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Caroline Andrew (Ed.) - Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women - 9780774814850 - V9780774814850
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Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women

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Description for Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women Hardback. Covering eleven cities as well as Canada's Parliament, this book presents the most extensive analysis to date of the electoral representation of immigrants, minorities, and women in Canada. Editor(s): Andrew, Caroline; Biles, John; Siemiatycki, Myer; Tolley, Erin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 maps, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.

Electing a Diverse Canada presents the most extensive analysis to date of the electoral representation of immigrants, minorities, and women in Canada. Covering eleven cities as well as Canada’s Parliament, it breaks new ground by assessing the representation of diverse identity groups across multiple levels of government.

The book begins by introducing the literature on electoral representation and the main concepts and frameworks underlying research on immigrants, women, and minorities. Using survey and census data, its chapters provide snapshots of officials elected at municipal, provincial, and federal levels, and compares these to portraits of the general population. The volume concludes by ... Read more

Electoral representation is an important indicator of a democracy’s health, yet there is limited research on how well elected representatives reflect the characteristics of voters. Electing a Diverse Canada provides a baseline for future research, not only by assessing electoral representation, but also by outlining key challenges impeding the future health of Canadian democracy.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774814850
SKU
V9780774814850
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Caroline Andrew (Ed.)
Caroline Andrew is a professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. John Biles is the Director of Partnerships and Knowledge Transfer for Metropolis. Myer Siemiatycki is a professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. Erin Tolley is the Director of International Projects for Metropolis. Contributors: Caroline Andrew, John Biles, Karen ... Read more

Reviews for Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women
Electing a Diverse Canada all fit together seamlessly, and the editors do a tidy job of summing up the key findings of the contributing authors, as well as supplying a theoretical framework for the project in their introductory review of theories of representation. As a result, anybody studying issues of representation will find the collection useful. The volume would also ... Read more

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