Alain G Gagnon: 14 books

Book cover of Duplessis

Duplessis

Entre la Grande Noirceur et la société libérale

by Alain-G. Gagnon, Michel Sarra-Bournet
Language: French
Release Date: February 5, 2013

Duplessis : Entre la Grande Noirceur et la société libérale est un recueil de textes passionnants sur la personnalité paradoxale de Maurice Duplessis. Près de quarante ans après la disparition du «chef», cet ouvrage met en plein jour toute la complexité de la société québécoise de cette...
Book cover of Federalism, Citizenship and Quebec
by Alain G. Gagnon, Raffaele Iacovino
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2006

Canadians often imagine their country as a multicultural democracy, while a few go further to claim that the country's diversity can be characterized as multinational in its social and institutional make-up. In Federalism, Citizenship, and Quebec, Alain-G. Gagnon and Raffaele Iacovino reveal how this...
Book cover of Minority Nations in the Age of Uncertainty

Minority Nations in the Age of Uncertainty

New Paths to National Emancipation and Empowerment

by Alain-G. Gagnon
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014

For thirty years, Alain-G. Gagnon has been one of the world’s leading experts on federalism and multinational democracies. In Minority Nations in the Age of Uncertainty, he presents an articulate and accessible introduction to the ways in which minority nations have begun to empower themselves in...
Book cover of Les Nationalismes majoritaires contemporains: identité, mémoire, pouvoir

Les Nationalismes majoritaires contemporains: identité, mémoire, pouvoir

Collectif sous la direction de Alain-G. Gagnon, André Lecours et G. Nootens

by Alain-G. Gagnon
Language: French
Release Date: February 5, 2013

Le nationalisme constitue l'un des phénomènes politiques les plus importants de la modernité. Plus qu'une lutte contre l'homogénéisation des cultures, il constitue une prise de position claire contre le statu quo. Alors que le Québec vient officiellement d'accéder au rang de nation, le quinzième...
Book cover of La Raison du plus fort

La Raison du plus fort

Plaidoyer pour le fédéralisme multinational

by Alain-G. Gagnon
Language: French
Release Date: February 5, 2013

1er Prix Josep Maria Vilaseca i Marcet 2007 - Meilleur ouvrage sur le fédéralisme Un pays doit-il forcément tout accepter, ou tout rejeter, de la part des nouveaux arrivants et des minorités ? Dans la perspective où les États contemporains doivent relever le défi de la diversité nationale,...
Book cover of The Case for Multinational Federalism

The Case for Multinational Federalism

Beyond the all-encompassing nation

by Alain-G. Gagnon
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009

Throughout the world, liberal-democracies are grappling with increasing claims made in the name of minority national, socio-cultural and ethno-cultural identities that seek greater recognition in the institutions of the nation-state. This work inserts itself into debates centred on diversity through...
Book cover of Québec: État et Société, Tome 2
by Alain-G. Gagnon
Language: French
Release Date: February 5, 2013

Le premier tome de Québec: État et société (1994) a valu à son auteur le prix Richard-Arès. Au moment où les Québécois sont invités à revoir en profondeur le fonctionnement de leurs institutions politiques, le présent ouvrage jette un nouvel éclairage sur les grandes questions de l’heure...
Book cover of Multinational Federalism

Multinational Federalism

Problems and Prospects

by Alain-G Gagnon
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012

A collection of state of the art reflections by fourteen leading experts in the field of multinational federalism. Seymour and Gagnon have gathered contributions from philosophers, political scientists and jurists dealing with the accommodation of peoples in countries like Belgium, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, India and Spain.
Book cover of Historia de las Españas
by Antonio Miguel Bernal, Juan Romero, Antoni Furió
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 1, 2015

En el prólogo de sus celebrados Ensayos, que darían nombre a un nuevo género literario que pronto gozaría de una gran aceptación en los medios intelectuales europeos como una forma de expresión del pensamiento intermedia, o a caballo, entre la erudición y la opinión (derivada en algunos casos...
Book cover of Understanding Federalism and Federation
by Alain-G. Gagnon, Soeren Keil
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016

Based on a variety of contemporary debates on federal theory Understanding Federalism and Federation honours Michael Burgess’ contribution to the study of these topics through a selection of approaches, theories, debates and interpretations. Gathering contributors from diverse subfields to synthesize...
Book cover of Political Autonomy and Divided Societies

Political Autonomy and Divided Societies

Imagining Democratic Alternatives in Complex Settings

by Alain-G Gagnon, Michael Keating
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012

An all star cast of academic experts offer an important and timely analysis of the pursuit of autonomy. They argue that it is key to move beyond the primarily normative debate about the rights or wrongs of autonomous regions on the basis of cultural concerns, instead focusing on understanding what makes autonomy function successfully.
Book cover of Contemporary Canadian Federalism

Contemporary Canadian Federalism

Foundations, Traditions, Institutions

by Alain-G. Gagnon
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2009

First published in French in 2006, Le fédéralisme canadien contemporain was immediately recognised as the most comprehensive collection of reflections on Canadian federalism by leading Québécois scholars. This remarkable translation of a range of Québécois voices makes their insightful and underrepresented...
Book cover of Les Conditions du dialogue au Québec
by Alain-G. Gagnon, Jean-Charles St-Louis
Language: French
Release Date: March 21, 2016

Au lendemain des débats qui ont tiraillé la société québécoise au sujet des valeurs devant guider la cohabitation dans les espaces publics, le temps est venu de faire le point sur les termes du dialogue et sur les conditions pouvant en faciliter la réalisation. Les essais qui composent ce recueil...
Book cover of Dix ans plus tard : La Commission Bouchard-Taylor, succès ou échec?
by Maryse Potvin, Alain Saulnier, Rima Elkouri
Language: French
Release Date: May 16, 2018

Dix ans après la Commission Bouchard-Taylor, comment évaluer ses retombées? Échec pour les uns et succès pour les autres, comment en juger? Cet ouvrage donne l’heure juste en proposant un bilan interdisciplinaire et international des enjeux de fond que la Commission a contribué à définir,...
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