Why Canadian unity matters and why Americans care : democratic pluralism at risk / / Charles F. Doran |
Autore | Doran Charles F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 971.4/04 |
Soggetto topico |
Secession - Québec (Province)
Cultural pluralism - Canada Public opinion - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-03396-4
9786612033964 1-4426-8347-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Challenges to Democratic Pluralism -- 2. A U.S. Perspective on Canadian Unity -- 3. Will Quebec Secede? -- 4. Could English Canada Unravel? -- 5. Is Separatism Home-Grown or the Result of Contagion? -- 6. Is Small Size a Stimulus or Obstacle to Separatism? -- 7. What Kind of Canada in the Twenty-First Century? -- 8. Self-Determination and Democratic Pluralism -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456388403321 |
Doran Charles F. | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why Canadian unity matters and why Americans care : democratic pluralism at risk / / Charles F. Doran |
Autore | Doran Charles F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 971.4/04 |
Soggetto topico |
Secession - Québec (Province)
Cultural pluralism - Canada Public opinion - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Livres numeriques.
History e-books. Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-03396-4
9786612033964 1-4426-8347-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Challenges to Democratic Pluralism. Democratic Pluralism: What It Is and Why It Is Necessary. Cultural Identity and Politics. The Social-Psychology of Divisive Nationalism. The Challenge to Liberal Democracy -- 2. A U.S. Perspective on Canadian Unity. What Underlies U.S. Preferences? The Economic Claim to Wholeness. Defence of the North American Continent: The Security Claim. Why Canada Is Important: City on the Hill, Interdependence, and Cohesion -- 3. Will Quebec Secede? How Three Social-Psychological Processes Fan Quebec Nationalism. Factors Contributing to Separation. Quebec Nationalism: Ethnic or Civic? Sources of Resistance to Disunity. Background Trends Affecting Quebec Nationalism. Unaccounted-for Trends and Surprises. No Bottom Line, No Willingness to Budge -- 4. Could English Canada Unravel? Geographical Isolation of the Atlantic Provinces. 'Transfer Payments' Would End. Effervescence of 'Western Alienation'. The 'Ontario Problem'. The North American Crucible -- 5. Is Separatism Home-Grown or the Result of Contagion? State Formation as Historically Determined Evolution. The Influence of the International System on Secession. Building States by Breaking States: Divisive Nationalism. Can Democratic Pluralism Survive? Divisive Nationalism and the Future. Centralization, Globalization, and North America -- 6. Is Small Size a Stimulus or Obstacle to Separatism? Economic Costs of Separation to Quebec. The Structure of World Order and Trade. Relationship between the Size of a Polity and Its Economic Growth. Empirical Analysis of the Size/Growth Threshold. Causal Assumptions Underlying Costs of Secession. Resolving the Paradigmatic Controversy. Assessing the Policy Implications -- 7. What Kind of Canada in the Twenty-First Century? Aboriginal Peoples, Cultural Survival, and Democratic Pluralism. Responding to Quebec If Secession Fails. Is a Unilateral Declaration of Independence Possible? Probing Plan B. Responding to the ROC If Quebec Secedes. Responding to Asymmetrical Federalism. Responding to a Scenario of Deep Decentralization. Summing Up the Options and the Consequences -- 8. Self-Determination and Democratic Pluralism. The Threat to Democratic Pluralism. Divisive Nationalism. Bogus Science of Primordial Causes for Ethnic Separatism. The Communitarian Challenge to Democratic Pluralism. Self-Determination: The Pluralist Addendum. Confronting the Challenge to Democratic Pluralism. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780556403321 |
Doran Charles F. | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why Canadian unity matters and why Americans care : democratic pluralism at risk / / Charles F. Doran |
Autore | Doran Charles F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 971.4/04 |
Soggetto topico |
Secession - Québec (Province)
Cultural pluralism - Canada Public opinion - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Livres numeriques.
History e-books. Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-03396-4
9786612033964 1-4426-8347-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Challenges to Democratic Pluralism. Democratic Pluralism: What It Is and Why It Is Necessary. Cultural Identity and Politics. The Social-Psychology of Divisive Nationalism. The Challenge to Liberal Democracy -- 2. A U.S. Perspective on Canadian Unity. What Underlies U.S. Preferences? The Economic Claim to Wholeness. Defence of the North American Continent: The Security Claim. Why Canada Is Important: City on the Hill, Interdependence, and Cohesion -- 3. Will Quebec Secede? How Three Social-Psychological Processes Fan Quebec Nationalism. Factors Contributing to Separation. Quebec Nationalism: Ethnic or Civic? Sources of Resistance to Disunity. Background Trends Affecting Quebec Nationalism. Unaccounted-for Trends and Surprises. No Bottom Line, No Willingness to Budge -- 4. Could English Canada Unravel? Geographical Isolation of the Atlantic Provinces. 'Transfer Payments' Would End. Effervescence of 'Western Alienation'. The 'Ontario Problem'. The North American Crucible -- 5. Is Separatism Home-Grown or the Result of Contagion? State Formation as Historically Determined Evolution. The Influence of the International System on Secession. Building States by Breaking States: Divisive Nationalism. Can Democratic Pluralism Survive? Divisive Nationalism and the Future. Centralization, Globalization, and North America -- 6. Is Small Size a Stimulus or Obstacle to Separatism? Economic Costs of Separation to Quebec. The Structure of World Order and Trade. Relationship between the Size of a Polity and Its Economic Growth. Empirical Analysis of the Size/Growth Threshold. Causal Assumptions Underlying Costs of Secession. Resolving the Paradigmatic Controversy. Assessing the Policy Implications -- 7. What Kind of Canada in the Twenty-First Century? Aboriginal Peoples, Cultural Survival, and Democratic Pluralism. Responding to Quebec If Secession Fails. Is a Unilateral Declaration of Independence Possible? Probing Plan B. Responding to the ROC If Quebec Secedes. Responding to Asymmetrical Federalism. Responding to a Scenario of Deep Decentralization. Summing Up the Options and the Consequences -- 8. Self-Determination and Democratic Pluralism. The Threat to Democratic Pluralism. Divisive Nationalism. Bogus Science of Primordial Causes for Ethnic Separatism. The Communitarian Challenge to Democratic Pluralism. Self-Determination: The Pluralist Addendum. Confronting the Challenge to Democratic Pluralism. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813878303321 |
Doran Charles F. | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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