POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Quebec Sovereignty Movement, Quebec Nationalism, Executive (Government)
11 Apr 2017
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Regionalism means different things to canadians across the country. Regionalism is far from a natural part of the canadian political order. 2 - regionalism and national identity in canada. Overview: defining regionalism and canada"s regions, approaches to the study of regionalism, regional political cultures. An allegiance or psychological connection to a territory with its own unique political characteristics. Everywhere is different, it is a fundamental feature in canada. Regions may comprise multiple provinces, individual provinces or territories, or areas within a province. 4 - approaches to the study of regionalism. Innate, meaning not artificially constructed by politicians or map-makers. Regions are grounded in a combination of geography and socioeconomic political community. Regional divisions are amongst the deepest political cleavages in canada. A society"s innate political characteristics, embodied in the structure of its institutions and beliefs of its members. According ailsa henderson, canadians line in nine distinct communities: An emotional connection with one"s regional homeland, rather than with one"s country.
