Insiders and Outsiders: Alan Cairns and the Reshaping of Canadian CitizenshipGerald Kernerman, Philip Resnick UBC Press, 2005 - 378 pages Insiders and Outsiders celebrates the work of Alan Cairns, one of the most influential Canadian social scientists of the contemporary period. Few scholars have helped shape so many key debates in such a wide range of topics in Canadian politics, from the electoral system and federalism, to constitutional and Charter politics, to questions of Aboriginal citizenship. This volume contains engaging and critical analyses of Cairns' contributions by a diverse group of scholars--political scientists, legal scholars, historians, and policymakers, many of them leaders in their own fields. It includes assessments of his role as a public intellectual, his interpretation of Canada's electoral system, his views on federalism and on Canadian unity, his approach to Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal relations, and his writings on citizenship and diversity. The book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Canadian politics, history, and society, especially those examining issues such as the Charter of Rights, Aboriginal politics, federalism, multiculturalism, political institutions, and political change. It should also be of interest to a larger public that follows the Canadian political scene, and that shares Cairns' concerns with broad questions of citizenship, diversity, and national unity. |
Contents
Public Intellectual | 11 |
CitizenShaping Institutions | 37 |
The Electoral System and the Party System Revisited | 51 |
The Legacy of the Privy Council in Canadian Federalism | 65 |
Some Implications of the Embedded State in Canada | 104 |
The Politics of Honourable Constitutional Inclusion | 132 |
Comparing the Canadian Charter | 148 |
Citizenship Diversity and Unity | 163 |
Imperialism Property and Citizenship | 213 |
Citizenship and Rights Talk | 227 |
Parallel or Embedded? Aboriginal SelfGovernment | 242 |
First Nations Citizenship and Democratic Reform | 257 |
Citizenship in a Multinational Democracy | 273 |
Of Cairns and Cages? Identity Democracy and Alan Cairns | 297 |
Reflections | 316 |
The Pleasures and Risks of Introspection | 329 |
Alan C Cairns on Canadians Right to Their Country | 181 |
Plan C? Alan Cairns and English Canada Confront the Challenge | 190 |
Canadas Mismatching Federations | 203 |
Contributors | 351 |
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Insiders and Outsiders: Alan Cairns and the Reshaping of Canadian Citizenship Alan Cairns No preview available - 2005 |