Big Worlds
Politics and Elections in the Canadian Provinces and Territories
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2015
- Category
- Canadian, Democracy, Political Parties
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781442608313
- Publish Date
- Dec 2015
- List Price
- $100.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781442603929
- Publish Date
- Dec 2015
- List Price
- $54.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442603943
- Publish Date
- Jul 2012
- List Price
- $35.95
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Description
Based on extensive data collection, Big Worlds examines Canada's ten provinces and three territories as distinct democratic "worlds."
A separate chapter is devoted to each province (and one explores the three territories), creating a cross-country survey of politics and elections. Tracing the history of each provincial and territorial system, with special attention to the twenty-first century, and drawing on the "worlds" theme, the chapters address the "terrain" (political culture, political economy, and political institutions) and the "climate" (the party system, civic culture, and democratic deficits) of Canada's provinces and territories. The result is a comprehensive sectional study of provincial and territorial politics and elections, and is the ideal text for Canadian provincial politics courses.
About the author
Jared J. Wesley is associate dean of graduate studies and a professor of political science at the University of Alberta.