Politics in North America : redefining continental relations / edited by Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Radha Jhappan, and François Rocher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rocher, François.

Abu-Laban, Yasmeen, 1966-

Jhappan, Radha.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Regionalism.

Politics and government.

North America--Politics and government--20th century.

North America.

Canada--Politics and government--20th century.

Canada.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

Mexico--Politics and government--20th century.

Mexico.

Regionalism--North America.

Globalization--North America.

Comparative government.

Physical Description:

502 pages : map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Peterborough, Ont. ; Orchard Park, NY : Broadview Press, [2008]

Summary:

It is no longer sufficient to examine discrete nation-states in isolation from each other. In Politics in North America: Redefining Continental Relations, prominent authors from Canada, the United States, and Mexico explore the politics of redefining the institutional, economic, geographic, and cultural boundaries of North America. The contributors argue that the study of politics in the twenty-first century requires simultaneous attention to all levels (local, national, and international) as well as, increasingly, to continents. This argument is explored through the historical and contemporary social and political forces that have created competing visions of what it means to belong to a North American political community. In this process, new debates emerge in the book concerning the appropriate role for the state as well as the meaning of sovereignty, democracy, and rights.

Contents:

Part I History and The Politics of Defining and Redefining North America

Introduction 25

Chapter 1 The "New World": Legacies of European Colonialism in North America / Radha Jhappan 27

Chapter 2 Nation-building and Regionalism in the US, Canada, and Mexico / Claude Couture 51

Chapter 3 The Roots of North American Economic Development / Teresa Gutiřrez-Haces 71

Part II Redefining Intuitional Relations: Continents, States, and Federalism

Introduction 97

Chapter 4 The Governance of North America: NAFTA's Complex Institutional Structure / Stephen Clarkson, Roopa Rangaswami 101

Chapter 5 Birth of a Union: Lessons for North America from the European Union / Vincent Delia Sala 115

Chapter 6 Globalization and the Democratic Deficit: Challenging Times for Canada's Political Institutions / Samuel A. Bottomley 133

Chapter 7 Political Institutions in the United States / Ross E. Btirkhart 157

Chapter 8 Political Institutions in Mexico Jos ̌A. Crespo / Norma Borrego, Ana Luz Ruelas 175

Chapter 9 National Institutions in North America: US, Canadian, and Mexican Federalism / Franȯis Rocher, Gordon DiGiacomo 195

Part III Redefining Economic and Social Relations: Public Policies and Human Rights after Nafta

Introduction 221

Chapter 10 North American First Peoples: Self-Determination or Economic Development? / Juliǹ Castro-Rea, Isabel Altamirano-Jimňez 225

Chapter 11 Default Convergence?: Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in North America / David Schneiderman 251

Chapter 12 Under Pressure: The Impasses of North American Labour Movements / Gregory Albo, Dan Crow 273

Chapter 13 Ragged Cruelty? Social Policy Transformations in North America / Lois Harder, Marcus Taylor 295

Chapter 14 Ten Years After: Continental Free Trade and Environmental Policy in North America / Luc Juillet 315

Part IV Redefining Spatial Relations: Post-9/11 Borders, Migration, and National Security

Introduction 337

Chapter 15 Migration in North America / Yasmeen Abu-Laban 339

Chapter 16 From the 49th Parallel to the Rio Grande: US Homeland Security and North American Borders / Christina Gabriel, Laura Macdonald 353

Chapter 17 North American Security and Foreign Policy: Does a Trilateral Community Exist? / Athanasios Hristoulas, Stp̌hane Roussel 371

Part V Redefining Cultural Relations: Towards A North American Community?

Introduction 389

Chapter 18 Economic Integration and North American Political Cultures / Stephen White, Neil Neuitte 393

Chapter 19 Civil Society Organizing under Continental Integration: The Promise and Limits of Community-Building "From Below" / Jeffrey M. Ayres 423

Chapter 20 Performing North America as Community / Janine Brodie 441

Chapter 21 Beyond NAFTA: The Emergence and Future of North America / Robert A. Pastor 461.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781551116426

1551116421

OCLC:

153913480