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    Aboriginal Politics: More Than Voting
    (2014-01-01) Poelzer, Greg; Beatty, Bonita; Berdahl, Loleen
    Report; Policy Options; If Canada and Aboriginal people are going to find a common political path to dealing with conflict, the myth of the politically disengaged Aboriginal citizen needs to be expunged...Pour que le Canada et les peuples autochtones puissent un jour convenir d'une approche de règlement des conflits, il faudra d'abord en finir avec le mythe du citoyen autochtone politiquement désengagé. Policy Options/Options Politiques, September-October/Septembre-Octobre 2014, pages 64-66
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    Inclusive internal governance policies to support women’s representation: A case study of three mid-sized municipalities in Canada
    (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2023-03) Sheichuk, Anastasiia; Farney, Jim; Hurlbert, Margot; Berdahl, Loleen; Fletcher, Amber; Tucker, Sean
    This thesis explores the recent phenomenon of inclusive internal governance policies (IIGPs) for municipal councils. Prior research urges the adoptions of IIGPs as they may help mitigate one of the biggest barriers to women’s representation – the negative political environment on municipal councils (Federation of Canadian Municipalities [FCM], 2018; Seasonova, 2022; Seiferling, 2016). IIGPs are needed to act as safeguards enabling a safer, more respectful and inclusive council workspace environment. Municipalities only recently started to adopt IIGPs, therefore, there has not been much research about these policies. The objective of this research is to expand the knowledge of IIGPs and to analyze the patterns of how IIGPs are developed. Three mid-sized cities in different parts of Canada were chosen as case studies – Yellowknife, NWT; Kamloops, BC; and Moncton, NB. There were two stages of data collection: a documentary review of research literature, policy documents, and newspapers; and 10 semi-structured interviews with former and current mayors, councillors, city staffers, and committee members. The collected data was analyzed using the inductive outcome explaining process-tracing methodology and multiple streams theory. This research collected detailed information about different types of IIGPs, discovering several new IIGPs (e.g., online meetings, gender-neutral language use, and online parental and caregiver leave). The IIGPs were summarized into a four-category system. By studying the journey of each case, from the first to the latest IIGP developed, I traced the process that led to the creation of these IIGPs. The biggest drivers of IIGP creation were the turnover of people with different lived experiences (younger people, women, and people knowledgeable about social issues), COVID-19, public scandals, and provincial or territorial government mandates. Through data collection, I amassed important new knowledge about the little-studied area of IIGPs for council. The research results help expand the literature on methods to increase women’s political representation. The collected data will be used by municipal organizations like the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to create resources for municipalities on the best practices for the development of IIGPs.
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    Northern Aboriginal Political Engagement Study Report 2013: Community Engagement Factsheet
    (2013-01-01) Beatty, Bonita; Berdahl, Loleen; Poelzer, Greg; Peters, Evelyn
    Fact Sheet
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    Northern Voices: A Look Inside Political Attitudes and Behaviours in Northern Saskatchewan
    (2013-01-01) Beatty, Bonita; Doraty, Kelton; Kocdag, Meritt; Waldbilling, Sara; Carriere, Dana; Berdahl, Loleen; Poelzer, Greg
    Northern Aboriginal Political Culture Study
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    Western Policy Analyst Quarterly Volume 4 Issue 5
    (2013-06) Elliott, Doug; Marshall, Jim; Berdahl, Loleen; Innes, Robert Alexander; Wormith, J. Stephen; Ferguson, Myles
    Response Rates to the National Household Survey – 1; Productivity Remains Strong in the West but Growth may be Slowing – 3; Two Solitudes? Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Opinion in Saskatchewan – 6; Perception and Opinions about Crime and Justice in Saskatchewan: Questions about their Relatedness – 8
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    Western Policy Analyst Quarterly Volume 5 Issue 1
    (2013-10) Elliott, Doug; Kryvoruchko, Iryna; Waldbilig, Sara; Berdahl, Loleen
    The Demand for Child Care in Western Canada – 1; Charitable Foundations in Western Canada – 3; Common Ground? Urban and Rural Attitudes about Natural Resource Development in Saskatchewan – 5; Union Membership in Western Canada – 7
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    Western Policy Analyst Quarterly Volume 5 Issue 3
    (2014-02) Eisler, Dale; Brown, Peter; Berdahl, Loleen; Elliott, Doug; Young, Wynne
    Aboriginal Employment During the Economic Boom -- 1; Considering Attitudes Towards Nuclear Power in Saskatchewan – 4; Recent Labour Market Trends – 6; The 2012 PISA Results - How did we Fare? – 9