Minority Nations in the Age of Uncertainty : New Paths to National Emancipation and Empowerment / Alain-G. Gagnon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gagnon, Alain, author.

Standardized Title:

Âge des incertitudes. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government.

Linguistic minorities.

Minorities--Political aspects.

Minorities.

Citizenship--Québec (Province).

Citizenship.

Federal government--Canada.

Québec.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jul 2018)

Translation of: L'âge des incertitudes.

ISBN:

1-4426-2126-5

1-4426-2125-7

OCLC:

898086060