Quebec : State and Society, Third Edition

__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. Contents 5 Acknowledgements 9 Introduction 11 Part I. Quebec Today: Memory, Identity, and Pluralism 17 ONE. What Does It Mean to be a Quebecer? Between Self-Preservation and Openness to the Other 17 TWO. Narratives and Counter-Narratives of Identity in Quebec 33 THREE. Interpreting Québec's Historical Trajectories: Between La Société Globale and the Regional Space 51 FOUR. Pluralism and National Identity(ies) in Contemporary Quebec: Conceptual Clarifications, Typology, and Discourse Analysis 69 FIVE. The Quebec State and Indigenous Peoples 97 Part II. Governance 127 SIX. Québec-Canada's Constitutional Dossier 127 SEVEN. The Clarity Act in Its Context 151 EIGHT. Can Quebec Neo-Corporatist Networks Withstand Canadian Federalism and Internationalization? 165 NINE. Managerial Innovation and the Quebec Central Agencies 183 TEN. State-Owned Enterprises in Quebec: From Privatization to Globalization 199 Part III. Political Parties and Social Movements 221 ELEVEN. Sclerosis or A Clean Bill of Health? Diagnosing Quebec's Party System in the Twenty-First Century 221 TWELVE. Anti-Market Globalization Social Movements 245 THIRTEEN. Labour Market Transformations and Labour Law: The Quebec Labour Movement in Search of Renewed Growth 271 FOURTEEN. The Quebec Women's Movement: Past and Present 287 Part IV. Education, Language, and Immigration 307 FIFTEEN. Immigration, Pluralism, and Education 307 SIXTEEN. English-Speaking Quebec: A Political History 329 SEVENTEEN. Language and Cultural Insecurity 345 EIGHTEEN. Interculturalism: Expanding the Boundaries of Citizenship 369 Part V. Territoriality, Globalization, and International Relations 391 NINETEEN. Stateless Nations or Regional States? Territory and Power in a Globalizing World 391 TWENTY. Quebec in the Americas: From the FTA to the FTAA 405 TWENTY-ONE Nationalism and Competitiveness: Can Quebec Win if Quebecers Lose? 427 TWENTY-TWO. Quebec's International Relations 447 Contributors 475 Index 481

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.