Minority Nations in the Age of Uncertainty - Alain G. Gagnon

Résumé :
Already translated into fifteen languages from the original French, Minority Nations in the Age of Uncertainty is an essential text on the theory of multinational federalism and the politics of minority nations.

Biographie:
Alain-G. Gagnon is a professor and the Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies in the Department of Political Science at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. He is the author or editor of more than fifty books. His most recent works include the sixth edition of Canadian Politics (with James Bickerton), Federalism, Citizenship, and Quebec (with Raffaele Iacovino), and Contemporary Canadian Federalism: Foundations, Traditions, Institutions.

Sommaire:
Introduction: National Cultures, Democracy, and Legitimacy 1. Linguistic Diversity, Language Policy, and the Limits of Federal Accommodation 2. New Challenges for Multinational States: Globalization and Competing Citizenship Regimes 3. The Pillars of Quebec's New Citizenship Regime: The Informal Constitution and Interculturalism 4. From Containment to Empowerment: Moving towards Positive Autonomy 5. Towards Multinational Federalism: Moving beyond the Integration-Accommodation Dyad 6. Rethinking Intercommunal Relations in Canada Conclusion: Embracing a New Politics of Dignity and Hospitality Appendix: The Dignity of Catalonia