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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “emmett macfarlane”
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  • Disciplinary Divides in the Study of Law and Politics

    Edited by Emmett Macfarlane, Kate Puddister ...
    This book studies the "disciplinary divides" between law and political science, including conceptual, methodological, and normative differences in how each field approaches policy, institutions, and legal phenomena.Disciplinary Divides in the Study of Law and Politics critically analyses these fault lines and proposes strategies to bridge them. The chapters identify key gaps, disagreements, and ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • Constitutional Pariah

    Reference re Senate Reform and the Future of Parliament

    by Emmett Macfarlane ...
    Series series Landmark Cases in Canadian Law
    The Canadian Senate has long been considered an institutional pariah, viewed as an undemocratic, outmoded warehouse for patronage appointments and mired in spending and workload scandals. In 2014, the federal government was compelled to refer constitutional questions to the Supreme Court relating to its attempts to enact senatorial elections and term limits.Constitutional Pariah explores the ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Dilemmas of Free Expression

    Edited by Emmett Macfarlane ...
    Free expression is under threat. Social media and "fake news," misinformation, and disinformation have prompted governments to propose new forms of regulation that are deeply challenging to free expression. Hate speech, far-right populism, campus speech debates, and censorship consistently make headlines in Canada and abroad.Dilemmas of Free Expression offers forward-looking appraisals of ways to ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond

    by Emmett Macfarlane ...
    Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond brings together political scientists and legal scholars to explore rights and their limitations, along with the governmental and legislative processes affecting them, within Canada’s parliamentary system. It also examines how these elements shape broader institutional relationships under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and in ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Legislating under the Charter

    Parliament, Executive Power, and Rights

    by Emmett Macfarlane, Janet Hiebert, Anna Drake ...
    Legislating under the Charter explores how governments and Parliament justify limitations on rights when advancing laws that raise rights concerns or when responding to judicial decisions under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.Through an analysis of legislation concerning criminal justice policy, the approval of new safe consumption sites, sex work, and medical assistance in dying, the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Constitutional Crossroads

    Reflections on Charter Rights, Reconciliation, and Change

    Edited by Kate Puddister, Emmett Macfarlane ...
    Series series Law and Society
    Four decades have passed since the adoption of the Constitution Act, 1982. Now it is time to assess its legacy. As Constitutional Crossroads makes clear, the 1982 constitutional package raises a host of questions about a number of important issues, including identity and pluralism, the scope and limits of rights, competing constitutional visions, the relationship between the state and Indigenous ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Policy Change, Courts, and the Canadian Constitution

    Edited by Emmett Macfarlane ...
    Policy Change, Courts, and the Canadian Constitution aims to further our understanding of judicial policy impact and the role of the courts in shaping policy change. Bringing together a group of political scientists and legal scholars, this volume delves into a diverse set of policy areas, including health care issues, the regulation of elections, criminal justice policy, minority language ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

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  • Constitutional Odyssey

    Can Canadians Become a Sovereign People?, Third Edition

    by Peter H. Russell ...
    Constitutional Odyssey is an account of the politics of making and changing Canada's constitution from Confederation to the present day. Peter H. Russell frames his analysis around two contrasting constitutional philosophies – Edmund Burke's conception of the constitution as a set of laws and practices incrementally adapting to changing needs and societal differences, and John Locke's ideal of a ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Democracy When the People Are Thinking

    Revitalizing Our Politics Through Public Deliberation

    by James S. Fishkin ...
    Democracy requires a connection to the 'will of the people'. What does that mean in a world of 'fake news', relentless advocacy, dialogue mostly among the like-minded, and massive spending to manipulate public opinion? What kind of opinion can the public have under such conditions? What would democracy be like if the people were really thinking in depth about the policies they must live with? If ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Federalism and the Constitution of Canada

    by David E. Smith ...
    The Canadian system of federalism divides the power to govern between the central federal parliament and the provincial and territorial legislative assemblies. In what can be seen as a double federation, power is also divided culturally, between English and French Canada. The divisions of power and responsibility, however, have not remained static since 1867. The federal language regime (1969), ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Canada's Constitutional Revolution

    by Barry L. Strayer ...
    The Honourable Barry L. Strayer’s political memoir on Canadian constitutional reform 1960-1982. ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • political science is for everybody

    an introduction to political science

    Edited by amy l. atchison ...
    political science is for everybody is the first intersectionality-mainstreamed textbook written for introductory political science courses. While political science and politics are for everybody, political institutions are neither neutral nor unbiased. When we write political science textbooks that obscure the differences in how groups experience and interact with political institutions, we do ... Read more

    $60.29 USD