The presence (or lack thereof) of a federal culture in Canada: The views of Canadians

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-43

  Fafard, Patrick ^a   Rocher, François ^b   Côté, Catherine ^b  

^a Graduate School of Public and International Affairs   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Citizenship; Political culture; Public opinion; Quebec; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CULTURE; FEDERAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SERVICE PROVISION; TRADE-OFF;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 77949588457     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597560903174873     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Aberbach, J. D. and Christensen, T. (2005), Citizens and Consumers: A NPM Dilemma, Public Management Review, Vol.7, No.2, pp.225-246.
2. Almond, G. (1956), Comparative Political Systems, Journal of Politics, Vol.18, No.3, pp.391-409.
3. Banting, K. (2006), Social Citizenship and Federalism: Is a Federal Welfare State a Contradiction in Terms, in S.L. Greer (ed.), Territory, Democracy, and Justice: Regionalism and Federalism in Western Democracies. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.44-66.
4. Brugmans, H. (1956), Panorama de la Pensée Fédéraliste. Paris: La Colombe.
5. Brugmans, H. (1969), La Pensée Politique du Fédéralisme. Leyden: A.W. Sijthoff-Leyde.
6. Burgess, M. (1995), The British Tradition of Federalism. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
7. Burgess, M. (2006), Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge.
8. Cairns, A. C. (1992), Charter versus Federalism: The Dilemmas of Constitutional Reform. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press.
9. Cairns, A. C. (1999), Introduction, in A.C. Cairns, J.C. Courtney, P. MacKinnon, H.J. Michelmann and D.E. Smith (eds), Citizenship, Diversity, and Pluralism. Canadian and Comparative Perspectives. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press, pp.16-22.
10. Canada, British Columbia and Union of British Columbia Municipalities (2005), Agreement on the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues under the New Deal for Cities and Communities, 2005-2015, available at http://ubcm.fileprosite.com/content/pdfstorage/8843670969222005105525AM14128.pdf (accessed 19 May 2008).
11. Canada and Ontario (2004), Canada-Ontario Memorandum of Agreement on Collaboration in the Delivery of Public service, available at http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/news/Product.asp?ProductID=362 (accessed 19 May 2008).
12. Chase, S. (2008), PM's Sunny Relationship with Premier Signals Change in Political Landscape, Globe and Mail, 2 May, p. S3.
13. Cole, R. L., Kincaid, J. and Rodriguez, A. (2004), Public Opinion on Federalism and Federal Political Culture in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Vol.34, No.3, pp.201-221.
14. Delmartino, F. and Deschouwer, K. (1994), Les Fondements du Fédéralisme, in A. Alen et al. (eds), Le Fédéralisme. Approches Politique, Economique et Juridique. Bruxelles: De Boeck-Wesmael, pp.9-34.
15. Duchachek, I. D. (1987), Comparative Federalism: The Territorial Dimension of Politics. New York: University Press of America.
16. Dupré, S. J. (1987), The Workability of Executive Federalism in Canada, in H. Bakvis and W.M. Chandler (eds), Federalism and the Role of the State, pp.236-258, Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
17. Elazar, D. J. (1991), Exploring Federalism. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.
18. Faulks, K. (2000), Citizenship. London: Routledge.
19. Harrison, K. (2000), Conflict, Cooperation, Or Something Else Aga, in P. Fafard and K. Harrison (eds), Managing the Environmental Union, Kingston: Queen's School of Policy Studies, pp.3-21.
20. Kelly, J. M. (2005), The Dilemma of the Unsatisfied Customer in a Market Model of Public Administration, Public Administration Review, Vol.65, No.1, pp.76-84.
21. Kernerman, G. and Resnick, P. (2005), Insider and Outsiders: Alan Cairns and the Reshaping of Canadian Citizenship. Vancouver: UBC Press.
22. Lecours, A. (2005), New Institutionalism: Theory and Analysis. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
23. Lenihan, D. G. (2006), Citizen-centred Federalism: The Implications for Executive Federalism, in R. Ambrose, D.G. Lenihan and J. Milloy (eds), Managing the Federation: A Citizen-Centered Approach. Ottawa: Crossing Boundaries National Council, pp.45-59.
24. Lieberman, R. C. (2002), Ideas, Institutions and Political Order: Explaining Political Change, American Political Science Review, Vol.96, No.4, pp.697-712.
25. Livingston, W. A. (1952), A Note on the Nature of Federalism, Political Science Quarterly, Vol.67, No.1, pp.81-95.
26. McRoberts, K. (1997), Misconceiving Canada: The Struggle For National Unity. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
27. Mendelsohn, M. and Cutler, F. (2001), What Kind of Federalism do Canadians (Outside of Quebec) Want? Policy Options, October, pp. 23-29.
28. Milner, H. (2002), Civic Literacy: How Informed Citizens Make Democracy Work. Hanover: University Press of New England.
29. Montpetit, É. (2007), Le Fédéralisme d'Ouverture. La Recherche d'une Légitimité Canadienne au Québec. Québec: Septentrion.
30. Obinger, H., Leibfried, S. and Castles, F. G. (2005), Federalism and the Welfare State New World and European Experiences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
31. Orren, K. and Skowronek, S. (2004), The Search for American Political Development. New University Press.
32. Richards, J. (1998), Reducing the Muddle in the Middle: Three Propositions for Running the Welfare State, in H. Lazar (ed.), Canada: The State of the Federation, 1997. Non-Constitutional Renewal. Kingston: Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University, pp.71-104.
33. Riker, W. (1964), Federalism: Origin, Operation, Significance. Boston: Little Brown.
34. Rocher, F. (2006), La Dynamique Québec-Canada ou le Refus de l'Idéal Fédéral, in A.-G. Gagnon (ed.), Le Fédéralisme Canadien Contemporain. Montréal: Presses de l'Université de Montréal, pp.93-146.
35. Simeon, R. and Nugent, A. (2007), Parliamentary Canada and Intergovernmental Canada: Exploring the Tensions, in H. Bakvis and G. Skogstad (eds), Canadian Federalism - Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy (2nd edn). London: Oxford University Press, pp.89-111.
36. Smiley, D. (1987), Canada in Question. Toronto: McGraw Hill Ryerson.
37. Smith, R. M. (2006), Which Comes First, the Ideas or the Institutions? in I. Shapiro, S. Skowronek and D. Galvin (eds), Rethinking Political Institutions: The Art of the State, New York: New York University Press, pp.91-113.
38. Théret, B. (2005), Du Principe Fédéral à une Typologie des Fédérations: Quelques Propositions, in J.-F. Gaudreault-Desbiens and F. Gélinas (eds), Le Fédéralisme dans Tous ses Etats. Gouvernance, Identité et Méthodologie - The States and Moods of Federalism: Governance, Identity and Methodology. Cowansville, Québec, Canada: Les ditions Yvon Blais, pp.99-133.
39. Thompson, L. and Elling, R. (1999), Let Them Eat Marblecake: The Preferences of Michigan Citizens for Devolution and Intergovernmental Service-Provision, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Vol.29, No.1, pp.139-154.
40. Tully, J. (2001), Introduction, in A.-G. Gagnon and J. Tully (eds), Multinational Democracies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.1-33.
41. Warhurst, J. (1983), Canada's Intergovernmental Relations Specialists, Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol.42, No.4, pp.459-485.
42. Watts, R. L. (1996), Comparing Federal Systems in the 1990s. Kingston: Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University.
43. Weinstock, D. M. (2001), Vers une Théorie Normative du Fédéralisme, Revue Internationale des Sciences Sociales, Vol.1, No.67, pp.79-87.
44. Wheare, K. C. (1963), Federal Government, 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
45. Wildavsky, A. (1998), Federalism Means Inequality, in A. Wildavsky, D. Schleicher and B. Swedlow (eds), Federalism and Political Culture, New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, pp.39-54.
46. Williams, D. (1995), Reconfigurations: Canadian Citizenship and Constitutional Change: Selected Essays by Alan C. Cairns. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.
47. Wiseman, N. (2007), In Search of Canadian Political Culture. Vancouver: UBC Press.