{"id":6460,"date":"2025-09-22T10:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/?p=6460"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:08:16","slug":"political-book-launch-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/2025\/political-book-launch-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Book Launch Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Political Book Launch Announcements\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Politique-Inc-240x389.jpg\" alt=\"book cover politique inc.\" class=\"wp-image-6461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Politique-Inc-240x389.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Politique-Inc-160x259.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Politique-Inc-400x648.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Politique-Inc-360x583.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Politique-Inc.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Politique inc. La d\u00e9mocratie et les m\u00e9dias \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e8re du marketing <\/em>by MPM Program Fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/people\/emilie-foster\/\">\u00c9milie Foster<\/a>,&nbsp;examines the impact of political marketing on today\u2019s democratic malaise, questioning what happens when politics is treated like a commercial product. Drawing on opinion polls and journalist interviews, the author highlights the tensions between marketing, media, and civic engagement, exposing how image often overshadows ideas and communication can outweigh substance. With a nuanced and critical perspective, the book explores how the rise of social media and algorithms amplifies these dynamics, ultimately challenging readers to consider whether excessive marketing risks emptying politics of meaning. It is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the transformations of democracy and how to rethink our relationship with politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purchase your copy now:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulaval.com\/livres\/politique-inc-la-democratie-et-les-medias-a-l-ere-du-marketing?fbclid=IwY2xjawM5KMdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFWmViNENaekdQQlNaVFI2AR7BzTKQe9vghVs2bJ0jlQJUJKfZ2WuqPUydpSV1nwh7nwSPglvAGr-6pxJbBw_aem_CgPOofHXdHa_ij1JoTgD_A\">Presses de l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Pursuing-a-Public-Life-240x373.png\" alt=\"book cover of pursuing a public life\" class=\"wp-image-6462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Pursuing-a-Public-Life-240x373.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Pursuing-a-Public-Life-160x248.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Pursuing-a-Public-Life-400x621.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Pursuing-a-Public-Life-360x559.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Pursuing-a-Public-Life.png 518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pursuing a Public Life<\/em> by MPM Program Fellow Sergio Marchi is both a call to public service and a practical guide for Canadians, especially youth, considering a career in politics at a time when public trust in institutions is waning, polarization is rising, and democracy feels fragile. Blending memoir with how-to advice, Marchi shares his experiences as a city councillor, MP, cabinet minister, and diplomat, offering candid insights into campaigning, fundraising, policymaking, leadership, ethics, and work-life balance. The book demystifies politics by showing that successful leaders are often made through perseverance and resilience, while also highlighting the deep rewards of serving the public good. Drawing from his own journey and the perspectives of colleagues from across the political spectrum, Marchi provides lessons and inspiration for a new generation of Canadians to step into public life, inject fresh ideas, and help rebuild faith in democratic leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publication Date: November 4, 2025<br>\n<\/strong>Pre-order now: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/pursuing-a-public-life-how-to-succeed-in-the-political-arena\/9781459756090.html\">Chapters-Indigo<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Pursuing-Public-Life-Succeed-Political\/dp\/1459756096\">Amazon.ca<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebookstores.ca\/book\/9781459756090\/\">Shop Local<\/a><strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politique inc. 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