Jared Wesley
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 236506 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Jared Wesley |
| PRENOMES | Jared |
| SOBRENOME | Wesley |
| ASSINATURA | WESLEY J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Alberta |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0001-0060 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Pharmakons
Black youth mentorship programs (BYMPs) have proliferated in Canada since 2020, with goals ranging from leadership development and combating systemic racism, on one hand, to connecting Black youth to postsecondary institutions and workplaces, on the other. In this first system-level analysis of these programs, our surveys and conversational circles reveal the challenges facing BYMP administrators in taking Afrocentric approaches to mentorship. We…
Populism and Trust in the Public Service in Canada
Denigrating public servants has been a key feature of populists movements that seek to prioritize the individual and “common people” over “establishment elites”. In Canada, mainstream conservative party leaders claim “Canada is broken” and openly advocate for “getting rid of the gatekeepers,” for example, while right‐wing populists often promote the dangers of the “deep state.” Despite these developments, we do not know whether and how populist a…
White Identity Activation and Attitudes toward Diversity and Immigration in Canada
How do perceptions of demographic change affect the strength of white identity and corresponding attitudes toward immigrants, immigration and personal perceptions of victimhood? While white identity has received scholarly attention in the United States, we know much less about its effects in Canada. We conducted a preregistered survey experiment in which we exposed respondents to different framings on Canada’s increasing ethnic diversity. We find…
Understanding Political Culture and Behaviour through Longitudinal Data in Alberta
The Viewpoint Alberta Consolidated Dataset is a novel resource for understanding political attitudes and behaviours in Alberta which includes over 10,000 interviews across nine waves in 5 years. The Viewpoint dataset combines both cross-sectional and longitudinal (panel) data on Albertans’ attitudes towards political parties, federalism, democracy, social movements, energy transitions, media and a range of issue areas. We demonstrate some of thes…
Role of Personas in Political Marketing in Canada
Many political party strategists draw on Big Data to target specific groups of voters. This predominantly quantitative approach is useful for mobilising support, yet there are alternatives that help bring these voter segments to life. Pioneered in Australia (1996) and perfected in Canada (2006 to 2008), the use of personas in political marketing and communications holds several notable advantages. By personifying the segments – using names like “…
Moving Toward a Government Trust Ecosystem in Canada
Trust in government encompasses various relationships, including citizens’ confidence in government, elected and unelected officials’ confidence in each other, and governments’ trust in non-government organizations. In many democracies, including Canada, these relationships have been discussed to varying degrees, with the least attention given to government and public sector trust of non-government organizations and public service trust of politi…
The public, the pandemic, and the public service
Public servants play a vital role as intermediaries between policymakers and the public, offering expert advice on public policy and implementing ministerial decisions for the common good. Given that most Canadians interact with non‐partisan, professional bureaucrats, public sentiment towards public servants becomes a crucial indicator of the health of the country's democracy. Trust levels serve as a barometer: high trust aligns with a well‐funct…
Public support for safer supply programs
Retourner sa veste au Québec
Cet article aborde le phénomène des défections dans les partis politiques grâce à une étude du cas des députés québécois. Les entrevues avec les anciens parlementaires et une analyse des discours médiatiques à propos de leur départ documentent les motivations à quitter ou à rejoindre un autre parti. Cette recherche propose deux typologies novatrices : la première identifie les types de défections et la seconde explore les motivations à quitter. L…
Beyond Fragments
This article traces the origins of Alberta political culture to an unlikely source: the federal government’s immigration marketing posters from the early-twentieth century. Through a qualitative document analysis of the “Last Best West” campaign, the findings reveal how the Government of Canada helped cultivate values of settler colonialism, populism, individualism, frontier masculinity, and moral traditionalism among the settler population. The …
Canadian Provincial Party Systems
The competitiveness of party politics is often viewed as a barometer of the health of modern democracies. Using the Canadian federation as a laboratory, this article advances a new framework for comparing party systems across space and time. The model incorporates two core dimensions of political party systems: conflict intensity and competitiveness. Conflict intensity—or the degree of adversarialism in the system—encompasses the extent to which …
To Market or Demarket? Public-Sector Branding of Cannabis in Canada
Many governments provide goods and services that are deemed too sensitive for the private sector to deliver. This places public administrators in the difficult situation of having to sell products while also shaping consumer demand. Government agencies in Canada found themselves in this situation when the country legalized cannabis in 2018. Our findings suggest they responded with a demarketing approach, attempting to limit and shape, rather than…
The public servant’s role in democracy
This research note reports on the findings from a survey conducted in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). Despite robust debate among public administration experts about the role public servants should play in Canadian democracy, there has yet to be a systematic study of how public servants themselves view democracy and their role within it. We ask: What role do public servants play in democracy? The survey q…
Cannabis Legalization and Colonial Legacies
Beyond prohibition
Cannabis legalization and the machinery of government
This study compares provincial and territorial approaches re‐organizing the machinery of government to promote efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement in legalizing recreational cannabis. Based on interviews with government officials from across Canada, our research assesses the effectiveness of various models, which ranged from officials‐level working groups and task teams to cabinet committees and formal secretariats. Findings reveal…
Public Servant's Guide to Government in Canada
Effective Tool or Effectively Hollow? Balanced Budget Legislation in Western Canada
Il y a maintenant une vingtaine d’années que les premières lois d’équilibre budgétaire ont été adoptées au Canada. Cette période de temps suffisante ainsi que le ralentissement économique des dernières années créent des conditions qui permettent maintenant aux chercheurs d’analyser les effets de ces lois, dont l’objectif était d’inciter les gouvernements à une plus grande responsabilité financière. Dans cet article, nous analysons l’impact que ce…
Code Politics
Foreword by Nelson Wiseman Introduction: Cultures, Campaigns, and Codes 1 The Prairie Paradox: Explaining Cultural Difference 2 Politics over Time: Explaining Cultural Persistence 3 Campaigns in Alberta: A Code of Freedom 4 Campaigns in Saskatchewan: A Code of Security 5 Campaigns in Manitoba: A Code of Moderation Conclusion: Decoding Prairie Cultures Appendix Notes References Index
Code Politics
Politics on the Canadian Prairies are puzzling. The provinces share a common landscape and history, but they have nurtured three distinct political cultures -- Alberta is Canada's bastion of conservatism, Saskatchewan its cradle of social democracy, and Manitoba its progressive centre. The roots of these cultures run deep, yet their persistence over a century has yet to be explained. Drawing on over eight hundred pieces of campaign literature, Ja…
In Search of Brokerage and Responsibility
Many critics describe Canadian political parties as “irresponsible” democratic actors. Viewed largely as “brokerage” organizations, parties are often cited for their failure to provide voters with meaningful alternatives on the ballot. The following analysis challenges these perceptions as they apply to provincial politics—an often-neglected area of party activity in Canada. As a case study of the 2003 Manitoba provincial election, the examinatio…
To Market or Demarket? Public-Sector Branding of Cannabis in Canada
Many governments provide goods and services that are deemed too sensitive for the private sector to deliver. This places public administrators in the difficult situation of having to sell products while also shaping consumer demand. Government agencies in Canada found themselves in this situation when the country legalized cannabis in 2018. Our findings suggest they responded with a demarketing approach, attempting to limit and shape, rather than…
Beyond prohibition
Cannabis legalization and the machinery of government
This study compares provincial and territorial approaches re‐organizing the machinery of government to promote efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement in legalizing recreational cannabis. Based on interviews with government officials from across Canada, our research assesses the effectiveness of various models, which ranged from officials‐level working groups and task teams to cabinet committees and formal secretariats. Findings reveal…
The public, the pandemic, and the public service
Public servants play a vital role as intermediaries between policymakers and the public, offering expert advice on public policy and implementing ministerial decisions for the common good. Given that most Canadians interact with non‐partisan, professional bureaucrats, public sentiment towards public servants becomes a crucial indicator of the health of the country's democracy. Trust levels serve as a barometer: high trust aligns with a well‐funct…
In Search of Brokerage and Responsibility
Many critics describe Canadian political parties as “irresponsible” democratic actors. Viewed largely as “brokerage” organizations, parties are often cited for their failure to provide voters with meaningful alternatives on the ballot. The following analysis challenges these perceptions as they apply to provincial politics—an often-neglected area of party activity in Canada. As a case study of the 2003 Manitoba provincial election, the examinatio…
Public support for safer supply programs
Retourner sa veste au Québec
Cet article aborde le phénomène des défections dans les partis politiques grâce à une étude du cas des députés québécois. Les entrevues avec les anciens parlementaires et une analyse des discours médiatiques à propos de leur départ documentent les motivations à quitter ou à rejoindre un autre parti. Cette recherche propose deux typologies novatrices : la première identifie les types de défections et la seconde explore les motivations à quitter. L…
The public servant’s role in democracy
This research note reports on the findings from a survey conducted in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). Despite robust debate among public administration experts about the role public servants should play in Canadian democracy, there has yet to be a systematic study of how public servants themselves view democracy and their role within it. We ask: What role do public servants play in democracy? The survey q…
In Search of Brokerage and Responsibility
Many critics describe Canadian political parties as “irresponsible” democratic actors. Viewed largely as “brokerage” organizations, parties are often cited for their failure to provide voters with meaningful alternatives on the ballot. The following analysis challenges these perceptions as they apply to provincial politics—an often-neglected area of party activity in Canada. As a case study of the 2003 Manitoba provincial election, the examinatio…
Code Politics
Foreword by Nelson Wiseman Introduction: Cultures, Campaigns, and Codes 1 The Prairie Paradox: Explaining Cultural Difference 2 Politics over Time: Explaining Cultural Persistence 3 Campaigns in Alberta: A Code of Freedom 4 Campaigns in Saskatchewan: A Code of Security 5 Campaigns in Manitoba: A Code of Moderation Conclusion: Decoding Prairie Cultures Appendix Notes References Index
Code Politics
Politics on the Canadian Prairies are puzzling. The provinces share a common landscape and history, but they have nurtured three distinct political cultures -- Alberta is Canada's bastion of conservatism, Saskatchewan its cradle of social democracy, and Manitoba its progressive centre. The roots of these cultures run deep, yet their persistence over a century has yet to be explained. Drawing on over eight hundred pieces of campaign literature, Ja…
Effective Tool or Effectively Hollow? Balanced Budget Legislation in Western Canada
Il y a maintenant une vingtaine d’années que les premières lois d’équilibre budgétaire ont été adoptées au Canada. Cette période de temps suffisante ainsi que le ralentissement économique des dernières années créent des conditions qui permettent maintenant aux chercheurs d’analyser les effets de ces lois, dont l’objectif était d’inciter les gouvernements à une plus grande responsabilité financière. Dans cet article, nous analysons l’impact que ce…
Cannabis Legalization and Colonial Legacies
Beyond prohibition
Cannabis legalization and the machinery of government
This study compares provincial and territorial approaches re‐organizing the machinery of government to promote efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement in legalizing recreational cannabis. Based on interviews with government officials from across Canada, our research assesses the effectiveness of various models, which ranged from officials‐level working groups and task teams to cabinet committees and formal secretariats. Findings reveal…
Public Servant's Guide to Government in Canada
Canadian Provincial Party Systems
The competitiveness of party politics is often viewed as a barometer of the health of modern democracies. Using the Canadian federation as a laboratory, this article advances a new framework for comparing party systems across space and time. The model incorporates two core dimensions of political party systems: conflict intensity and competitiveness. Conflict intensity—or the degree of adversarialism in the system—encompasses the extent to which …
To Market or Demarket? Public-Sector Branding of Cannabis in Canada
Many governments provide goods and services that are deemed too sensitive for the private sector to deliver. This places public administrators in the difficult situation of having to sell products while also shaping consumer demand. Government agencies in Canada found themselves in this situation when the country legalized cannabis in 2018. Our findings suggest they responded with a demarketing approach, attempting to limit and shape, rather than…
The public servant’s role in democracy
This research note reports on the findings from a survey conducted in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). Despite robust debate among public administration experts about the role public servants should play in Canadian democracy, there has yet to be a systematic study of how public servants themselves view democracy and their role within it. We ask: What role do public servants play in democracy? The survey q…
Beyond Fragments
This article traces the origins of Alberta political culture to an unlikely source: the federal government’s immigration marketing posters from the early-twentieth century. Through a qualitative document analysis of the “Last Best West” campaign, the findings reveal how the Government of Canada helped cultivate values of settler colonialism, populism, individualism, frontier masculinity, and moral traditionalism among the settler population. The …
Public support for safer supply programs
Retourner sa veste au Québec
Cet article aborde le phénomène des défections dans les partis politiques grâce à une étude du cas des députés québécois. Les entrevues avec les anciens parlementaires et une analyse des discours médiatiques à propos de leur départ documentent les motivations à quitter ou à rejoindre un autre parti. Cette recherche propose deux typologies novatrices : la première identifie les types de défections et la seconde explore les motivations à quitter. L…
Role of Personas in Political Marketing in Canada
Many political party strategists draw on Big Data to target specific groups of voters. This predominantly quantitative approach is useful for mobilising support, yet there are alternatives that help bring these voter segments to life. Pioneered in Australia (1996) and perfected in Canada (2006 to 2008), the use of personas in political marketing and communications holds several notable advantages. By personifying the segments – using names like “…
Moving Toward a Government Trust Ecosystem in Canada
Trust in government encompasses various relationships, including citizens’ confidence in government, elected and unelected officials’ confidence in each other, and governments’ trust in non-government organizations. In many democracies, including Canada, these relationships have been discussed to varying degrees, with the least attention given to government and public sector trust of non-government organizations and public service trust of politi…
The public, the pandemic, and the public service
Public servants play a vital role as intermediaries between policymakers and the public, offering expert advice on public policy and implementing ministerial decisions for the common good. Given that most Canadians interact with non‐partisan, professional bureaucrats, public sentiment towards public servants becomes a crucial indicator of the health of the country's democracy. Trust levels serve as a barometer: high trust aligns with a well‐funct…
Pharmakons
Black youth mentorship programs (BYMPs) have proliferated in Canada since 2020, with goals ranging from leadership development and combating systemic racism, on one hand, to connecting Black youth to postsecondary institutions and workplaces, on the other. In this first system-level analysis of these programs, our surveys and conversational circles reveal the challenges facing BYMP administrators in taking Afrocentric approaches to mentorship. We…
Populism and Trust in the Public Service in Canada
Denigrating public servants has been a key feature of populists movements that seek to prioritize the individual and “common people” over “establishment elites”. In Canada, mainstream conservative party leaders claim “Canada is broken” and openly advocate for “getting rid of the gatekeepers,” for example, while right‐wing populists often promote the dangers of the “deep state.” Despite these developments, we do not know whether and how populist a…
White Identity Activation and Attitudes toward Diversity and Immigration in Canada
How do perceptions of demographic change affect the strength of white identity and corresponding attitudes toward immigrants, immigration and personal perceptions of victimhood? While white identity has received scholarly attention in the United States, we know much less about its effects in Canada. We conducted a preregistered survey experiment in which we exposed respondents to different framings on Canada’s increasing ethnic diversity. We find…
Understanding Political Culture and Behaviour through Longitudinal Data in Alberta
The Viewpoint Alberta Consolidated Dataset is a novel resource for understanding political attitudes and behaviours in Alberta which includes over 10,000 interviews across nine waves in 5 years. The Viewpoint dataset combines both cross-sectional and longitudinal (panel) data on Albertans’ attitudes towards political parties, federalism, democracy, social movements, energy transitions, media and a range of issue areas. We demonstrate some of thes…
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