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Minority Nations in
Multinational
Federations
A comparative study of Quebec and Wallonia
Edited by Min Reuchamps, Universit catholique de
Louvain, Belgium.
Series: Routledge Series in Federal Studies

January 2015: 234x156: 224pp

4 illustrations
Hb: 978-1-138-79632-4 | 85.00
eBook: 978-1-315-75795-7

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Quebec and Wallonia in Comparative
Perspective Min Reuchamps Part 1 1. Critical Junctures,
Feedback Effects and Constitutional Change: A
Comparison of Quebec/Canada and Wallonia/Belgium
Luc Turgeon 2. Qubcois and Walloon Identities: The
Shift from an Ethnic to a Civic Identity. The Pitfalls of
Identity Exclusion in Comparison Jean-Franois Caron
Part 2 Politics in Quebec and Wallonia 3. Constructing
Quebec and Wallonia: How Political Parties Speak
about their Region Heidi Mercenier, Julien Perrez and
Min Reuchamps 4.Career Patterns in Multi-level
Quebec and Wallonia: Towards a Sub-State and
Federal Political Class? Jrmy Dodeigne 5. Local
Politics in Quebec and Wallonia: Local Political
Dynamics as Seen through the Mayoral Career Sandra
Breux and Vincent Jacquet Part 3 6. Quebecois and
Walloon Public Administrations: A Tool Towards
Autonomy? Maxime Petit Jean 7. Language Policy: Two
French-Speaking Linguistic Minorities, Two Contrasted
Political Strategies Philippe Hambye 8. The International
Relations of Minority Nations: Is Identity
Paradiplomacy the Only Way to Go? Stphane Paquin,
Marine Kravagna and Min Reuchamps Conclusion
Michael Burgess Index

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. This book seeks to study the
specific dynamics within these small worlds and between
them and the rest of the federation.
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