Quebec
State and Society, Third Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 29. April 2013
512 pages
978-1-4426-0288-5 (ISBN)
Description
Quebec: State and Society, third edition acts as a mirror to a society that continues to transform itself, that adjusts to changes taking place on the international scene, while providing an understanding of Quebec's unique experience within the world. This completely revised edition is composed of twenty-two original and comprehensive essays on key issues and themes that constitute present-day Quebec politics, written by prominent and widely published specialists in areas as diverse as political science, sociology, economics, demography, and history. As a result, this book provides a full account the historical and contemporary Quebec environment and offers premises for developments to come.
This edition distinguishes itself by proposing five main themes for surveying the Quebec condition, each with its own section. The first of these, "Quebec Today: Memory, Identity, and Pluralism", contains essays on historical and contemporary identity narratives and counter-narratives in Quebec, including aboriginal/state debates. "Governance" explores issues of Quebec public administration, business-government relations, and federal and international relations. "Political Parties and Social Movements" discusses a series of fundamental questions on the role exercised by the various elements of civil society in Quebec, ranging from the relevance of political parties to the diversity of social movements. "Education, Language, and Immigration" delves into developments in long-standing issues at the heart of the challenge of pluralism in Quebec. "Territoriality, Globalization, and International Relations" tackles questions faced by every contemporary society and proposes new arenas for research for Quebec.
This edition distinguishes itself by proposing five main themes for surveying the Quebec condition, each with its own section. The first of these, "Quebec Today: Memory, Identity, and Pluralism", contains essays on historical and contemporary identity narratives and counter-narratives in Quebec, including aboriginal/state debates. "Governance" explores issues of Quebec public administration, business-government relations, and federal and international relations. "Political Parties and Social Movements" discusses a series of fundamental questions on the role exercised by the various elements of civil society in Quebec, ranging from the relevance of political parties to the diversity of social movements. "Education, Language, and Immigration" delves into developments in long-standing issues at the heart of the challenge of pluralism in Quebec. "Territoriality, Globalization, and International Relations" tackles questions faced by every contemporary society and proposes new arenas for research for Quebec.
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Edition
3rd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
File size
29,26 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-0288-5 (9781442602885)
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01/2004
3rd Edition
University of Toronto Press
€48.50
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Person
Alain-G. Gagnon is Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies and professor in the Department of Political Science at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Quebec Today: Memory, Identity, and Pluralism
1. What Does It Mean to be a Quebecer? Between Self-Preservation and Openness to the Other, Jacques Beauchemin
2. Narratives and Counter-Narratives of Identity in Quebec, Jocelyn Maclure
3. Interpreting Quebec's Historical Trajectories: Between La Societe Globale and the Regional Space, Luc Turgeon
4. Pluralism and National Identity(ies) in Contemporary Quebec: Conceptual Clarifications, Typology, and Discourse Analysis, Dimitrios Karmis
5. The Quebec State and Indigenous Peoples, Daniel Salee
Part II: Governance
6. Quebec-Canada's Constitutional Dossier, Alain-G. Gagnon
7. The Clarity Act in Its Context, Andree Lajoie
8. Can Quebec Neo-Corporatist Networks Withstand Canadian Federalism and Internationalization? Eric Montpetit
9. Managerial Innovation and the Quebec Central Agencies, Christian Rouillard
10. State-Owned Enterprises in Quebec: From Privatization to Globalization, Luc Bernier and Francis Garon
Part III: Political Parties and Social Movements
11. Sclerosis or A Clean Bill of Health? Diagnosing Quebec's Party System in the Twenty-First Century, A. Brian Tanguay
12. Anti-Market Globalization Social Movements, Marc Lemire
13. Labour Market Transformations and Labour Law: The Quebec Labour Movement in Search of Renewed Growth, Jean Charest
14. The Quebec Women's Movement: Past and Present, Chantal Maille
Part IV: Education, Language, and Immigration
15. Immigration, Pluralism, and Education, Marie McAndrew
16. English-Speaking Quebec: A Political History, Garth Stevenson
17. Language and Cultural Insecurity, Elisabeth Gidengil, Andre Blais, Richard Nadeau, and Neil Nevitte
18. Interculturalism: Expanding the Boundaries of Citizenship, Alain-G. Gagnon and Raffaele Iacovino
Part V: Territoriality, Globalization, and International Relations
19. Stateless Nations or Regional States? Territory and Power in a Globalizing World, Michael Keating
20. Quebec in the Americas: From the FTA to the FTAA, Francois Rocher
21. Nationalism and Competitiveness: Can Quebec Win if Quebecers Lose? Peter Graefe
22. Quebec's International Relations, Louis Balthazar
Contributors
Index
Introduction
Part I: Quebec Today: Memory, Identity, and Pluralism
1. What Does It Mean to be a Quebecer? Between Self-Preservation and Openness to the Other, Jacques Beauchemin
2. Narratives and Counter-Narratives of Identity in Quebec, Jocelyn Maclure
3. Interpreting Quebec's Historical Trajectories: Between La Societe Globale and the Regional Space, Luc Turgeon
4. Pluralism and National Identity(ies) in Contemporary Quebec: Conceptual Clarifications, Typology, and Discourse Analysis, Dimitrios Karmis
5. The Quebec State and Indigenous Peoples, Daniel Salee
Part II: Governance
6. Quebec-Canada's Constitutional Dossier, Alain-G. Gagnon
7. The Clarity Act in Its Context, Andree Lajoie
8. Can Quebec Neo-Corporatist Networks Withstand Canadian Federalism and Internationalization? Eric Montpetit
9. Managerial Innovation and the Quebec Central Agencies, Christian Rouillard
10. State-Owned Enterprises in Quebec: From Privatization to Globalization, Luc Bernier and Francis Garon
Part III: Political Parties and Social Movements
11. Sclerosis or A Clean Bill of Health? Diagnosing Quebec's Party System in the Twenty-First Century, A. Brian Tanguay
12. Anti-Market Globalization Social Movements, Marc Lemire
13. Labour Market Transformations and Labour Law: The Quebec Labour Movement in Search of Renewed Growth, Jean Charest
14. The Quebec Women's Movement: Past and Present, Chantal Maille
Part IV: Education, Language, and Immigration
15. Immigration, Pluralism, and Education, Marie McAndrew
16. English-Speaking Quebec: A Political History, Garth Stevenson
17. Language and Cultural Insecurity, Elisabeth Gidengil, Andre Blais, Richard Nadeau, and Neil Nevitte
18. Interculturalism: Expanding the Boundaries of Citizenship, Alain-G. Gagnon and Raffaele Iacovino
Part V: Territoriality, Globalization, and International Relations
19. Stateless Nations or Regional States? Territory and Power in a Globalizing World, Michael Keating
20. Quebec in the Americas: From the FTA to the FTAA, Francois Rocher
21. Nationalism and Competitiveness: Can Quebec Win if Quebecers Lose? Peter Graefe
22. Quebec's International Relations, Louis Balthazar
Contributors
Index
