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The Canadian Election Studies
Assessing Four Decades of Influence
A comprehensive review of the first four decades of the Canadian Election Studies, showing how this series of surveys is important in the study not only of Canadian politics but also of comparative electoral behavior.
, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013
- Copyright year: 2012
City of Order
Crime and Society in Halifax, 1918-35
A groundbreaking exploration of the causes and consequences of Halifax’s tough-on-crime measures in the interwar era.
, Shortlisted - The Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, Canadian Historical Association
- Copyright year: 2012
Modern Warfare
Armed Groups, Private Militaries, Humanitarian Organizations, and the Law
A multifaceted exploration of how humanitarian organizations, private militaries, and non-state armed groups are shaking the foundations of international humanitarian law.
, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013
- Copyright year: 2012
Rooted Cosmopolitanism
Canada and the World
Can national loyalties be reconciled with larger commitments to global well-being?
, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013
- Copyright year: 2012
Prophetic Identities
Indigenous Missionaries on British Colonial Frontiers, 1850-75
An exploration of how two missionaries in southern Africa and western Canada used their faith and ties to Britain to rearticulate the meaning of indigeneity.
2013, Shortlisted - Aboriginal History Prize, Canadian Historical Association
- Copyright year: 2012
Becoming Multicultural
Immigration and the Politics of Membership in Canada and Germany
This book demonstrates how global human rights norms intersected with domestic political identities and institutions to transform Canada and Germany into diverse multicultural societies in the second half of the twentieth century.
2013, Shortlisted - Donald Smiley Prize, Canadian Political Science Association
2014, Shortlisted - Prize in Comparative Politics, Canadian Political Science Association
- Copyright year: 2012