Democracy
Democracy is a form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislators. The decisions on who is considered part of the people and how authority is shared among or delegated by the people have changed over time and at different speeds in different countries, but they have included more and more of the inhabitants of all countries. Cornerstones include freedom of assembly and speech, inclusiveness and equality, membership, consent, voting, right to life and minority rights. The notion of democracy has evolved over time considerably, and, generally, the two current types of democracy are …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …
It was a powerful combination of science and democracy. After decades of the neoliberal criticism that …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 22 October 2024 English
Stories Left in Stone explores the lives, histories, and artistic legacies of Cáceres and Extremadura. Author Troy Nahumko has lived in the old town of Cáceres, a UNESCO World Heritage …
who was now in charge. With the restoration of democracy, it was posthumously rebaptized as a symbol for …
Fraser Institute · 18 October 2024 English
The ESG acronym stands for a range of environmental, social, and governance initiatives that critics of shareholder capitalism suggest public companies should voluntarily implement to improve the well-being of society. …
adjusted profitability. Nor is it appropriate in a democracy to have private sector managers and board directors … Schumpeter, Joseph (1942). Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy. 5th Edition. Harper and Brothers. Schweichart …
Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
The annual index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which people in 165 jurisdictions around the globe are allowed to make their own economic choices. …
Institute. Walker, Michael (ed.) (1988). Freedom, Democracy, and Economic Welfare: Proceedings of an International … <https://www.fraserinstitute.org/research/ freedom-democracy-and-economic-welfare>, as of August 28, 2024.35 … index scores, the Polity2 score (a measure of democracy), a human capital index, the share of government …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by …
parties accept the rules of the political game and democracy as an organizing principle (even when, for instance … Western-style democracy as a principle – radicalism usually respects most of the basic tenets of democracy, while … ultra- nationalism; ii) fundamental criticism of democracy and its institu- tions, and in particular its … principle and an organization, as well as with democracy as a value.Introduction 23 Chapter 2 offers further … that “the parties’ authoritarianism, their anti-democracy, and their exclu- sionary and/or holistic nationalism …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Through detailed analyses of nineteenth-century spirit photography, horror films, ghost-hunting reality television, and the viral internet phenomenon “Slender Man,” Poetics of the Paranormal shows how the figure of the ghost …
nation based on the institutions of science, democracy, citi- zenship, and social justice, ‘reason’ had …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities explores the historical functions of municipalities, their current ability to tackle major problems, and how to unlock the potential of cities to …
Stephenson 17 Voting Online Technology and Democracy in Municipal Elections Nicole Goodman, Helen … Protecting Democratic “Creatures”: Municipal Democracy and Subsection 92(8) of the Constitution Act … such as participa- tory budgeting or direct democracy. At times, these models raise questions about … 92(8) of the Constitution Act, 1867 and Municipal Democracy,” is the scc’s judgement in Toronto (City) v … the unwritten constitu- tional principle of ‘democracy,’ and the realities of local financing for the …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Canadian municipalities oversee the country’s most urgent policy areas, yet the constitutional authority of cities to manage their increasing obligations has not kept pace. This volume considers how policy, law, …
Stephenson 17 Voting Online Technology and Democracy in Municipal Elections Nicole Goodman, Helen … Municipalities: Entrenching Protections for Local Democracy 184 Emmett Macfarlane 9 Constitutional Amendment … electoral boundary review was a challenge to local democracy. The city and several candidates for office went … constitutional principles, including the principle of “democracy,” to challenge provincial legislation. Mid-sized … Canadian Constitution does not prescribe or define “democracy,” which is considered by the courts to be an …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 October 2024 English
With a shock, these frankenlines come alive. In Recombinant Theory a monster surges forth, a new freedom is sung.
not a theory of reading, this is investment in democracy, freedom, and creativity. I am interested in …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
cannot always withstand this swing towards the irrational. In Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy Stephen Ward combines history and evolutionary psychology for a comprehensive view of the problem … demagogues, the swing towards the irrational weakens democracy and may lead to human extinction through nuclear holocaust. Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy concludes with practical recommendations on …
Fuller 91 Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy Stephen J.A. Ward McGill-Queen’s Studies in the … Chicago Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy Stephen J.A. Ward© McGill-Queen’s University … Publication Title: Irrational publics and the fate of democracy / Stephen J.A. Ward. Names: Ward, Stephen J. A … Irrationalism (Philosophy)—History. | LCSH: Democracy. Classification: LCC B824.2 .W37 2024 | DDC 128/ … Constructing the Enemy 365 ContentsEpilogue: The Fate of Democracy 393 Bibliography 407 Index 437 viii ContentsAcknowledgments …
