The domestic politics of Quebec’s quest for external distinctiveness

ID:	HARP-335
Title:	The domestic politics of Quebec’s quest for external distinctiveness
Source:	American Review of Canadian Studies , v.32(2) Summ’02 pg 195-214
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Year:	2002
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Keywords:	Canada, constitution, human rights, Quebec, federalism, politics, diplomacy, civil and political rights, minority rights, self-determination
Abstract:	For more than forty years now, the Quebec government has conducted a distinct diplomatic activity, taking advantage of all the room for maneuver given by the Canadian constitution and using its political leverage inside the federation. The goal of this article is to examine the internal motivating factors for Quebec’s international actions and, as it does so, it attempts to respond to the following questions: To what can we attribute the specific character of Quebec’s case with respect to other manifestations of international involvement by noncentral governments? What are the most important international objectives pursued by Quebec? What methods and strategies are used in order to attain these objectives? Are these strategies proving to be effective; that is, are these objectives being attained?
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