The Strategic Constitution - Understanding Canadian Power in the World

Irvin Studin is MPP program director and an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. He worked for a number of years in the Privy Council Office in Ottawa, as well as in the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in Canberra. He is also editor-in-chief and publisher of Global Brief magazine.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Part 1: The Conceptual Framework for Assessing Canadian Strategic Power in Constitutional Terms
1 Framing Some Key Concepts
2 Diplomacy
3 The Military
4 Government, or Pure Executive Potency
5 Natural Resources (and Food)
6 National Economic Might
7 Communications
8 Population
9 The Strategic Constitution as Conceptual and Analytical Framework
Part 2: Applying the Conceptual Framework: Four Policy Case Studies
Case Study A: Canadian Strategic Leadership in the Americas
Case Study B: Bona Fide War
Case Study C: Arctic Sovereignty
Case Study D: National Security-Counterterrorism
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Irvin Studin

Summary

Bridging the solitudes of constitutional law and international relations, this book offers a brand new interpretation of Canada’s Constitution.

Product details

• Authors: Irvin Studin
• Publisher: University Of British Columbia
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2014
• EAN: 9780774827157
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-2715-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Law and Society; Law & Society Series; Law and Society
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law