debates
about identity and difference politics in contemporary western
political theory. Identity/Difference Politics offers a
nuanced critique ...

In November 2008, as the economic decline was being fully realized, Canada’s newly elected minority government, led by Conservative Stephen Harper, presented a highly divisive fiscal update in advance ...

Malcolm G. Taylor (1915-1994), professor of public policy, Faculty of Administrative Studies, York University, served as consultant to seven provincial governments, medical and hospital associations, ...

The fourteen essays in this specially commissioned collection explore the ongoing debate, “the national narrative” about the character and objectives of Canada as a nation state. They address matters ...

Too often the politics of the United States is taught in a way that ignores the rest of the world. Understanding American Politics takes a different approach than most standard introductory textbooks ...

Forty years ago, as the United States became increasingly involved in Vietnam, questions were raised in Canada about the relationship between its foreign policy agenda and that of its southern neighbour. ...

In Reasoning Otherwise, author Ian McKay returns to the concepts and methods of ?reconnaissance? first outlined in Rebels, Reds, Radicals to examine the people and events that led to the rise of the left ...

The relationship between Westerners and Africa has long been conflicted and complicated. Frequently exploitative, it is also just as often propelled by an almost irresistible urge to ‘do good’. The ...

Kiumajut [Talking Back: Game Management and Inuit Rights 1900-70 examines Inuit relations with the Canadian state, with a particular focus on two interrelated issues. The first is how a deeply flawed set ...

In Taking the Air, Paul Kopas takes a comprehensive approach to the policy aspects of the management of parks and protected areas. He scrutinizes the policy-making process for national parks since the ...