Synopses & Reviews
The editors and contributors to this study examine the future of domestic and foreign relations between Canada, Quebec, and their neighbors in the event of a yes vote on independence. They approach the possible emergence of an independent Quebec nation-state from the perspective of the study of world politics. As they suggest, this is particularly important because ethnic-based secessionist movements throughout the world now challenge our understanding of the supposed stability of the nation state within geographical regions and even the operation of states within global political and economic systems.
They examine the implications of a sovereign Quebec with special reference to ethnic-based secession as a dimension of the emerging post cold war international system. In this context, the possible devolution of Canada is an event of enormous significance not only for North America, but also Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Given the evolving literature on minorities at risk, ethnicity, ethnonationalism, and ethnic conflict, the prospect of a sovereign Quebec and the devolution of Canada are possible events that may well define the study of world politics well into the 21st century. This book is an important addition for scholars, researchers, students, and concerned citizens interested in intranational relations and ethnicity and Canadian studies.
Synopsis
Examines the future of domestic and foreign relations between Canada, Quebec, and their neighbors in the event of a "yes" vote.
Synopsis
The editors and contributors to this study examine the future of domestic and foreign relations between Canada, Quebec, and their neighbors in the event of a "yes" vote on independence. They approach the possible emergence of an independent Quebec nation-state from the perspective of the study of world politics. As they suggest, this is particularly important because ethnic-based secessionist movements throughout the world now challenge our understanding of the supposed stability of the nation state within geographical regions and even the operation of states within global political and economic systems.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-178) and index.
About the Author
FRANK P. HARVEY is a NATO Fellow and Associate Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University and the Center for Foreign Policy Studies. He was published widely, including two earlier books.
Table of Contents
The international politics of Quebec secession / David Carment, John F. Stack, Jr., and Frank Harvey -- Institutional design and state breaking in North America / Hudson Meadwell -- Canada and Quebec after Quebec secession: "realist" reflections on an international dilemma / Denis Stairs -- Will Canada unravel? / Charles F. Doran -- Canada, Quebec, and North America after secession: international economic dimensions / Lui Hebron -- Assessing the reliability of predictions on the future of Quebec / Patrick James and Michael Lusztig -- Negotiating debt under secession: the case of Quebec and Canada / Dane Rowlands -- Canada's ethnic dilemma: primordial ethnonationalism in Quebec / John F. Stack, Jr. and Lui Hebron -- Quebec secession in comparative perspective / David Carment and John F. Stack, Jr.