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OverviewFocusing on the traditional state-centred arenas of group and social movement influence such as Parliament, elections, the bureaucracy and the courts, this book argues that the terrain of group politics in Canada has been restructured by the transition from the Keynesian welfare state era to the era of neoliberal globalization. It surveys the main approaches to the study of collective action in the Canadian context, including theories such as pluralism, neo-Marxism, historical institutionalism, and rational choice theory. The core of the analysis draws on political economy and historical institutionalism to explore the ways in which Canadian political institutions are in the midst of a fundamental transformation brought on by the shift to neoliberalism. Miriam Smith argues that political-institutional changes in federalism and intergovernmental relations, the role of the courts in the wake of the Charter, the decline of the legislature, the concentration of power at the centre, the relative displacement of the public service, the regionalization of the brokerage party system, and the rise of professional lobbyists have altered the scope for group politics in Canada. The restructuring of Canadian politics has gone beyond the level of policy change, reshaping the central institutions of the state. The core political institutions of the Canadian state are in the midst of their own restructuring process, one that will make a less democratic Canada. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Miriam SmithPublisher: Broadview Press Ltd Imprint: Broadview Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.280kg ISBN: 9781551112312ISBN 10: 1551112310 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 01 April 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9781487593667 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Neoliberalism and Group Politics Understanding Group and Movement Politics Historical Trajectories of Influence in Canadian Politics Arenas of Influence: Parliament, Parties, and Elections Arenas of Influence: Bureaucracy and Policy Communities Arenas of Influence: Courts Conclusions References IndexReviewsA must read for any serious Canadianist. - Jane Jenson, Canada Research Chair in Citizenship and Governance, Universite de Montreal """A must read for any serious Canadianist."" - Jane Jenson, Canada Research Chair in Citizenship and Governance, Universite de Montreal" Author InformationMiriam Smith is Professor in the Law and Society Program in the Department of Social Science at York University. She is a political scientist who has published widely on LGBTQ politics in Canada and the US, among other topics. She is the author of Political Institutions and Lesbian and Gay Rights in the United States and Canada (2008) and Editor of Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada (2014). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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