Legitimacy Clash

Alain-G. Gagnon is Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies and professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

• Introduction Contribution to the Field of KnowledgeOverview of the Book1. Laying the Groundwork: Legality, Legitimacy, Fair Democracy Nation-BuildingThe Essential Conditions for Political StabilityA Fair DemocracyRedefining MarkersSome Conceptual Clarifications 2. Foundations of and Changes to the Federal Project in Canada The Canadian National ProjectThe Main "National" PoliciesThe Centralization of Power3. Conceptual Advances in Multinationality and the Definition of Shared Sovereignty From Territorial Federalism to Multinational FederalismThe Key Federal TraditionsPactism, or Treaty-Based FederalismQuebec and the First Peoples4. The Canadian Political Order and Constitutional Nationalism Competing Historical NarrativesConstitutional Patriotism Constitutional DeliberationDeliberative Constitutionalism5. Diversity in Advanced Liberal DemocraciesThe Concept of DiversityDiversity as a Primary Characteristic of Modern SocietiesThe Danger of Being Blind to Deep DiversityReclaiming the Spirit of Ancient Constitutionalism and Advancing an Authentic Federal Project6. The International Context and the All-Important Question of Rights From the Yalta Conference to the Fall of the Berlin WallFrom the Collapse of the Soviet Union to the Failure of the Nationalitary Project in SpainRights of National Minorities, Minority Nations, and First PeoplesThe Rise of the Majority 7. Multinational Federalism: Challenges, Shortcomings and Promises Multinational Federalism: A DefinitionNation-Building ProcessesAdopting a Multinational Federalism Stance: A Pressing NeedConclusion LegitimacyAspirations and ConstraintsThinking Outside the BoxRethinking Constitutional ArrangementsContestation and ResistanceAdhering to a Living Constitution Epilogue: On Future Horizons Bibliography