Chapter 2 Weblinks, Articles, and Books

Political Culture

Articles and Books

Wiseman, Nelson. (2008). In Search of Canadian Political Culture. University of British Columbia Press: Vancouver.

An examination of the multiple political cultures that exist within Canada, geographically, historically, ideologically, and otherwise.

Recommended Websites

http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/

An enormous online repository of survey data on cultural attitudes and beliefs in Canada and 80 other countries.

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/language-culture/language-culture.html

Archived video and radio stories on various aspects of Canadian culture at this CBC website.

http://www.archivescanada.ca/

This digital archive maintained by the government of Canada includes a huge range of information on individuals, organizations, and events relevant to an understanding of Canadian political culture.

http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/index_en.php

A database of useful resources and reporting on various aspects of Canadian studies.

https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports

An interesting series of essays considering current issues in Canada, including climate policy, socio-economic issues, and policies relating to Indigenous peoples in Canada.

https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/02_economic_mobility_sawhill_ch3.pdf

This report from the Brookings Institute, mentioned by Brooks in the textbook, examines economic mobility in 27 countries including Canada and the United States.

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