This book examines current theory, methods, and ethics underlying global trends in involving publics in the governance of new technologies.

Exploring the diverse roles fathers play in their children’s lives, Father Involvement in Canada provides a timely synopsis of current knowledge while challenging many long-held assumptions about fatherhood.

This book chronicles the first century of Canadian border control, revealing how policies have been influenced by changing perceptions of the rights of non-citizens.

Sefer is a surreal, poetic and witty tale of two cities, Vienna and Kraków. As Europe steps into an uncertain 21st century, a psychotherapist tries to untangle the mysteries of his Jewish family, and embarks on a journey.

Examines how alcohol, opium, and addiction were portrayed in the culture of China’s Northeast during the first half of the twentieth century.

Reasonable Accommodation is a collection of essays examining the meaning of reasonable accommodation of religious diversity through law and public discourse in Canada and abroad.

An analysis of the institutional, academic, family, and personal contributors to the academic gender gap in liberal-state universities.

This book goes beyond theory to give real-world examples of how better planning can level inequities.

Documents the experience of poverty, unemployment, homelessness, and intervention, and their effects on young people’s lives and social networks.

Drawing together the perspectives of social scientists, journalists, and ATI advocates, Brokering Access explores the policies and practices surrounding access to information in Canada, highlighting the struggle between the public’s desire for transparency and the government’s culture of secrecy.

In this follow-up to Resilience Thinking, Brian Walker and David Salt explore how systems can be managed to promote and sustain resilience.

An examination of the struggle for identity and nationhood among non-status Algonquin during the negotiation of a major comprehensive land claim.

Connecting Canadians examines the burgeoning field of community informatics.

A multidisciplinary exploration of Canada’s experience of illness and death during the 1918-20 influenza pandemic.

Tracing the rise and evolution of Canadian penitentiaries in the nineteenth century, this book examines the concepts of criminality and rehabilitation, the role of labour in penal regimes, and the problem of violence.

Can national loyalties be reconciled with larger commitments to global well-being?

This book demonstrates how global human rights norms intersected with domestic political identities and institutions to transform Canada and Germany into diverse multicultural societies in the second half of the twentieth century.

Examines the limitations and promise of alternative media in the context of Canada’s complex media and policy environment.

A collection of empirical studies and critical essays, Islam in the Hinterlands examines how politics, media, and education shape Muslim life in Canada.

Brings to the light the conflicting meanings attached to skiing by diverse groups in British Columbia.