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A political and economic analysis of the history of working people in Alberta.

Introduction: The Elephant and the Beaver: Proximity and Distance in Perspective -- Part 1: Three Dimensions of Canada- US Relations -- Guns, Globes, and Gardening: The Political- Strategic Dimension -- Multilevel Games: The Trade- Commercial Dimension -- Neighbo(u)rs, Friends, and Strangers: The Psychological- Cultural Dimension -- Part 2: Tactics and Strategies: Political and Procedural Dimensions -- Governing from the Centre? Political and Policy Coordination in the Management of Canada- US Relations -- Network Diplomacy: Engaging the Executive Branch -- Canada and Congress -- Canadian Public Diplomacy in the United States: Promoting Canadian Interests, Fostering Networks of Influence -- Beyond the Beltway: Federalism, Regionalism, and Cross-Border Relations -- Part 3: Specific Policy Fields -- Smart Borders or Thicker Borders? Homeland Security and Public Safety Policies -- Engaging US Security and Border Policies -- "Just a Trade Dispute"? Proximity and Distance from Different Perspectives -- Shared Energy, Shared Energies? Engaging American Energy Policies -- Conclusion: Managing Bilateral Relations in an Evolving North America.

Introduction -- Visibility in the News -- Quality of News Coverage -- Who Is Responsible? Explaining Gendered News -- Backlash or Boost? The Effects of Attack-Style News -- Media Effects on Politicians' Experiences of Their Political Careers -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Issue Coding -- Appendix 2 Coding for CES and Media Reception Study.

Introduction: Crime, the Rule of Law, and Society -- A City of Order in a Time of Turmoil: The Socio-Economic Contours of Interwar Halifax -- The Machinery of Law and Order -- The Social Perceptions of Crime and Criminals -- "Miscreants" and "Desperadoes": Halifax's "Criminal Class" -- Women, Crime, and the Law -- The Ethnic Dimensions of Crime and Criminals -- Conclusion: The Supremacy of Law and Order in Halifax -- Appendices.

Part 1. Aboriginal peoples and settlers. Encountering a new land ; Settling the land and transforming the "wilderness" -- Part 2. Industrialism, reform, and infrastructure. Early cities and urban reform ; The conservation movement ; Mining resources ; Cars, consumerism, and suburbs -- Part 3. Harnessing nature, harming nature. Changing energy regimes ; Water ; The contested world of food and agriculture -- Part 4. The environmental era. The environmental movement and public policy ; Parks and wildlife ; Coastal fisheries ; The north and climate change.

The democratic deficit : Canada and the United States in comparative perspective / Pippa Norris -- Citizen expectations and democratic performance : the sources and consequences of democratic deficits from the bottom up / Neil Nevitte and Stephen White -- Defining and identifying a democratic deficit / David Beetham -- Democracy in American elections / Michael McDonald -- Can Canada's past electoral reforms help us to understand the debate over its method of election? / John C. Courtney -- Regulating political finance in Canada : contributions to democracy? / Lisa Young -- Campaign finance reform in the United States / Robert G. Boatright -- Imperfect legislatures / David C. Docherty -- Democracy's wartime deficits : the prerogative presidency and liberal democracy in the United States / Daniel J. Tichenor -- The "centre" of the democratic deficit : power and influence in Canadian political executives / Graham White -- Extending the franchise to non-citizen residents in Canada and the United States : how bad is the democratic deficit? / Patti Tamara Lenard and Daniel Munro -- Citizen representation and the American jury / Ethan J. Leib and David L. Ponet -- Supplementary democracy? Democratic deficits and citizens' assemblies / Amy Lang and Mark E. Warren -- Reflections on the democratic deficit in Canada and the United States / Simone Chambers and Patti Tamara Lenard.

1. Truly More Accessible to Women than the Legislature? Women in Municipal Politics / Anne Mevellec -- 2. The Alberta Advantage? Women in Alberta Politics / Brenda O'neill -- 3. When Numerical Gains Are Not Enough: Women in British Columbia Politics / Jocelyne Praud -- 4. Complacency and Gender Silence: Women in Manitoba Politics / Shannon Sampert -- 5. A Province at the Back of the Pack: Women in New Brunswick Politics / Joanna Everitt -- 6. A Laggard No More? Women in Newfoundland and Labrador Politics / Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant -- 7. Electoral Breakthrough: Women in Nova Scotia Politics / Naomi Black -- 8. Breaking the Holding Pattern? Women in Ontario Politics / Tracey Raney -- 9. Getting Women's Names on the Ballot: Women in Prince -- Edward Island Politics / John Crossley -- 10. Hitting a Glass Ceiling? Women in Quebec Politics / Manon Tremblay -- 11. A Prairie Plateau: Women in Saskatchewan Politics / Loleen Berdahl -- 12. In the Presence of Northern Aboriginal Women? Women in Territorial Politics / Graham White -- 13. Slow to Change: Women in the House of Commons / Lisa Young -- 14. "Way Past That Era Now?" Women in the Canadian Senate / Linda Trimble.

"This collection includes essays by Canadian and international scholars whose engagement with the theme stems from their disciplinary perspectives as well as from their personal and professional experience--rooted, at least partially, in their own sense of national identity and in their relationship to Canada."--