Adams - Could It Happen Here; Canada in the Age of Trump and Brexit (2017)
epub | 4.39 MB | English | Author :Michael Adams | B07MNJX8B5 | 2019 | Simon & Schuster

Book Description :

From award-winning author Michael Adams, Could It Happen Here? dra on groundbreaking new social research to show whether Canadian society is at risk of the populist forces afflicting other parts of the world.
Americans elected Donald Trump. Britons opted to leave the European Union. Far-right, populist politicians channeling anger at out-of-touch "elites" are gaining ground across Europe. In vote after shocking vote, citizens of Western democracies have pushed their anger to the top of their governments' political agendas. The votes have varied in their particulars, but their unifying feature has been rejection of moderation, incrementalism, and the status quo.

Amid this roiling international scene, Canada appears placid, at least on the surface. As other societies retrench, the international media have taken notice of Canada's welcome of Syrian refugees, its half-female federal cabinet, and its acceptance of climate science and mixed efforts to limit...

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