Minority Nations in Multinational Federations

A comparative study of Quebec and Wallonia
Herausgeber: Reuchamps, Min

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Multinational federations rest on the coexistence of two or more nations within a single polity. Within these federations, minority nations play a significant role as their character differs from the other building blocks of the federation. This edited volume offers a comprehensive comparison of two such minority nations - Quebec in Canada and Wallonia in Belgium - which exemplifies many dimensions, themes and issues highly resonant to the study of federalism and regionalism across the globe. Quebec and Wallonia have experienced several decades of federal dynamics where both regions have had to find their way as a minority nation in a multinational federation. For those studying federalism and regionalism their importance lies in a number of characteristics, but principally in the fact of these minority nations have transformed into mini-states with fully fledged legislative powers within their federation. This book seeks to study the specific dynamics within these small worlds and between them and the rest of the federation. This text will be of key interest to students and scholars of federalism, nationalism and regionalism, comparative politics and policies, political ideas and social movements.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781138796324
• ISBN-10: 1138796328
• Artikelnr.: 41248749

Autorenporträt

Min Reuchamps is Professor of Political Science at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Min Reuchamps PART 1 SETTING THE STAGE Chapter 1 Critical
junctures, feedback effects and constitutional change Luc Turgeon Chapter 2
Québécois and Walloon identities Jean-François Caron PART 2 POLITICS IN
QUEBEC AND WALLONIA Chapter 3 Constructing Quebec and Wallonia: how
political parties speak about their region Heidi Mercenier, Julien Perrez
and Min Reuchamps Chapter 4 Career patterns in multilevel Quebec and
Wallonia Jérémy Dodeigne Chapter 5 Local politics in Quebec and Wallonia
Sandra Breux and Vincent Jacquet PART 3 POLICIES IN QUEBEC AND WALLONIA
Chapter 6 Québécois and Walloon public administrations Maxime Petit Jean
Chapter 7 Language policy in Quebec and Wallonia Philippe Hambye Chapter 8
International relations of minority nations Stéphane Paquin, Marine
Kravagna and Min Reuchamps Conclusion Minority nations in multinational
federations Michael Burgess