CAST 1100H Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Civic Nationalism, Ethnic Nationalism
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Exam: december 9th: 2-4 pm in the gym. Ignatieff: continuing as a nation will be an act of imagination , we must develop the capacity to understand the moral worlds different form our own (138) Pennings and van pelt: predict a dissensus (i. e. difference of opinion) about where canada is heading, argue there is no longer a broad consensus about what constitutes canadian values. Ethnic nationalism: national identity based on shared ethnicity, genealogy, language. P and vp and iggy agree that there has been a broad consensus about what canada is or should be. P and vp and iggy also agree there is a possibility for dissensus about the future. Ignatieff thinks ongoing conflicts over language and rights could lead to disunity, i. e. aboriginal issues, quebec nationalism. P and vp: arctic sovereignty and environmental issues, cost of health care and welfare policies, role of the supreme court of canada and the charter may change in the future.
