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During the last two decades serious attempts to alter basic
constitutional structures have taken place in many industrial
nations, even in those often thought to have highly stable
political institutions. In some cases, such as Belgium and Spain,
far-reaching constitutional changes have been put in place; in
others advocates of reform have achieved only partial victories or
have been entirely frustrated. In all cases, controversy over the
constitution has been intense, involving basic conceptions of
legitimacy, representation, sovereignty and the purposes of the
state. Constitutional politics often reveals much about political
life of modern societies that is obscured in day-to-day events. The
results of constitutional changes can significantly affect the
distribution of power, the ability to manage conflict and the
outcomes of policy debates. This book explores the dynamics of
constitutional politics through case studies of Spain, Belgium,
Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, West Germany and
Eastern Europe, including Poland, prepared by leading students of
these countries. Other chapters draw out the more general patterns
of constitutional politics, highlighting the pressures which lead
to change, and the formidable obstacles confronting them.
Territorial pluralism is a form of political autonomy designed to
accommodate national, ethnic, or linguistic differences within a
state. It has the potential to provide for the peaceful,
democratic, and just management of difference. But given
traditional concerns about state sovereignty and unity, how
realistic is it to expect that a state will agree to recognize and
empower distinct substate communities? The contributors to this
book answer this question by examining a wide variety of cases,
including those in developing and industrialized states and
democratic and authoritarian regimes. They find that territorial
pluralism remains a legitimate and effective means for managing
difference in multinational states.
Territorial pluralism is a form of political autonomy designed to
accommodate national, ethnic, or linguistic differences within a
state. It has the potential to provide for the peaceful,
democratic, and just management of difference. But given
traditional concerns about state sovereignty and unity, how
realistic is it to expect that a state will agree to recognize and
empower distinct substate communities? The contributors to this
book answer this question by examining a wide variety of cases,
including those in developing and industrialized states and
democratic and authoritarian regimes. They find that territorial
pluralism remains a legitimate and effective means for managing
difference in multinational states.
Over the past decade, the introspective, insular, and largely
atheoretical style that informed Canadian political science for
most of the postwar period has given way to a deeper engagement
with, and integration into, the global field of comparative
politics. This volume is the first sustained attempt to describe,
analyze, and assess the "comparative turn" in Canadian political
science. Canada's engagement with comparative politics is examined
with a focus on three central questions: In what ways, and how
successfully, have Canadian scholars contributed to the study of
comparative politics? How does study of the Canadian case advance
the comparative discipline? Finally, can Canadian practice and
policy be reproduced in other countries?
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