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"Over the past forty years, citizens of most Western industrialized countries have become increasingly alienated from, and mistrustful of, their elected officials. In this study, scholars of political science and psychology argue that significant changes in values, the result of several cross-societal transformations - such as the increase of wealth in western countries, a change in the source of that wealth, a rapid growth in the level of education among the general population, and the resulting growth of the middle class - are responsible for these shifts in attitude. Consequently, they argue, the institutions of democratic governance now operate in a profoundly different environment than that in which they were founded." "Among the issues discussed are how these value changes affect citizens' views of democracy, government, and legislation, and how these changes have affected modern democracy. The contributors consider the impact value changes will have on future governments, and the implication for this shift in citizen-state relations for the course of further policy making, as well as look at ways governments can address emerging issues important to today's citizens. As part of the Trends Series to examine Canadian public policy from the point of view of academia, this book is part of an effort seeking to strengthen government policy development on long-term issues."--Jacket

Political participation --- Social values --- Representative government and representation --- Values --- Canada --- Politics and government --- Kanada --- Gouvernement --- Government --- Canadian Government --- Gouvernement Canadien --- Gouvernement du Canada --- Government of Canada --- Regierung

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Political culture --- Public opinion --- Social values --- Cross-cultural studies --- Canada --- Canada --- Politics and government --- Social conditions

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Since the 1980's Canadians have experienced turmoil on an unprecedented scale and on a variety of fronts. Constitutional battles pitted citizen against citizen and publics against leaders. Vigorous new interest groups challenged governments to respond to new issues like the environment, gay rights, and equality for women. In the face of expanding trade relations Canadians mobilized to respond to economic uncertainty, and family relations were exposed to new stresses. What explains the turmoil? In this extraordinarily wide-ranging book, Neil Nevitte demonstrates that the changing patterns of Canadian values are connected. Changing attitudes to authority in the family are connected to changing attitudes to the work-place and to politics and they all point to one theme--the decline of deference. Canada's turmoil is not unique, nor is it a result of the "Americanization" of Canadian values. Canada, he argues is but one stage on which the rhythms of post-industrial value change are played out.

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Cet ouvrage constitue une réflexion sur la manière dont les Canadiens font face aux changements éthiques et politiques qui se produisent dans la société. Les citoyens sont aujourd'hui davantage conscients des différents problèmes qui se posent dans leurs environnements et ne limitent plus leurs décisions politiques à une simple participation électorale. La gouvernance dès lors doit changer de style et s'adapter à la nouvelle culture sociale et politique. Ces changements s'inscrivent dans un cadre nouveau, celui d'une transformation commerciale et financière importante, où les accords de libre-échange (ALE, ALENA, ZLEA) jouent un rôle décisif. En s'appuyant sur des études statistiques canadiennes et internationales, les auteurs mettent en évidence les différentes perceptions que se font les électeurs de la représentation parlementaire et leurs conceptions d'une gouvernance efficace.

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Cet ouvrage constitue une réflexion sur la manière dont les Canadiens font face aux changements éthiques et politiques qui se produisent dans la société. Les citoyens sont aujourd'hui davantage conscients des différents problèmes qui se posent dans leurs environnements et ne limitent plus leurs décisions politiques à une simple participation électorale. La gouvernance dès lors doit changer de style et s'adapter à la nouvelle culture sociale et politique. Ces changements s'inscrivent dans un cadre nouveau, celui d'une transformation commerciale et financière importante, où les accords de libre-échange (ALE, ALENA, ZLEA) jouent un rôle décisif. En s'appuyant sur des études statistiques canadiennes et internationales, les auteurs mettent en évidence les différentes perceptions que se font les électeurs de la représentation parlementaire et leurs conceptions d'une gouvernance efficace.

Valeurs sociales --- Participation politique --- Gouvernement représentatif --- Social values --- Political participation --- Representative government and representation --- Canada --- Politique et gouvernement --- Values --- politique --- gouvernement --- participation publique