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- various ways of policy-making
- various ways of decision-making
- local (municipal or regional) level of government
- provincial level of government
- federal level of government
- organizational governance
- international organizations
- Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- legal recourse
- lobbying and lobbyists
- lobbying techniques: pressuring bureaucrats
- lobbying techniques: pressuring city council or Cabinet
- lobbying techniques: pressuring members of Parliament or members of provincial Parliament
- lobbying techniques: swaying public opinion
- lobbying techniques: using the media
- lobbying techniques: extemporaneous interactions
- lobbying techniques: structured interactions
- United Nations Organization
- small group dynamics
- legislative process
- UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- opinion polls
- how do people in industrialized liberal democracies vote
- how do people in specific countries vote
- campaign rules
- political culture
- role of media in politics
- political parties
- interest groups
- bureaucrats in politics
- bureaucrats in making decisions for Canada
- current political issues
- electoral systems and reform
- issues and results of the last election
- planning an election campaign
- the budget system
- cabinet decision-making
- current politicians
- legal and constitutional systems
- others, according to curriculum or as need presents itself
- watch "12 Angry Men" and discuss the way in which characters convince each other
- watch "Democracy a la mode" and discuss when an individual came make a difference
- watch Michael Moore's "Roger and Me" and discuss when an individual can send major corporations a message
- watch the documentary "The War -Room" and discuss how political parties get their candidates elected without the public knowing the mechanics
- watch "The Manchurian Candidate" and discuss the effects of a famous conflict, the Cold War, and its effect on the politics of different countries
- watch "Heritage Minutes": discuss how the government uses them to foster patriotism
- tape the National Anthem at the start of each broadcast day on CBC and discuss how the government uses it to foster patriotism, pride, and conformity
- others as available
Available as a collection from Canadian Scholars' Press for $35.95. Edited by Prof. Laure Paquette, Ph.D.
- Figure: Strategies and Tactics: A Decision-Making Framework, from Jeffrey M. Berry, Lobbying for the People / The Political Behavior of Public Interest Groups, Princeton: Princeton University Press 1977.
- How much Information Do You Need? From Charles Miller, Lobbying / Understanding and Influencing the Corridors of Power, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1987.
- Table: Kinds of Influence Peddlers In Canada. From Paul Malvern, Persuaders / Influence Peddling, Lobbying and Political Corruption in Canada.
- Building a Fact Sheet. From Jean Mater, Public Hearings Procedures and Strategies / A Guide to Influencing Public Decisions, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1984.
- The Invisible Key to Success. From Tom Stewart, Fortune (August 5, 1996), 173-174.
- Competence of the Facilitator. Brian Stanfield, the Magic of the Facilitator, Institute of Cultural Affairs.
- The Focused Conversation Method. From Laura Spencer, Winning Through Participation, Institute of Cultural Affairs.
- Effective Intervention Activity. From Chris Argyris. Intervention Theory and Method: A Behavioral Science View. Addison-Wesley, 1970. 374p.
- Teaching Smart People How to Learn. From Chris Argyris. Harvard Business Review (May-June 1991), p. 99-109.
- Steps to Developing Scenarios. From Peter Schwartz, The Art of the Long View, New York: Doubleday Currency, 1991.
- The Insulated Public Manager. From Public Participation in Public Decisions / New Skills and Strategies for Public Managers, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.
- Modifying your Audience's Definition of the Situation and Strategies of Argument. From Willard C. Richan, Lobbying for Social Change. New York: Hayworth, 1996.
- Understanding Political Action. From George Beam and Dick Simpson, Political Action / The Key to Understanding Politics. Chicago: Swallow, 1984.
- Statistics about Interest Group Actions. From Ken Kollman, Outside Lobbying/Public Opinion and Interest Group Strategies. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998.
- Five Strategies for Changing the Government's DNA. From David Osborne and Peter Plastrik, Banishing Bureaucracy / The Five Strategies for Reinventing Government. Reading: Addison-Wesley.
- Seven Lobbying Strategies and Direct Lobbying. From Charles S. Mack, Lobbying and Government Relations / A Guide for Executives. New York: Quorum, 1989.
- Worksheets for Lobbying. From William D. Coplin and Michael O'Leary, Syracuse: Policy Studies Associates, 1988.
- Internal Cohesion of Your Group. From David Truman, The Governmental Process / Political Interests and Public Opinion, New York: Knopf, 1968.
- Being a Hedgehog or a Lion: What kind of a Lobbyist Are You? From Charles Maier, Organizing Interests in Western Europe, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
- Foulds' Fifteen Famous Rules for Sensible and Effective Lobbying. From J. F. Foulds, reprinted by permission of the author.
- On the Nature of Action. From Alasdair MacIntyre, Against the Self-Images of the Age, London: Duckworth, 1964.
- political party riding association presidents, presidents of political party riding association youth wings
- present and past Members of Parliament, Members of Provincial Parliament, reeves, aldermen or councillors, Cabinet ministers
- staff of constituency offices for mp's or mpps
- chiefs of First Nations
- poverty activists
- anti-violence activists (women, children, elderly)
- anti-war activists
- environmental activists
- anti-nuclear activists
- activists for humane treatment of animals
- anti-racism activists
- anti-ageist activists
- assistant crown attorneys, speaker from Human Rights Commission Office, complaints police officer
- concerned citizens' groups currently lobbying city hall, Queen's Park, the school board, the hospital board, the municipalities' association, or others
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