Keywords
multicultural play
shared identities
de-centered federalism
political strategies
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Abstract
This article attempts to demonstrate the specificities of the political process of minority Quebecois nationalism in the Canadian federation, as a unique, exemplary movement in North America. It emphasizes above all the political transformations of the 1960s with the so-called revolution tranquille, which sought to generate inclusive, deliberative democratic policies to make it possible for cultural diversity and shared identities to co-exist in a single political community. It first briefly sketches the socio-political formation of modern Quebec. Then it attempts to introduce the political discussion starting from the characteristics and possibilities for development in a complex multicultural framework. All this leads, finally, to the consideration of different political strategies amidst the play of multiple identities and the quest for unity in diversity.Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
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