Stephen Azzi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5441223 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Azzi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Azzi |
| SIGNATURE | AZZI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9269-2494 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Presidents and the Polls, 1963-2021
A systematic examination of all available Canadian polling data from the early 1960s to the early 2020s demonstrates that Canadians’ opinion of the United States president influences their views of the United States. The data reveals that Canadians are open to presidents of both parties but oppose Democratic or Republican chief executives who are seen to fight unnecessary wars or undermine democratic institutions. A strongly positive view of the …
Ranking Prime Ministers
The authors undertook an expert survey to evaluate Canada’s prime ministers, the most extensive such exercise ever conducted in a Commonwealth country outside of the United Kingdom. The results revealed the unspoken assumptions of the experts: effective prime ministers are those who are able to win and maintain the support of their party, the public, and parliament; who leave a substantive policy legacy; and who are able to convert promises into …
Minority governments and Canada’s confused foreign investment policy
Three case studies demonstrate that federal limits on foreign investment in Canada have been motivated by political not economic considerations. The cases—the abortive 1963 tax on foreign takeovers, the 1973–1974 creation of the Foreign Investment Review Agency, and the 2008 and 2010 decisions to block the purchase of two Canadian companies—shared many features. All three involved minority governments that were vulnerable to shifts in public opin…
Political Time in a Westminster Democracy
Stephen Skowronek’s idea of political time is tested by applying it to Canada. Skowronek identified a recurring cycle in US presidential politics, in which a coalition was forged around a distinctive set of ideas, dominated the political scene, and then crumbled, making way for a new coalition; a president’s ability to act as an agent of change depended on his place in this cycle. The concept of political time offers insights for the study of Wes…
Your Country, My Country
Intolerant Allies
This analysis examines the disharmony in American–Canadian relations in the period from 2001 to 2005. Canada and the United States co-operated in the early days after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, managing their mutual border and fighting the war in Afghanistan. Yet they soon came into conflict over American plans to invade Iraq and create a ballistic missile defence [BMD] system for North America. President …
Negotiating a River
Negotiating Cultural Space in the Global Economy
Stephen Azzi, Negotiating Cultural Space in the Global Economy: The United States, UNESCO, and the Convention on Cultural Diversity, International Journal, Vol. 60, No. 3, Canada in the World: Annual John W. Holmes Issue on Canadian Foreign Policy (Summer, 2005), pp. 765-784
Walter Gordon and the Rise of Canadian Nationalism
From the 1950s to the 1970s Walter Gordon was the voice of English Canadian nationalism, first as chair of the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, then as a minister in Lester B. Pearson's cabinet, and finally as founder and honorary chair of the Committee for an Independent Canada. In the late 1960s many Canadians heeded Gordon's call for limits on the level of American investment in Canadian industry and joined with him to form a b…
Magazines and the Canadian Dream
IN 1960 THE NOVELIST, Hugh MacLennan, wrote a letter that found its way to the desk of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. 'I have never been more depressed in my life about the future of Canada than I am at the moment,' lamented MacLennan. 'This magazine situation has brought our danger into sharp focus. It has made me see what even six months ago I could not see at all: that if the present trend continues, the Canadian dream will be dead inside fi…
Magazines and the Canadian Dream
The Historiography of fascist foreign policy
This article analyses how, in the last half-century, scholars have differed over the nature of Italian foreign policy under the fascist regime. It examines the debate between orthodox and revisionist historians over Mussolini's foreign policy in general, and also over three specific areas of Italian policy in the interwar years: Franco-Italian relations, Italian participation in the Spanish Civil War, and the alliance with nazi Germany. The autho…
Ranking Prime Ministers
The authors undertook an expert survey to evaluate Canada’s prime ministers, the most extensive such exercise ever conducted in a Commonwealth country outside of the United Kingdom. The results revealed the unspoken assumptions of the experts: effective prime ministers are those who are able to win and maintain the support of their party, the public, and parliament; who leave a substantive policy legacy; and who are able to convert promises into …
Negotiating Cultural Space in the Global Economy
Stephen Azzi, Negotiating Cultural Space in the Global Economy: The United States, UNESCO, and the Convention on Cultural Diversity, International Journal, Vol. 60, No. 3, Canada in the World: Annual John W. Holmes Issue on Canadian Foreign Policy (Summer, 2005), pp. 765-784
Intolerant Allies
This analysis examines the disharmony in American–Canadian relations in the period from 2001 to 2005. Canada and the United States co-operated in the early days after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, managing their mutual border and fighting the war in Afghanistan. Yet they soon came into conflict over American plans to invade Iraq and create a ballistic missile defence [BMD] system for North America. President …
The Historiography of fascist foreign policy
This article analyses how, in the last half-century, scholars have differed over the nature of Italian foreign policy under the fascist regime. It examines the debate between orthodox and revisionist historians over Mussolini's foreign policy in general, and also over three specific areas of Italian policy in the interwar years: Franco-Italian relations, Italian participation in the Spanish Civil War, and the alliance with nazi Germany. The autho…
The Historiography of fascist foreign policy
This article analyses how, in the last half-century, scholars have differed over the nature of Italian foreign policy under the fascist regime. It examines the debate between orthodox and revisionist historians over Mussolini's foreign policy in general, and also over three specific areas of Italian policy in the interwar years: Franco-Italian relations, Italian participation in the Spanish Civil War, and the alliance with nazi Germany. The autho…
Walter Gordon and the Rise of Canadian Nationalism
From the 1950s to the 1970s Walter Gordon was the voice of English Canadian nationalism, first as chair of the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, then as a minister in Lester B. Pearson's cabinet, and finally as founder and honorary chair of the Committee for an Independent Canada. In the late 1960s many Canadians heeded Gordon's call for limits on the level of American investment in Canadian industry and joined with him to form a b…
Magazines and the Canadian Dream
IN 1960 THE NOVELIST, Hugh MacLennan, wrote a letter that found its way to the desk of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. 'I have never been more depressed in my life about the future of Canada than I am at the moment,' lamented MacLennan. 'This magazine situation has brought our danger into sharp focus. It has made me see what even six months ago I could not see at all: that if the present trend continues, the Canadian dream will be dead inside fi…
Magazines and the Canadian Dream
Negotiating Cultural Space in the Global Economy
Stephen Azzi, Negotiating Cultural Space in the Global Economy: The United States, UNESCO, and the Convention on Cultural Diversity, International Journal, Vol. 60, No. 3, Canada in the World: Annual John W. Holmes Issue on Canadian Foreign Policy (Summer, 2005), pp. 765-784
Negotiating a River
Intolerant Allies
This analysis examines the disharmony in American–Canadian relations in the period from 2001 to 2005. Canada and the United States co-operated in the early days after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, managing their mutual border and fighting the war in Afghanistan. Yet they soon came into conflict over American plans to invade Iraq and create a ballistic missile defence [BMD] system for North America. President …
Political Time in a Westminster Democracy
Stephen Skowronek’s idea of political time is tested by applying it to Canada. Skowronek identified a recurring cycle in US presidential politics, in which a coalition was forged around a distinctive set of ideas, dominated the political scene, and then crumbled, making way for a new coalition; a president’s ability to act as an agent of change depended on his place in this cycle. The concept of political time offers insights for the study of Wes…
Your Country, My Country
Ranking Prime Ministers
The authors undertook an expert survey to evaluate Canada’s prime ministers, the most extensive such exercise ever conducted in a Commonwealth country outside of the United Kingdom. The results revealed the unspoken assumptions of the experts: effective prime ministers are those who are able to win and maintain the support of their party, the public, and parliament; who leave a substantive policy legacy; and who are able to convert promises into …
Minority governments and Canada’s confused foreign investment policy
Three case studies demonstrate that federal limits on foreign investment in Canada have been motivated by political not economic considerations. The cases—the abortive 1963 tax on foreign takeovers, the 1973–1974 creation of the Foreign Investment Review Agency, and the 2008 and 2010 decisions to block the purchase of two Canadian companies—shared many features. All three involved minority governments that were vulnerable to shifts in public opin…
The Presidents and the Polls, 1963-2021
A systematic examination of all available Canadian polling data from the early 1960s to the early 2020s demonstrates that Canadians’ opinion of the United States president influences their views of the United States. The data reveals that Canadians are open to presidents of both parties but oppose Democratic or Republican chief executives who are seen to fight unnecessary wars or undermine democratic institutions. A strongly positive view of the …
Political science (12 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (7 works) · History (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Canadian Identity and History (5 works) · Canadian Policy and Governance (5 works) · Economic history (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Political economy (4 works)