Citizen Politics
Research and Theory in Canadian Political Behavior
Published on 19. July 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-19-541447-9 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive introduction to political behaviour, this text covers all of the basic subfields, including behaviouralism as a method of inquiry, political culture, public opinion, voting and elections, political participation, leaders and activists, and interest groups and social movements. Each section includes an overview chapter and chapters that are examples of 'state of the art' work in each subfield.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
599 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-541447-9 (9780195414479)
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Persons
Joanna Everitt is an Associate professor of politics at the University of New Brunswick - Saint John Campus. Her research focuses on gender differences in public opinion; women, media and leadership evaluation; and voting behaviour. She has published in journals such as Press/Politics, Women and Politics, the Canadian Journal of Political Science, and the Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology.
Brenda O'Neill is Assistant Professor of Political Studies at the Univesity of Manitoba. Her research has examined gender as a defining factor in public opinion and political behaviour. Recent publications can be found in the International Journal of Canadian Studies (1998) and the Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Brenda O'Neill is Assistant Professor of Political Studies at the Univesity of Manitoba. Her research has examined gender as a defining factor in public opinion and political behaviour. Recent publications can be found in the International Journal of Canadian Studies (1998) and the Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Content
Preface
Section I: Behavioural Methods
1: Brenda O'Neill (University of Manitoba) and Joanna Everitt (University of New Brunswick): The Study of Canadian Political Behaviour: What is it? How do you do it? And why bother?
Section II: Political Culture
2: Ian Stewart (Acadia University): Vanishing Points: Three Paradoxes of Political Culture Research
3: Brenda O'Neill: Sugar and Spice? Political Culture and the Political Behaviour of Canadian Women
4: Neil Nevitte (University of Toronto) and Mebs Kanji (University of Calgary): Canadian Political and Value Change
Section III: Public Opinion
5: Elisabeth Gidengil (McGill University): Bringing Politics Back In: Recent Developments in the Study of Public Opinion in Canada
6: Patrick Fournier (University of Montreal): The Uninformed Canadian Voter
7: Joanna Everitt: Gender Gaps on Social Welfare Issues: Why do Women Care?
8: Donald E. Blake (University of British Columbia): Personal Values and Environmental Attitudes
9: Pierre Martin, and Richard Nadeau, both at the University of Montreal: Understanding Opinion Formation in Quebec Sovereignty
Section IV: Voting and Elections
10: Keith Archer (Univeristy of Calgary) and Mebs Kanji: Voting Theory and Their Applicability in Canada
11: Andre Blais (University of Montreal), Neil Nevitte, Elisabeth Gidengil, and Richard Nadeau: Do Party Supporters Differ?
12: Munroe Eagles (State University of New York at Buffalo): Ecological Factors and Voting
13: Richard Jenkins (University of British Columbia): The Media, Voters, and Election Campaigns: The Reform Party and the 1993 Election
14: Sandra Burt (University of Waterloo): The Concept of Political Participation
15: Lawrence LeDuc (University of Toronto): Consulting the People: The Canadian Experience with Referendums
16: Yasmeen Abu Laban (University of Alberta): Challenging the Gendered Veritical Mosaic: Immigrants, Ethnic Minorities, Gender, and Political Participation
17: Louise Carbert (Dalhousie University): Building Social Capital: Civic Engagement in Farm Communities
Section VI: Leaders and Activists
18: Anthony Sayers (University of Calgary): The Study of Political Leaders and Activists
19: David Stewart (University of Alberta): Electing a Premier: An Examination of the 1992 Alberta PC Universal Ballot
20: David Docherty (Wilfrid Laurier University): Political Careers in Canada
21: Jerome Black (McGill University): Representation in the Parliament of Canada: The Case of Ethnoracial Minorities
22: William Cross (Mount Allison University): Grassroots Participation in Candidate Nominations
Section VII: Interest Groups and Social Movements
23: Jacquetta Newman (Wifrid Laurier University) and A. Brian Tanguay (Wilfrid Laurier University): Crashing the Party: The Politics of Interest Groups and Social Movements
24: Lisa Young (University of Calgary): Going Mainstream? The Women's Movement and Political Parties in Canada and the US
25: Lorna Stefanick (University of Alberta): New Social Movements and the Environmental Policy Process: The Case of Alberta's Castle Wilderness Area Institutions
Section VIII: Conclusion
26: Joanna Everitt and Brenda O'Neill: Canadian Political Behaviour, Past and Present
Contributors
Section I: Behavioural Methods
1: Brenda O'Neill (University of Manitoba) and Joanna Everitt (University of New Brunswick): The Study of Canadian Political Behaviour: What is it? How do you do it? And why bother?
Section II: Political Culture
2: Ian Stewart (Acadia University): Vanishing Points: Three Paradoxes of Political Culture Research
3: Brenda O'Neill: Sugar and Spice? Political Culture and the Political Behaviour of Canadian Women
4: Neil Nevitte (University of Toronto) and Mebs Kanji (University of Calgary): Canadian Political and Value Change
Section III: Public Opinion
5: Elisabeth Gidengil (McGill University): Bringing Politics Back In: Recent Developments in the Study of Public Opinion in Canada
6: Patrick Fournier (University of Montreal): The Uninformed Canadian Voter
7: Joanna Everitt: Gender Gaps on Social Welfare Issues: Why do Women Care?
8: Donald E. Blake (University of British Columbia): Personal Values and Environmental Attitudes
9: Pierre Martin, and Richard Nadeau, both at the University of Montreal: Understanding Opinion Formation in Quebec Sovereignty
Section IV: Voting and Elections
10: Keith Archer (Univeristy of Calgary) and Mebs Kanji: Voting Theory and Their Applicability in Canada
11: Andre Blais (University of Montreal), Neil Nevitte, Elisabeth Gidengil, and Richard Nadeau: Do Party Supporters Differ?
12: Munroe Eagles (State University of New York at Buffalo): Ecological Factors and Voting
13: Richard Jenkins (University of British Columbia): The Media, Voters, and Election Campaigns: The Reform Party and the 1993 Election
14: Sandra Burt (University of Waterloo): The Concept of Political Participation
15: Lawrence LeDuc (University of Toronto): Consulting the People: The Canadian Experience with Referendums
16: Yasmeen Abu Laban (University of Alberta): Challenging the Gendered Veritical Mosaic: Immigrants, Ethnic Minorities, Gender, and Political Participation
17: Louise Carbert (Dalhousie University): Building Social Capital: Civic Engagement in Farm Communities
Section VI: Leaders and Activists
18: Anthony Sayers (University of Calgary): The Study of Political Leaders and Activists
19: David Stewart (University of Alberta): Electing a Premier: An Examination of the 1992 Alberta PC Universal Ballot
20: David Docherty (Wilfrid Laurier University): Political Careers in Canada
21: Jerome Black (McGill University): Representation in the Parliament of Canada: The Case of Ethnoracial Minorities
22: William Cross (Mount Allison University): Grassroots Participation in Candidate Nominations
Section VII: Interest Groups and Social Movements
23: Jacquetta Newman (Wifrid Laurier University) and A. Brian Tanguay (Wilfrid Laurier University): Crashing the Party: The Politics of Interest Groups and Social Movements
24: Lisa Young (University of Calgary): Going Mainstream? The Women's Movement and Political Parties in Canada and the US
25: Lorna Stefanick (University of Alberta): New Social Movements and the Environmental Policy Process: The Case of Alberta's Castle Wilderness Area Institutions
Section VIII: Conclusion
26: Joanna Everitt and Brenda O'Neill: Canadian Political Behaviour, Past and Present
Contributors