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Narrating Canadian Political Science: History Revisited: Presidential Address to the Canadian Political Science Association Toronto, Ontario May 30, 2017

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Abu-Laban, Yasmeen·2017·Canadian Journal of Political Science
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In this address, I argue that the organizational and ideational evolution of political science is closely interconnected with Canada’s history and unequal social relations since Confederation. This is because organized political science in Canada was really at heart a national venture. As a consequence, in order to understand the ideas animating early political scientists we have to consider Canada’s foundational status as a settler colony in the North American space, with a privileged place in the British Empire. This perspective may also help to highlight the distinct features of the colonial present which are giving rise to multiple sites of knowledge production-or multiple knowledges.

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Abu-Laban, Y.
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Canadian Journal of Political Science
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2017-12
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50
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4
Pages
895-919
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  • 0008-4239 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-9324
DOI
10.1017/s000842391700138x
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  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Science Research and Education
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Canadian Identity and History
  • Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Historical Geography and Geographical Thought
Keywords
history of political science, Canadian political science, settler colonialism, colonial knowledge production, multiple knowledges, national identity, British Empire, social inequality, confederation, disciplinary organization

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