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Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women (Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women) by Andrew, Caroline; Biles, John; Siemiatycki, Myer; Tolley, Erin is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women (Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women) about?

1 online resource (x, 278 pages) : "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. Electoral representation is an important indicator of a democracy's health, and this book not only provides a baseline for future research but also outlines the key challenges facing Canadian democracy."--Publisher's description Includes bibliographical references and index Reputation and representation: reaching for political inclusion in Toronto / Myer Siemiatycki -- Diversity and elected officials in the city of Vancouver / Irene Bloemraad -- Political representation of minorities in the city of Montréal: dream or reality? / Carolle Simard -- More than just cowboys with white hats: a demographic profile of Edmonton and Calgary / Shannon Sampert -- Our unrepresentative but somewhat successful capital: electoral representation in Ottawa / John Biles and Erin Tolley -- Many faces, few places: the political under-representation

Author

Andrew, Caroline; Biles, John; Siemiatycki, Myer; Tolley, Erin

Publisher

University of British Columbia Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780774814874

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences