The parliaments of autonomous nations /edited by Guy Laforest and André Lecours. 

 - Montreal ;  Kingston ;  London ;  Chicago :  McGill-Queen's University Press,  (c)2016. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Democracy, diversity, and citizen engagement series ;  1 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; THE PARLIAMENTS OF AUTONOMOUS NATIONS; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Abbreviations for Names of Political Parties; Parliament Websites; The Parliaments of Autonomous Nations: An Introduction; 1 The Catalan Parliament's Contribution to the Consolidation and Development of Self-Government and the Defence of Catalonia's National Identity; 2 The Parliament of the Basque Country and the National Issue: The Weaknesses of a Strong Identity; 3 The Parliament of Galicia; 4 The Flemish Parliament and Its Role in a Bipolar Federal System. 5 The Parliament of Quebec: The Quest for Self-Government, Autonomy, and Self-Determination6 The Scottish Parliament; 7 The Assembly of Northern Ireland: Hope and Constraint; 8 The Parliament of Canada; 9 The Westminster Parliament and Territorial Politics in the United Kingdom; 10 The Spanish Parliament: Its Role in the Definition of the National Community and the Politics of National Unity; Conclusion; Contributors; Index. 
<br/><br/> How the parliaments of minority national communities and central parliaments express identities and treat self-determination claims. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780773547407 9780773547391 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>(AMICUS)000044364416 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Legislative bodies.<br/>Nationalities, Principle of.<br/>Self-determination, National.<br/>Legislative power.<br/>Autonomy.<br/>Ethnicity--Political aspects.<br/>Nationalism.<br/>Multinational states.<br/>Federal government.<br/>Minorities--Political aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JF511  / .P375 2016