PAP 1301 Chapter Notes - Chapter Coursepack: Visible Minority, Proportional Representation, Electoral Fraud

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Public Administration
• Course: PAP 1301
• Professor: David Brown

Document Summary

For useful for final exam part a (summative essay on governance) Ch1-3: the institutions that define public decision making: federalism, cabinet, and legislatures. Nb: basis for final exam part a- summative essay question. Comprehensive view of the status of canada"s democratic practice in the 21st century. Response to discontent with cdn democratic institutions and practices, canadians lost faith in political leaders and processes. 3 benchmarks: participation: are the opportunities for public decision-making. 2: responsiveness: outcomes are responsive to inclusive participation. Audit tells us whether or not cdn institutions are evolving to address the needs of cdn citizens. Cross takes a largely institutional approach to the democratic audit. 3 areas where cdn values have shifted in recent years. Decline in deference more likely to challenge authority, less differential toward policy making by elite-dominated institution. Rise of an individual-rights" based culture (charter of rights and freedoms: not only members of constituents. Desire for more direct participation in public decision making.