Minority Nations in Multinational Federations

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Comparative Federalism
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Federalism
federalism in Canada and Belgium
Federations
Foro Interno
French Canadian Nationalism
French Language
Identity Cleavage
identity politics
Language Group State
language policy analysis
legislative powers
Mayoral Career
Minority Nations
Minority states
Multinational Federations
Offering English Courses
Political Parties
Provincial Legislative Assemblies
Public Administration
Quebec
Quebec Government
Quebec's Demands
Quebec’s Demands
regional autonomy
Regional Political Class
SPW
subnational governance
Wallonia
Walloon Government
Walloon Identity
Walloon Movement
Walloon Region

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  • ISBN 9781138796324
  • Weight: 430g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 08 Jan 2015
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Multinational federations rest on the coexistence of two or more nations within a single polity. Within these federations, minority nations play a significant role as their character differs from the other building blocks of the federation.

This edited volume offers a comprehensive comparison of two such minority nations - Quebec in Canada and Wallonia in Belgium - which exemplifies many dimensions, themes and issues highly resonant to the study of federalism and regionalism across the globe. Quebec and Wallonia have experienced several decades of federal dynamics where both regions have had to find their way as a minority nation in a multinational federation. For those studying federalism and regionalism their importance lies in a number of characteristics, but principally in the fact of these minority nations have transformed into mini-states with fully fledged legislative powers within their federation. This book seeks to study the specific dynamics within these small worlds and between them and the rest of the federation.

This text will be of key interest to students and scholars of federalism, nationalism and regionalism, comparative politics and policies, political ideas and social movements.

Min Reuchamps is Professor of Political Science at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.