Challenging Democracy: International Perspectives on Gender and Citizenship

Posted July 21st, 2011 by immigratecanada and filed in Immigration to Canada

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This collection establishes a highly topical, new, international field of study: that of gender, education and citizenship. It brings together for the first time important cutting-edge research on the contribution of the educational system to the formation of male and female citizens. It shows how gender relations operate behind apparently neutral concepts of liberal democratic citizenship and citizenship education.
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Challenging Democracy: International Perspectives on Gender and Citizenship

What are some differences between democracy in Canada, Mexico and the United States?

Posted June 9th, 2011 by immigratecanada and filed in Immigration to Canada

I have to do a report in my Political Studies class where I have to define why democracy is important and how Canada, Mexico and the United States differ when it comes to democracy. The sources I am supposed to read are the countries’ respective constitutions, but the only things that I can come up with so far is that in Mexico, democracy is considered a system of life and not just a style of government, and in Canada democracy has installed a socialist health care system.