As you can tell, I’ve been reading Peter Aucoin et al’s book, Democratizing the Constitution, over the summer and have really enjoyed it. Like any good book, it provokes important discussion and debate.
One of the strengths of the book is its analysis of prorogation, a most welcome and timely analysis given the events in Canada over the last four years.
On page 224, they write:
Author: Christopher Cochrane
Published online June 2011 in Party Politics.
Author: Geoffrey Stevens.
Published August 11th, 2012 in Waterloo Region Record.
The two byelections being held on Sept. 6, in Kitchener-Waterloo and in the suburban Toronto riding of Vaughan, are much more than a routine exercise in filling a couple of vacant Legislature seats.
According to Steven Shepard’s article in the National Journal:
According to a recent Globe and Mail article:
“The Conservative government will introduce legislation that would allow first nations members living on reserve to own their property, a radical change that aims to spur economic development in native communities that choose to embrace the new law ….
Authors: Jason Roy and Shane Singh
Published June 2012 in Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Authors: Carolyn S. Breda and Manuel Riemer
Published March 2012 in Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.
Authors: Christopher Alcantara, Zachary Spicer, Roberto Leone
Published March 2012 in Canadian Public Administration.
Authors: Ailsa Henderson, Steven D. Brown and Mark Pancer
Published in February 2012 in Politics and Policy.
Andrew Gelman from the Monkey Cage writes:
"The answer is clear to me: by making your data available, you are making it more likely that others will replicate your results, continue the directions of your research, cite you, etc. Fame and fortune await."
Yet not all political scientists make their data available:
"If it’s so good to do, why isn’t everybody doing it?
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