1st Edition
When Governments Collide Competition Within Nations in Québec and Catalonia
Chapter 1: Why study Québec and Catalonia? Chapter 2: External factors that affected the success of Québec vs. Catalonia Chapter 3: The core of the minority nation: linguistic policy in Québec and Catalonia Chapter 4: The future of the minority nation: immigration policy in Québec and Catalonia Chapter 5: The prestige of the minority nation: foreign relations policy in Québec and Catalonia Chapter 6: How do minority nations gain more power: Incrementalism
Biography
Alexandre Couture Gagnon is an associate professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA. Her expertise includes comparative public policy, minority nations, and linguistic policy.
“A landmark comparative study that sheds light on the contrasting trajectories of Quebec and Catalonia. By demonstrating the relevance of incrementalism over confrontation, it offers an original and compelling reading of the strategies of minority nations in today’s international system.”
Stéphane Paquin, Professor at École nationale d’administration publique. Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at UQTR, in collaboration with ENAP.
"When nationalism meets public policy; Alexandre Couture Gagnon has produced a stimulating research monograph that makes a compelling case for minority nations more effectively bolstering their autonomy by taking incremental steps along multiple policy fronts rather than making a big self-determination push.”
André Lecours, University of Ottawa
