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Author : Coalition pour l'avenir du Québec
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Coalition for Québec's Future written by Coalition pour l'avenir du Québec and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Emily Laxer
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773558047
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Unveiling the Nation written by Emily Laxer and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last few decades, politicians in Europe and North America have fiercely debated the effects of a growing Muslim minority on their respective national identities. Some of these countries have prohibited Islamic religious coverings in public spaces and institutions, while in others, legal restriction remains subject to intense political conflict. Seeking to understand these different outcomes, social scientists have focused on the role of countries' historically rooted models of nationhood and their attendant discourses of secularism. Emily Laxer's Unveiling the Nation problematizes this approach. Using France and Quebec as illustrative cases, she traces how the struggle of political parties for power and legitimacy shapes states' responses to Islamic signs. Drawing on historical evidence and behind-the-scenes interviews with politicians and activists, Laxer uncovers unseen links between structures of partisan conflict and the strategies that political actors employ when articulating the secular boundaries of the nation. In France's historically class-based political system, she demonstrates, parties on the left and the right have converged around a restrictive secular agenda in order to limit the siphoning of votes by the ultra-right. In Quebec, by contrast, the longstanding electoral salience of the “national question” has encouraged political actors to project highly conflicting images of the province's secular past, present, and future. At a moment of heightened debate in the global politics of religious diversity, Laxer's Unveiling the Nation sheds critical light on the way party politics and its related instabilities shape the secular boundaries of nationhood in diverse societies.
Author : David R. Cole
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793623791
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)
Download or read book Irreconcilable Differences written by David R. Cole and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irreconcilable Differences is an attempt to peer into the future in the light of recent and ongoing events. Author David Cole proposes that Americans may be living through the beginning of the devolution of the United States of America – a development that may unfold after our lifetimes, although it could happen sooner. Cole surveys examples of devolutionary political developments around the world in recent decades. He offers a running commentary on recent polemics, as commentators in the press consider the evidence of American political decline and decay. He speculates as to exactly what form a devolved United States might take. The conjecture is that a point could be reached at which Americans conclude that an amicable breakup is to be preferred on the whole to an attempt to continue to live under the same tent. Is contemporary America an example of the Aristotelian phenomenon of “coming into being and passing away”?
Author : Whiteside, Heather
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1529212251
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (292 download)
Download or read book Varieties of Austerity written by Whiteside, Heather and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Austerity is not always one-size-fits-all; it can be a flexible, class-based strategy taking several forms depending on the political-economic forces and institutional characteristics present. This important book identifies continuity and variety in crisis-driven austerity restructuring across Canada, Denmark, Ireland and Spain. In their analysis, the authors focus on several components of austerity, including fiscal and monetary policy, budget narratives, public sector reform, labor market flexibilization, and resistance. In so doing, they uncover how austerity can be categorized into different dynamic types, and expose the economic, social, and political implications of the varieties of austerity.
Author : Alliance Québec
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (536 download)
Download or read book For a Future Together written by Alliance Québec and published by . This book was released on 1990* with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philippe Van Parijs
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674052285
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Basic Income written by Philippe Van Parijs and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Powerful as well as highly engaging—a brilliant book.” —Amartya Sen A Times Higher Education Book of the Week It may sound crazy to pay people whether or not they’re working or even looking for work. But the idea of providing an unconditional basic income to everyone, rich or poor, active or inactive, has long been advocated by such major thinkers as Thomas Paine, John Stuart Mill, and John Kenneth Galbraith. Now, with the traditional welfare state creaking under pressure, it has become one of the most widely debated social policy proposals in the world. Basic Income presents the most acute and fullest defense of this radical idea, and makes the case that it is our most realistic hope for addressing economic insecurity and social exclusion. “They have set forth, clearly and comprehensively, what is probably the best case to be made today for this form of economic and social policy.” —Benjamin M. Friedman, New York Review of Books “A rigorous analysis of the many arguments for and against a universal basic income, offering a road map for future researchers.” —Wall Street Journal “What Van Parijs and Vanderborght bring to this topic is a deep understanding, an enduring passion and a disarming optimism.” —Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post
Author : Bryan Evans
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487534213
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)
Download or read book From Consent to Coercion written by Bryan Evans and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Consent to Coercion examines the increasing assault against trade union rights and freedoms in Canada by federal and provincial governments. Centring the struggles of Canadian unionized workers, this book explores the diminution of the welfare state and the impacts that this erosion has had on broader working-class rights and standards of living. The fourth edition witnesses the passing of an era of free collective bargaining in Canada – an era in which the state and capital relied on obtaining the consent of workers and unions to act as subordinates in Canada’s capitalist democracy. It looks at how the last twenty years have marked a return to a more open reliance of the state and capital on coercion – on force and on fear – to secure that subordination. From Consent to Coercion considers this conjuncture in the Canadian political economy amid growing precarity, poverty, and polarization in an otherwise indeterminate period of austerity. This important edition calls attention to the urgent task of rebuilding and renewing socialist politics – of thinking ambitiously and meeting new challenges with unique solutions to the left of social democracy.
Author : Ged Martin
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 144265886X
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Past Futures written by Ged Martin and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By nature, human beings seek to make sense of their past. Paradoxically, true historical explanation is ultimately impossible. Historians never have complete evidence from the past, nor is their methodology rigorous enough to prove causal links. Although it cannot be proven that 'A caused B,' by redefining the agenda of historical discourse, scholars can locate events in time and place history once again at the heart of intellectual activity. In Past Futures, Ged Martin advocates examining the decisions that people take, most of which are not the result of a 'process,' but are reached intuitively. Subsequent rationalizations that constitute historical evidence simply mislead. All historians can do is to locate them in time, to explain not why a decision was taken, but why then? To illustrate, Martin asks a number of questions: What is a 'long time' in history? Are we close to the past or remote from it? Is democracy a recent experiment, or proof of our arrival at the end of a journey through time? Can we engage in a historical dialogue with the past without making clear our own ethical standpoints? Although explanation is ultimately impossible, humankind can make sense of its location in time through the concept of 'significance,' a device for highlighting events and aspects of the past. In so doing, Martin suggests a radical new approach to historical discourse.
Author : Elliot J. Feldman
Publisher : Lanham, MD : University Press of America
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Future of North America written by Elliot J. Feldman and published by Lanham, MD : University Press of America. This book was released on 1985 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada's fate as a nation-state, and strains in Canadian-United States relations generated by American domination and Canadian response, have opened North America to a searching debate. This book reveals the drama of North American politics through the eyes of politicians, diplomats, civil servants, political scientists, economists, lawyers, and novelists; it exposes the present conflicts, explains them, and provides imaginative and comprehensive proposals for their resolution. First published in 1979 by the Harvard University Center for International Affairs.
Author : Commission on the Political and Constitutional Future of Quebec
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)
Download or read book ALLIANCE QUEBEC: BRIEF PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION ON THE POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL FUTURE OF QUEBEC. written by Commission on the Political and Constitutional Future of Quebec and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gary Lemons
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252051262
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Building Womanist Coalitions written by Gary Lemons and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last generation, the womanist idea--and the tradition blooming around it--has emerged as an important response to separatism, domination, and oppression. Gary L. Lemons gathers a diverse group of writers to discuss their scholarly and personal experiences with the womanist spirit of women of color feminisms. Feminist and womanist-identified educators, students, performers, and poets model the powerful ways that crossing borders of race, gender, class, sexuality, and nation-state affiliation(s) expands one's existence. At the same time, they bear witness to how the self-liberating theory and practice of women of color feminism changes one's life. Throughout, the essayists come together to promote an unwavering vein of activist comradeship capable of building political alliances dedicated to liberty and social justice. Contributors: M. Jacqui Alexander, Dora Arreola, Andrea Assaf, Kendra N. Bryant, Rudolph P. Byrd, Atika Chaudhary, Paul T. Corrigan, Fanni V. Green, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Susan Hoeller, Ylce Irizarry, M. Thandabantu Iverson, Gary L. Lemons, Layli Maparyan, and Erica C. Sutherlin
Author : Aaron Hughes
Publisher : University of Alberta
ISBN 13 : 1772126322
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (721 download)
Download or read book 10 Days That Shaped Modern Canada written by Aaron Hughes and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisiting ten notable days from recent history, Aaron W. Hughes invites readers to think about the tensions, events, and personalities that make Canada distinct. These indelible dates interweave to offer an account of the political, social, cultural, and demographic forces that have shaped the modern nation. The diverse episodes include the enactment of the War Measures Act, hockey's Summit Series, the patriation of the Constitution, the Multiculturalism Act, the École Polytechnique Massacre, victories for gay rights, Quebec's second referendum on secession, The Tragically Hip's farewell concert, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and ongoing Black equality struggles. Each day represents a window on contemporary Canada, jumpstarting reflection and conversation about who we are as a nation and how we got here. Ten Days That Shaped Modern Canada is the perfect guide for all those curious about the forces that shape our country and about how we understand our place in the world.
Author : Québec (Province). Assemblée nationale. Commission sur l'avenir politique et constitutionnel du Québec
Publisher : IRPP
ISBN 13 : 9780889821125
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (211 download)
Download or read book Canada, Adieu? written by Québec (Province). Assemblée nationale. Commission sur l'avenir politique et constitutionnel du Québec and published by IRPP. This book was released on 1991 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michel Venne
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 9781550287349
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (873 download)
Download or read book Vive Quebec! written by Michel Venne and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2001-04-16 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 2001, this collection brings together the province's leading writers and thinkers in a lively and challenging debate about Quebec nationalism. This collection of articles from leading Quebec intellectuals debates such topics as the federal government's clarity bill, the prospects for another referendum, and Quebec's place in Canada. Included are leading writers, politicians and thinkers spanning a wide range of viewpoints including Charles Taylor, Gregory Baum, Jean Charest and Lucien Bouchard. Vive Quebec! is a vital introduction to the issues of concern in contemporary Quebec society.
Author : Anne Westhues
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 1554581435
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)
Download or read book Canadian Social Policy written by Anne Westhues and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2006-09-20 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this new edition is the same as that of previous editions: to help students understand social policy from a Canadian perspective, and to stir them to discussion and debate. Part One provides a general overview of social policy and Part Two discusses the policy-making processes, from the international factors that influence them to the ways in which a social worker can become part of this process. Part Three focuses on current social policy issues, and Part Four offers a look to the future. Each chapter of this best-selling book has been thoroughly updated for this new edition with regard to current policy, debated issues, and resources cited. Three new chapters have been added, including an overview of adult mental health policy and a critical look at risk assessment in child welfare. There is also a discussion of current challenges to the Charter of Rights and Canadians increasing use of the justice system to shape social policy. As a result, the reader gains an informed perspective of policy development and evaluation. Although designed primarily for use by social workers, the book will benefit anyone who is involved in the policy-making process.
Author : Andrew F. Cooper
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773566864
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book In Between Countries written by Andrew F. Cooper and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1997-11-25 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores how and why two self-identified middle powers adopted such distinctive styles in their diplomatic approaches. Focusing on a period of crucial developments in diplomacy, Andrew Cooper analyses the policies of each country, emphasizes distinctive interests and policies, and systematically compares key features of the actions of the two countries. While the book is very much policy driven, it is also firmly based on an appreciation of the distinctiveness of Australia and Canada. Cooper argues that the contemporary expression of duality in diplomatic approach can only be fully understood when set against the divergent historical experiences of the two countries. Not only has the structural, situational, and psychological location of Australia and Canada set them apart throughout the postwar period, but their pattern of political development has differed appreciably.
Author : Robert Young
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773567860
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Struggle for Quebec written by Robert Young and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1999-03-30 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Struggle for Quebec Young updates this work, treating new developments and making his analysis accessible to a wider audience. He describes the prelude to the 1995 referendum campaign, as well as the history of the campaign itself, analysing the arguments deployed by federalists and sovereigntists and seeking to explain why the Yes forces gained ground in 1995 and almost won. He also suggests what would have happened if the Yes side had actually won the 1995 referendum. Young then assesses the fallout of the referendum - its impact on the attitudes and behaviour of the public, elites, and foreign governments - and describes how the sovereigntists and federalists are manoeuvring around the prospect of another referendum. He considers Lucien Bouchard's policies as well as Ottawa's attempts both to accommodate Quebecers' desires for change - Plan A - and to demonstrate how difficult secession would be - Plan B - and analyses the 1997 federal election and the Calgary accord. All of this lays the groundwork for prediction and Young provides a set of scenarios about what would happen after a Yes vote in a future referendum on sovereignty. The Struggle for Quebec is a current, thorough, and lively book which is indispensable reading for all Canadians concerned with their future.
