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  • Gender, Constitutions, and Equality

    A Global Comparison

    by Priscilla A. Lambert, Druscilla L. Scribner ...
    Series series Gender and Comparative Politics
    This book addresses whether the "gendering" of constitutions promotes women’s equality.The authors use a mixed-methods approach to explore how constitutional gender rights affect political processes and strategies, legislative and judicial outcomes, and ultimately women’s equality. They employ a cross-national study by constructing a unique database of gender provisions in over 100 countries at ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

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  • 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

  • The Courts, the Charter, and the Schools

    The Impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Educational Policy and Practice, 1982-2007

    Edited by Michael Manley-Casimir, Kristen Manley-Casimir ...
    The adoption of the Canadian Constitution Act in 1982, with its embedded Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ushered in an era of unprecedented judicial influence on Canada's public policy. The Courts, the Charter, and the Schools examines how the Constitution Act has affected educational policy during the first twenty-five years of the Charter by analyzing landmark rulings handed down from appellate ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Great Demographic Illusion

    Majority, Minority, and the Expanding American Mainstream

    by Richard Alba ...
    Why the number of young Americans from mixed families is surging and what this means for the country’s futureAmericans are under the spell of a distorted and polarizing story about their country’s future—the majority-minority narrative—which contends that inevitable demographic changes will create a society with a majority made up of minorities for the first time in the United States’s history. ... Read more

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  • For Discrimination

    Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law

    by Randall Kennedy ...
    **The definitive reckoning with Affirmative Action, one of America’s most explosively contentious and divisive issues—from “one of our most important and perceptive writers on race and the law.”—The Washington Post“A clear-eyed take on America’s battle over affirmative action and diversity.... [Kennedy] goes straight at the issue with fearlessness and a certain cheekiness.” —Los Angeles Times** ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada

    An Empirical Examination

    by Donald R. Songer ...
    In the last half-century, the Supreme Court of Canada has undergone major upheaval. The most drastic change occurred with the adoption of the Charter of Rights in 1982, which substantially increased the Court's role in resolving controversial political and social issues. The Transformation of the Supreme Court of Canada examines the impact of institutional changes on the proceedings and decisions ... Read more

    $69.19 USD

  • The Politics of the Charter

    The Illusive Promise of Constitutional Rights

    by Andrew Petter ...
    Andrew Petter is a leading constitutional scholar who served from 1991 to 2001 as a British Columbia MLA and cabinet minister, including Attorney General. In The Politics of the Charter, Petter assembles a set of his original essays written over three decades to provide a coherent critique of the political nature, impact, and legitimacy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Showing how ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Newcomers, Outsiders, and Insiders

    Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-first Century

    by Yvette M Alex-Assensoh, Prof. Rodney E. Hero Sr., Ph.D., Prof. Ronald Schmidt Sr., Ph.D., Prof. Andrew L. Aoki, Ph.D., Prof. Ronald Schmidt Sr. Sr., Ph.D. ...
    Series series The Politics Of Race And Ethnicity
    Over the past four decades, the United States has experienced the largest influx of immigrants in its history. Not only has the ratio of European to non-European newcomers changed, but recent arrivals are coming from the Asian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, South America, and other regions which have not previously supplied many immigrants to the United States. In this timely study, a team of ... Read more

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  • The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution

    Edited by Nathalie Des Rosiers, Patrick Macklem, Peter Oliver ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution provides an ideal first stop for Canadians and non-Canadians seeking a clear, concise, and authoritative account of Canadian constitutional law. The Handbook is divided into six parts: Constitutional History, Institutions and Constitutional Change, Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Constitution, Federalism, Rights and Freedoms, and Constitutional ... Read more

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  • Out of the Closets and into the Courts

    Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation

    by Ellen Ann Andersen ...
    Over the past 30 years, the gay rights movement has moved from the margins to the center of American politics, sparking debate from bedroom to boardroom to battlefield. Out of the Closets and into the Courts analyzes the most recent gay rights cases, and explores the complex relationship between litigation and social change. Ellen Andersen describes what happens when these cases—many overseen by ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • The Constitution of Canada

    A Contextual Analysis

    by Professor Jeremy Webber ...
    Series series Constitutional Systems of the World
    The first edition of this text quickly established itself as the classic introduction to the Canadian constitution. Setting it in its historical context, noting especially the complex interaction of national and regional societies, it shows how the constitution continues to morph and shape itself.These changes are explored through key constitutional themes: democracy; parliamentarism; the rule of ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Democratization and the Judiciary

    The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies

    Edited by Roberto Gargarella, Siri Gloppen, Elin Skaar ...
    Series series Democratization and Autocratization Studies
    This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their ability to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside their constitutionally defined powers. The book also issues a warning: there are problems inherent in the current global move towards strong constitutional government, where increasingly strong powers are placed ... Read more

    $68.99 USD