PAP 3360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Quebec Nationalism, Pierre Trudeau, Official Language

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Public Administration
• Course: PAP 3360
• Professor: Michael Temelini

Document Summary

Main focus deinition of a national minority. State and nation need to diferentiate between two deinitions. Will not test on deinition of state, but will concerning nations. Quebec is not a signatory to the constitution act (1982: one of the largest problems, reason why no one wants to speak of the constitution. How do you manage national diversity: recognize and negotiate national identity. Forms of self-government and autonomy: on one hand, you have a sovereign state, on the other hand, national minority, brilliant = the idea of federalism; the way it is used, canada has become an example in this respect. Federalism divides sovereign power: historically, idea of a state was individual sovereign power, divided sovereign power was unheard of (federalism) Multination state single state containing: competing/coexisting national identities, powerful minority nationalisms . How can you maintain the integrity of the state and peacefully work with national minorities.