POLS 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Canadian Federalism, Political Science
15 Jan 2019
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Alan cairns, the governments and societies of canadian federalism . Reference: cp, chapter 1: the study of politics. Chapter 41 (pg. 286-292): the governments and societies of. Alan carins (1977) was prof of political sciences at ubc from 1960-1995 talked about interaction between the government and society and canada he states that canadian federalism is not a function of societies but of the constitution. The impact of government on the functioning of society is a less common approach in the study of canadian politics. Livingston"s famous assertion in 1956 that federalism is a function not of constitutions but of societies . The enduring stability of these governments contrasts sharply with the uctuating fortune of all parties and disappearance of many the governments of canadian federalism have endowed the cleavages between provinces. The division of power has been altered to federal advantage only three times. Part 2: identity and the canadian political community. Political socialization, myth-making and the media diversity and multiculturalism.
