Political Activist Ethnography
Studies in the Social Relations of Struggle
Constraining the Court
Judicial Power and Policy Implementation in the Charter Era
Constraining the Court considers what happens when a statute involving a significant public policy issue is declared unconstitutional – and government disagrees.
Canada’s Surprising Constitution
Unexpected Interpretations of the Constitution Act, 1982
Canada’s Surprising Constitution asks why the Constitution Act, 1982, keeps generating unexpected interpretations and outcomes.
Counting Matters
Policy, Practice, and the Limits of Gender Equality Measurement in Canada
Counting Matters emphasizes the importance of gender measurement as a distinct policy and social phenomena while exposing the flaws of the technocratic assumption that all aspects of gender equality can be strictly quantified.
Sustainable Energy Transitions in Canada
Sustainable Energy Transitions in Canada brings together experts from across the country to share their perspectives on how energy systems can respond to climate change, enhance social justice, respect local cultures and traditions – and still make financial sense.
A Healthy Future
Lessons from the Frontlines of a Crisis
This riveting insider’s account of how the COVID-19 pandemic unfurled in one of Canada’s hardest-hit provinces draws on the lessons learned to provide a hopeful vision for building a healthier future.
The Challenges of a Secular Quebec
Bill 21 in Perspective
The Challenges of a Secular Quebec opens up the debates that gave rise to a controversial law on state religious neutrality, taking an open-minded look at how secularism is understood and how it has imposed itself in the Quebec social space.
Silent Partners
The Origins and Influence of Canada’s Military-Industrial Complex
Silent Partners delves into the shadowy world of security and national defence to shine a light on the influence they hold in Canadian society.
Messy Ethics in Human Rights Work
Messy Ethics in Human Rights Work invites readers to engage reflexively in critical human rights practice by admitting discomfort and dilemma into conversations about ethics.
A Culture of Justification
Vavilov and the Future of Administrative Law
A Culture of Justification examines how a groundbreaking case involving undercover spies and a man’s fight for citizenship helped the Supreme Court of Canada forge a consensus on the future of one of the most important areas in Canadian law.