Read and Download eBook Full
Author: Robert Presthus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1973-05-25
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 0521086957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive account of the structure, process and influence of interest groups and their behaviour in the political systems of Canada and the USA.
Author: Robert Presthus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1973-05-25
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780521086950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1973, the main objectives of this study were to bring together a comprehensive amount of empirical information on the structure and process of interest groups and the nature of their interaction and influence vis-รก-vis government (a great deal of such information existed regarding the USA but the subject had been somewhat neglected in the case of Canada) and also to provide a theoretical explanation of interest groups in the political process by a comparative analysis of their behaviour in the two different political and cultural systems of Canada and the USA. The implications of the study are developed within the framework of the theory of elite accommodation, which attempts to explain interest-group behaviour in the context of the larger socio-political system. Arguing that Canada should be included in the category of 'consociational' societies - i.e. relatively stable societies characterised by deep cleavages of religion and ethnicity, such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland - the author shows how accommodation between governmental and private elites encourages democratic stability in Canada in two ways: in a 'nation-saving' context and also on the operational level of allocating social resources.
Author: Robert Presthus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1974-06-28
Total Pages: 542
ISBN-13: 0521203449
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1974, this volume presents the results of a five-year study into interest groups, funded by the Canada Council.
Author: Krishnamurthy Sriramesh
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-01-13
Total Pages: 805
ISBN-13: 1135845549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExpanding on the theoretical framework for studying and practicing public relations around the world, The Global Public Relations Handbook, Revised and Expanded Edition extends the discussion in the first volume on the history, development, and current status of the public relations industry from a global perspective. This revised edition offers twenty new chapters in addition to the original contents. It includes fourteen additional country- or regionally-focused chapters exploring public relations practice in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Contributors use a theoretical framework to present information on the public relations industry in their countries and regions. They also focus on such factors as the status of public relations education in their respective countries and professionalism and ethics. Each country-specific chapter includes a case study typifying public relations practice in that country. Additional new chapters discuss political economy, activism, international public relations, and United Nations public affairs.
Author: H. T. Wilson
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2017-11-07
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 3110854961
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Douglas V. Verney
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume examines 150 years of Canadian political life in light if one of the country's most intractable problems, its cultural identity. Although many thoughtful Canadians remain dubious about the existence of a truly Canadian way of life, Douglas Verney argues that in fact Canada's political traditions embody and reflect a unique culture; and that although the Canadian government has been the primary instrument for nurturing this culture, it has been at the same time the entity most guilty of obscuring and ignoring it.
Author: James D. Forbes
Publisher: Institute of Public Administration of Canada
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780919696648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Ornstein
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 2003-02-18
Total Pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9780773525948
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the Harold Adams Innis Prize, Politics and Ideology in Canada examines a period of crucial historical change in Canada, beginning in the mid-1970s when the crisis of the Keynesian welfare state precipitated a transition to a new political order based on the progressive "downsizing" of state involvement in the economy and society. Using class and ideology as key concepts, Michael Ornstein and Michael Stevenson examine this transition in terms of the nature of hegemony and hegemonic crisis and the conditions of political order and instability. These concepts guide the interpretation of three large surveys of representative samples of the Canadian public and two unique elite surveys, conducted between 1975 and 1981. The surveys cover an exceptionally broad spectrum of political issues, including social programs, civil and economic rights, economic policy, foreign ownership, labour relations, and language issues and sovereignty. A wide-ranging analysis of public and elite attitudes reveals a hegemonic order through the early 1980s, built around public support for the institutions of the Canadian welfare state. But there was also widespread public alienation from politics. Public opinion was quite strongly linked to class but not to party politics. Regional variation in political ideology on a broad range of issues was less pronounced than differences between Quebec and English Canada. Much deeper ideological divisions separated the elites, with a dramatic polarization between corporate and labour respondents. State elites fell between these two, though generally more favourable to capital. The responses of the business elites reveal the ideological roots of the Mulroney years in support for cuts in social programs, free trade, privatization, and deregulation.
Author: Rachel Laforest
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011-09-15
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 0774821477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the early 1990s, voluntary organizations garnered little attention in Canadian policy circles, even though the federal government was simultaneously offloading its responsibility for essential services to the sector and cutting back their funding. Two decades later, the voluntary sector is a key public policy player in federal, provincial, and municipal politics. Rachel Laforest shows why this turnaround represents a significant shift in the way citizens and policy makers view the place of voluntary organizations in public policy. Members of voluntary organizations have struggled for a stronger voice in policy making and redefined their relationship to the federal government through key collaborations such as the Voluntary Sector Initiative. This deft account of how a loose coalition of voluntary organizations was transformed into a distinct sector offers a new conceptual framework for explaining dynamic state-voluntary sector relations at all levels of government.
Author: Alex Marland
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2018-09-01
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 0774837969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPolitical Elites in Canada offers a timely look at Canadian politics and how power brokers are adapting to a fast-paced digital media environment. Elite power structures are changing worldwide, and the rise and fall of political influencers permeates national headlines. In many areas, traditional elites are losing authority over prevailing social, economic, and political structures. Communication between and among elites and citizens is having dramatic implications for political institutions and governance. This volume explores the changing landscape of power brokers, the ascent of new elites, and how these groups are using digital communication to connect with Canadians in unprecedented ways. Featuring empirical studies of governmental decision makers in the public service, such as political staff and public servants, premiers, and judges, and non-governmental influence brokers, such as social media commentators and non-profit organizations, this collection is a much-needed synthesis of elite politics in Canada.
