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Rerouting political representation: is Canada's social infrastructure in crisis?
Abstract
The Canadian federal government has administered systematic funding cuts to voluntary organizations engaging in advocacy since the early 1990s. These funding cuts have had a profound and lasting effect on our democratic landscape. They have seriously damaged most associational networks across the voluntary sector, thereby restricting the available routes citizens can use for mobilizing claims. Despite the fact that opportunities for citizens to engage directly in policymaking have actually proliferated, overall their ability to act collectively has rapidly declined. This article examines how this rerouting of political representation has impacted democratic dynamics in Canada. It argues that the federal government in Canada needs to recognize the importance of supporting and sustaining social infrastructure and democratic participation.
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“This has coincided with the rise of populism and, combined, have marginalized the nonprofit sector (LaForest, 2012).”
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“For example, for voluntary sector leaders such as disability nonprofits, significant challenges arise in the maintenance of hard-fought gains at the expense of making progress.”
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- Authors
- Laforest, R.
- Corresponding author
- Laforest, Rachel
- Venue
- British Journal of Canadian Studies
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Published
- 2012-09
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 181-197
- ISSN
- 0269-9222 (ISSN-L)
- 1757-8078
- OpenAlex
- W2016801305
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 3.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- British Journal of Canadian Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
- Keywords
- social infrastructure, voluntary sector, advocacy organizations, federal funding cuts, political representation, democratic participation, associational networks, citizen mobilization, Canadian federal government, civil society
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