State Autonomy and Canadian Foreign Policy
The Case of Deep Seabed Mining
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6236176 |
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| Authors | Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon, Elizabeth Riddell‐dixon (0009-0004-5272-9642, Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 297-317 |
| Publication date | 1988-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423900056316 |
| OpenAlex | W2100430950 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
The article assesses the utility of Eric Nordlinger's statist approach in explaining Canada's policies on deep seabed mining at the United Nations Third Conference on the Law of the Sea. Nordlinger argues that government decision-makers in liberal democratic societies enjoy considerable autonomy in translating their preferences into public policies even when opposition is mounted by major groups outside government circles. Nordlinger's thesis on state autonomy is useful in explaining Canada's deep seabed mining policies since government decision-makers determined policy outcomes. Nevertheless, the approach requires important modifications to enhance its relevance to the Canadian parliamentary system. It needs to distinguish between politicians and government bureaucrats, to identify the sources of their policy preferences and to recognize provincial involvement
Autonomy · Democracy · Economics · Foreign policy · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Relevance (law · State (computer science · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · European and International Law Studies · International Maritime Law Issues · Law · Public Administration
The politics of Canadian foreign policy
The State in Capitalist Society
Essence of Decision
On Democracy
Canada as a Principal Power
Politics, Economics and Welfare
Recent Developments in Marxist Theories of the Capitalist State, Part I
The Process of Government
Political power and social classes
Public Opinion and External Affairs
Dominant Class Theory and Canadian Foreign Policy
Domestic Access to Government in the Canadian Foreign Policy Process 1968-1982
Analyzing the Domestic Sources of Canadian Foreign Policy
Deep Seabed Mining
A Statist Interpretation of American Oil Policy toward the Middle East
| Highly cited | No |
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