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The Parliaments of Autonomous Nations
Laforest, Guy; Lecours, Andre
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Description for The Parliaments of Autonomous Nations
paperback. How the parliaments of minority national communities and central parliaments express identities and treat self-determination claims. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 1DSE; 1KBC; JPH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
At a time when nationalist movements are forcefully looking for new forms of political, institutional, and constitutional accommodation - if not seeking independence altogether - insight into their dynamics is more useful than ever. In The Parliaments of Autonomous Nations, Guy Laforest and Andre Lecours assemble an original perspective on minority nations in Belgium, Canada, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Analyzing how parliaments in Flanders, Quebec, Catalonia, Galicia, the Basque Country, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have worked to build, consolidate, and express their identities, manage and protect the cultural distinctiveness of their communities, as well as articulate self-determination claims, ... Read more
At a time when nationalist movements are forcefully looking for new forms of political, institutional, and constitutional accommodation - if not seeking independence altogether - insight into their dynamics is more useful than ever. In The Parliaments of Autonomous Nations, Guy Laforest and Andre Lecours assemble an original perspective on minority nations in Belgium, Canada, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Analyzing how parliaments in Flanders, Quebec, Catalonia, Galicia, the Basque Country, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have worked to build, consolidate, and express their identities, manage and protect the cultural distinctiveness of their communities, as well as articulate self-determination claims, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773547407
SKU
V9780773547407
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About Laforest, Guy; Lecours, Andre
Guy Laforest is professor in the Department of Political Science at Universite Laval. Andre Lecours is professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa.
Reviews for The Parliaments of Autonomous Nations
" This is a comprehensive treatment of an original and important topic. The contributors are respected scholars in the field and together the collection greatly advances our understanding of how sub-state legislatures function within multinational states." - Stephen Tierney, University of Edinburgh