In Search of Canadian Political Culture - UBC Press

UBC Press
Nunavut
Rethinking Political Culture
Ailsa Henderson
The first book published on Nunavut politics, Nunavut
explores the relationship between political culture
and the development of Nunavut as a distinct political
entity in Canada. Ailsa Henderson brings together
primary data from archives, interviews, surveys, and
election results to offer a comprehensive account of
the attitudes and behaviours of those living in Canada’s
newest territory.
In the first half of the book, Henderson examines the
impact of three cultural fragments on contemporary
political life: traditional Inuit approaches to
governance, federal efforts to integrate Inuit into the
political system, and the institutional structures of
the Northwest Territories. In the second, she links
these features to contemporary political attitudes
and behaviour. Henderson assesses the impact
of the negotiation strategy on the Nunavut Land
Claim Agreement and Political Accord, the impact
of consensus politics on electoral campaigns and
legislative proceedings, and the attitudes and
behaviours of the electorate, particularly toward current
political arrangements.
Henderson argues that there is something distinct
emerging among the Inuit that constitutes part of
their political culture. Her book will appeal to political
scientists, sociologists, and others interested in
culture and politics, Aboriginal studies, and northern
development.
Contents
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Ailsa Henderson is an assistant professor of
political science at the University of Toronto.
December 2007
256 pages, 6 x 9”
2 maps, 1 figure
0-7748-1423-3 / 978-0-7748-1423-2
new hardcover $85.00
0-7748-1424-1 / 978-0-7748-1424-9
paper $29.95 (publishing July 2008)
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