Applied Political Theory and Canadian Politics

Edited by David McGrane and Neil Hibbert

Applied Political Theory and Canadian Politics develops a new approach to political theory that combines philosophical insights with empirical evidence to enhance our understanding of the politics that play out on a daily basis in Canada.

Part I: Ideology 1. From Grant to Hayek: The Shifting Nature of Canadian Conservatism2. Canadian Liberalism as a Distinctive Tradition3. What Does "Progressive" Mean? The Political Theory of Social Democracy and Reform Liberalism in Canada4. It Don’t Mean a Thing, If It Ain’t Got that Swing: Ideology in the Age of Emotion Part II: Equality and Social Justice 5. The Changing Normativity of the Canadian Welfare State6. "How We Treat Our Women is Our Business!" Legal Pluralism’s Impact on Women’s Citizenship in Federations7. Autonomy, Rights, and Euthanasia Policy: Lessons from John Stuart Mill8. What’s Wrong With Private Schools? Part III: Democracy and Citizenship 9. Deliberative Democracy: The Canadian Experience10. Democracy and the Problem of Constitutional Change in Canada11. Does Canada have a Founding Moment? Part IV: Ethnic Diversity and Minority Rights 12. Self-Determination Theory: Political and Psychological13. Beyond Multiculturalism: Indigenous Normativity and the Search for a Legitimate Constitution14. Equality Rights, Multiculturalism, and Public Reason in Canada Part V: Nationalism 15. Lament for a Pre-Modern Nation? 16. Culture and National Identity in Quebec17. The Conqueror’s Mask: Canada as an Empire-State Part VI: Canada in the World 18. The Legitimacy of Judicial Review: The Strength of the Weak19. Canada and the International Responsibilities to Protect and Prosecute in Cases of Mass Atrocity20. Immigration and Borders in Canada: Looking Outward, Looking Inward, and Breaking Away from Legacies