Quebec

State and Society, Third Edition

Alain G. Gagnon

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9781442602885
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Essays in Politics & International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Québec: 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 Québec'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 Québec 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 Québec environment and offers premises for developments to come.

This edition distinguishes itself by proposing five main themes for surveying the Québec condition, each with its own section. The first of these, "Québec Today: Memory, Identity, and Pluralism", contains essays on historical and contemporary identity narratives and counter-narratives in Québec, including aboriginal/state debates. "Governance" explores issues of Québec 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 Québec, 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 Québec. "Territoriality, Globalization, and International Relations" tackles questions faced by every contemporary society and proposes new arenas for research for Québec.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part I. Quebec Today: Memory, Identity, and Pluralism
• ONE. What Does It Mean to be a Quebecer? Between Self-Preservation and Openness to the Other
• TWO. Narratives and Counter-Narratives of Identity in Quebec
• THREE. Interpreting Québec's Historical Trajectories: Between La Société Globale and the Regional Space
• FOUR. Pluralism and National Identity(ies) in Contemporary Quebec: Conceptual Clarifications, Typology, and Discourse Analysis
• FIVE. The Quebec State and Indigenous Peoples
• Part II. Governance
• SIX. Québec-Canada's Constitutional Dossier
• SEVEN. The Clarity Act in Its Context
• EIGHT. Can Quebec Neo-Corporatist Networks Withstand Canadian Federalism and Internationalization?
• NINE. Managerial Innovation and the Quebec Central Agencies
• TEN. State-Owned Enterprises in Quebec: From Privatization to Globalization
• Part III. Political Parties and Social Movements
• ELEVEN. Sclerosis or A Clean Bill of Health? Diagnosing Quebec's Party System in the Twenty-First Century
• TWELVE. Anti-Market Globalization Social Movements
• THIRTEEN. Labour Market Transformations and Labour Law: The Quebec Labour Movement in Search of Renewed Growth
• FOURTEEN. The Quebec Women's Movement: Past and Present
• Part IV. Education, Language, and Immigration
• FIFTEEN. Immigration, Pluralism, and Education
• SIXTEEN. English-Speaking Quebec: A Political History
• SEVENTEEN. Language and Cultural Insecurity
• EIGHTEEN. Interculturalism: Expanding the Boundaries of Citizenship
• Part V. Territoriality, Globalization, and International Relations
• NINETEEN. Stateless Nations or Regional States? Territory and Power in a Globalizing World
• TWENTY. Quebec in the Americas: From the FTA to the FTAA
• TWENTY-ONE Nationalism and Competitiveness: Can Quebec Win if Quebecers Lose?
• TWENTY-TWO. Quebec's International Relations
• Contributors
• Index