Contemporary Society

Following extensive research in Canada, England and France, author Frances Slaney sheds light on the career of Marius Barbeau, delivering the first in-depth assessment of his ethnographic fieldwork and publications as a reflection of his studies abroad (Oxford and Paris, 1907–1911). Learn More

Taking an in-depth look at faculty experiences, this work reveals the importance of sabbaticals in the unique development of academics by exploring the productive options they offer. A great follow-up to The Academic Gateway and Beyond the Academic Gateway, this book can also be read independently. Learn More

Taking an in-depth look at faculty experiences, this work reveals the importance of sabbaticals in the unique development of academics by exploring the productive options they offer. A great follow-up to The Academic Gateway and Beyond the Academic Gateway, this book can also be read independently. Learn More

What is the significance of “higher” education? What is the point of obtaining a degree that includes the study of philosophy? This book argues that university study is a privileged space for self-cultivation but that this space is under threat by both the press of specialization and the “marketing” of undergraduate education. Learn More

Explore the challenges and triumphs of Canada’s first two female Supreme Court judges. Of contrasting backgrounds and personalities, they adopted distinct strategies to obtain the top posts. Interlopers in a male world, they vanquished the edict that there should be “no women judges.” Learn More

Explore the challenges and triumphs of Canada’s first two female Supreme Court judges. Of contrasting backgrounds and personalities, they adopted distinct strategies to obtain the top posts. Interlopers in a male world, they vanquished the edict that there should be “no women judges.” Learn More

Cet ouvrage examine la réforme du système de santé du Nouveau-Brunswick, lancée en 2008. Comment les dynamiques entre les acteurs au cœur d'un tel changement peuvent-elles influer sur sa trajectoire? Quels ressources et stratégies l’État peut-il mobiliser pour piloter une réforme? Learn More

Cet ouvrage examine la réforme du système de santé du Nouveau-Brunswick, lancée en 2008. Comment les dynamiques entre les acteurs au cœur d'un tel changement peuvent-elles influer sur sa trajectoire? Quels ressources et stratégies l’État peut-il mobiliser pour piloter une réforme? Learn More

Cultural Policy: Origins, Evolution, and Implementation in Canada's Provinces and Territories offers a comprehensive synthesis of the history of subnational cultural policies, including governments’ institutionalization and instrumentalization of culture, and the development, dissemination, and impact of cultural policy interventions. Learn More