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Participation: This is a fourth-year seminar, not a
lecture course. Student participation is a necessity for the sake of the
course and for your own success. Students are expected to attend class having
read the required course materials and prepared to participate in class
discussions. Your participation grade will be based on the quality and
consistency of your participation in class. Presentations: Student will work in small groups
(2-3 students) to prepare and make presentations to the class. The students
are then required to play a role in leading the class discussion.
Presentations will take place starting March 31 and will be based on the
assigned readings for that week. Further details will be provided. Essays: The essays will be based on the
assigned readings for a given week of the course. The essays must be handed
in at the start of the class in which those readings are to be discussed.
Further details will be provided. The first essay is due March 31, April 7 or April 14. The
second and third essays are to be completed for any of the weeks
from April 21 to May 19. Part A: INTRODUCTION March 10: Introduction March 17: A Democratic
Deficit? Bottomley, Samuel A.
2008. “Globalization and the Democratic Deficit: Challenging Times
for Burkhart, Ross E. 2008.
“Political Institutions in the Martinez, Michael. 2008.
“Turning Out of Tuning Out? Electoral Participation in Part B: THE POLITICAL
ECONOMY OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY IN March 24: Capitalism,
the State and Liberal Democracy Therborn, Göran. 1977.
“The Rule of Capital and the Rise of Democracy”, New Left
Review. May/June.
103. [journal available online via library catalogue] Panitch, Leo. 2002.
“The Impoverishment of State Theory,” in Recommended: Wood, Ellen
Meiksins. 1981. “The
Separation of the Economic and the Political in Capitalism,” New Left Review. May/June. 127.
[journal available online via library catalogue] March 31: Origins
of Smith, Peter J. 1987.
“The Ideological Origins of Canadian Confederation,” Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Vol. 20 (1). [journal available online via library catalogue] Reprinted in
Ajzenstat, Janet and Peter J. Smith (ed.). 1995. Russell, Peter H. Constitutional Odyssey: Can Canadians
Become a Sovereign People? Whitaker, Reg. 1977.
“Images of the State in Recommended: Borrows,
John. 2005. “Crown
and Aboriginal Occupations of Land: A History and Comparison,”
Background Paper prepared for the Ipperwash Inquiry. October 15. Pg. 1-24,
55-60. Ajzenstat, Janet and
Peter J. Smith. 1995. “Liberal-Republicanism: The Revisionist Picture
of Canada’s Founding.” in Janet Ajzenstat and Peter J. Smith
(ed.). 1995. Ajzenstat, Janet. 2003. The Once and Future Canadian Democracy:
An Essay in Political Thought. Panitch, Leo. 1977.
“The Role and Nature of the April 7: Historic
Struggles to Deepen and Broaden
Democracy Strong-Boag, Veronica.
2002. “Who Counts? Late Nineteenth – and Early Twentieth
Century Struggles about Gender, Race, and Class in Laycock, David. 1990. Populism and Democratic Thought in the
Canadian Prairies, 1910 to 1945. Heron,
Craig. 1996. “Introduction,” in The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History. Second Edition. Newman,
Jacquetta and Linda White. 2006. “The Women’s Movement in Bekerman, André. 1971.
“Workers’ Control,” in Gerry Hunnius (ed.), Participatory Democracy for Broadbent, Ed. 1970. The Liberal Rip-Off: Trudeauism vs. The
Politics of Equality. Toronto: New Press. Pages 75-84. April 14: Reaction:
Right-Wing Populism and Neoliberalism Laycock. David. 2005.
“Populism and the New Right in English Carroll,
William K. and William Little. 2001. “Neoliberal Transformation and Antiglobalization Politics in Klein, Naomi. “Farewell
to ‘The End of History’: Organization and Vision in
Anti-Corporate Movements,” in Leo Panitch and Colin Leys (ed.), Socialist Register 2002: A World of
Contradictions. Recommended: Albo,
Gregory. 2002. “Neoliberalism, the State, and the Left: A Canadian
Perspective,” Monthly Review.
May. Vol. 54 (1). [journal
available online via library catalogue] Clarkson,
Stephen. 2002. Canada’s
Secret Constitution: NAFTA, WTO and the End of Sovereignty. McBride,
Stephen. 2006. “Reconfiguring Sovereignty: NAFTA Chapter 11 Dispute
Settlement Procedures and the Issue of Public-Private Authority,” Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Vol. 39 (4). [journal
available online via library catalogue] Galabuzi, Grace-Edward. 2004.
“Racializing the Division of Labour: Neoliberal Restructuring and the
Economic Segregation of Canada’s Racialized Groups,” in Jim
Stanford and Leah F. Vosko (ed.), Challenging
the Market: The Struggle to Regulate Work and Income. Part C: CANADIAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS April 21: Parliament and
Representation Smith,
Jennifer. 1999. “Democracy and the Canadian House of Commons at the
Millennium,” Canadian Public Administration. Vol. 42 (4).
[journal available online via library catalogue] Docherty, David C. 2002. “The
Canadian Senate: Chamber of Sober Reflection or Looney Cousin Best Not
Talked About?” Journal of Legislative Studies, 8:3. [journal
available online via library catalogue] Williams, Melissa S. 2004. “Sharing
the River: Aboriginal Representation in Canadian Political
Institutions,” in David Laycock (ed.), Representation and Democratic Theory. Vancouver: UBC Press.
[available as an E-book through library catalogue] Recommended: Stillborn, Jack. 2002. “The
Roles of the Member of Parliament in Canada: Are They Changing?”
Ottawa: Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament. Hicks, Bruce M. and André Blais. 2008.
“Restructuring
the Canadian Senate through Elections,” IRPP Choices. 14 (15). April 28: Elections Fair Vote Andrew, Caroline; John Biles, Myer Siemiatycki, and Erin
Tolley. 2008. “Introduction,” in Caroline Andrew, John Biles,
Myer Siemiatycki, and Erin Tolley (ed.), Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of
Immigrants, Minorities, and Women. Vancouver: UBC
Press. Siemiatycki, Myer. 2008. “Reputation and
Representation: Reaching for Political Inclusion in Toronto,” in
Caroline Andrew, John Biles, Myer Siemiatycki, and Erin Tolley (ed.), Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants,
Minorities, and Women. Vancouver: UBC Press. Pal, Michael, and Sujit
Choudhry. 2007. “Is Every Ballot
Equal? Visible-Minority Vote Dilution in Canada.” IRPP Choices. Vol. 13 (1). Recommended: Elections Steele,
Jackie and Manon Tremblay.
2005. “Paradise
Lost? The Gender Parity Plebiscite in Nunavut,” Canadian
Parliamentary Review. Vol. 28 (1). Munro, Daniel. 2008. “Enfranchising
Immigrants: Should Noncitizen Immigrants Have the Right to Vote,”
Inroads: The Canadian Journal of
Opinion. Issue 23. May 5: Class Cancelled May 12: The Constitution: Popular Sovereignty and Public
Deliberation Mendelsohn, Michael.
2000. “Public Brokerage: Constitutional Reform and the Accommodation
of Mass Publics.” Canadian
Journal of Political Science. Vol. 33 (2). [journal available online via
library catalogue] Ajzenstat, Janet. 2000.
“Two Forms of Democracy: A Response to Mendelsohn’s
‘Public Brokerage: Constitutional Reform and the Accommodation of
Mass Publics.’” Canadian
Journal of Political Science. Vol. 33 (3). Lusztig, Michael. 2000.
“A Response to Mendelsohn’s ‘Public Brokerage:
Constitutional Reform and the Accommodation of Mass Publics.’” Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Vol. 33 (3). Mendelsohn, Matthew.
2000. “Models of Public Brokerage: A Reply to Professors Ajzenstat
and Lusztig.” Canadian Journal
of Political Science. Vol. 33 (3). Recommended: Russell, Peter H. Constitutional Odyssey: Can Canadians
Become a Sovereign People? Warren, Mark E. and
Hilary Pearse. 2008. “Introduction: Democratic Renewal and
Deliberative Democracy,” in Mark E. Warren and Hilary Pearse (ed.), Designing Deliberative Democracy: The Ratner, R.S. 2004. “British
Columbia’s Citizens’ Assembly: The Learning Phase,” Canadian Parliamentary Review. Vol.
27 (2). Ratner, R.S. 2004. “The
BC Citizens’ Assembly: The Public Hearings and Deliberations
Stage,” Canadian
Parliamentary Review. Vol. 28 (1). May 19: Federalism and
Democracy Vickers, Jill. 1994.
"Why Should Women Care About Federalism?” in Douglas M. Brown
and Janet Hiebert (ed.), Chappell, Louise. 2004.
“Feminist Engagement with Federal Institutions: Opportunities and
Constraints for Women’s Multilevel Citizenship,” in David
Laycock (ed.), Representation and
Democratic Theory. Simeon, Richard and David
Cameron. 2002. “Intergovernmental Relations and Democracy: An
Oxymoron if There Ever Was One?” in Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad
(ed.), Canadian Federalism:
Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy. Don Mills: Recommended: Trudeau, May 19: Public
Consultation and Public Participation Peters, Joseph and Manon
Abud. 2008. “E-Consultation:
Enabling Democracy between Elections.” With comments by Kathleen
McNutt and Colin McKay. Choices.
Vol. 15 (1). Patten, Steve. 2001.
“Democratizing the Institutions of Policy-Making: Democratic
Consultation and Participatory Administration.” Journal of Canadian Studies. Vol. 35 (4). [journal available
online via library catalogue] Recommended: Rebick, Judy. 2000. Imagine Democracy. Toronto:
Stoddart. Chapter 2 “Active Citizenship” and Chapter 7
“Participatory Administration.” [multiple copies available in
Scott Library]. Panitch, Leo. 1993.
“A Different Kind of State?” in Gregory Albo, David Langille
and Leo Panitch (ed.), A Different
Kind of State? Popular Power and Democratic Administration. Albo, Gregory. 1993.
“Democratic Citizenship and the Future of Public Management,”
in Gregory Albo, David Langille and Leo Panitch (ed.), A Different Kind of State? Popular Power and Democratic
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