Carleton University Fall 2006 Department of Political Science

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1 Carleton University Fall 2006 Department of Political Science PSCI 4005A Stability, Justice and Federalism Seminar: Tuesdays, 11:35 a.m. - 2:25 p.m. University Centre 280 Instructor: Murray Cooke Office: D696 Loeb Building Office Hours: Mondays and Tuesdays 2:30-3:30; Fridays 10:30-12:00 Phone: (613) x Please use the function within W ebct to contact me. On weekdays, I will generally respond to your s within 24 hours WebCT [ Course materials, including the course outline, assignments and links to readings, will be posted on W ebct. Please ensure that you have access to W ebct and consult it regularly. Course description: This seminar-based course examines Canada's federal system in a comparative perspective with particular attention to nationalism, identity and regionalism. We will examine Canada as a multicultural and multinational society and consider the implications for justice, stability and national unity. The goal is to assess the strengths and limitations of Canadian efforts to accommodate diversity and investigate possible alternative strategies. Required Texts (available in the bookstore) Hueglin, Thomas O. and Alan Fenna Comparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry. Peterborough: Broadview Press. W atts, Ronald L Comparing Federal Systems. Kingston: Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University. Additional required readings are available in the Political Science Resource Room, C666 Loeb. The Resource Room is open from 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Monday to Friday. Supplementary Texts: Gagnon, Alain-G.; Montserrat Guibernau and François Rocher (ed.) The Conditions of Diversity in Multinational Democracies. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press. Burgess, Michael Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice. New York: Routledge. Evaluation: Seminar Participation 20% Presentation 15% see below for deadlines Two Short Papers (2 X 10%) 20% see below for deadlines Research Proposal 10% due October 24, 2006 Research Essay 35% due November 28, 2006 Seminar Participation: Students will be expected to have completed all of the required readings for the weekly seminars. The grade for seminar participation will be based on a combination of regular attendance at seminar sessions and the quality and extent of participation in seminar sessions. Students should 1

2 come to class prepared to analyze and discuss specific readings and contribute to the general discussion on the weekly topic. Supplementary readings will be used for the writing assignments and presentations, as described below. They also provide starting points for further research. In consultation with the course director, students may select from the lists of supplementary readings based on their own interests. Presentations: Presentations will take place during the weeks Depending on class enrolment, two to three students will be responsible for one seminar topic. Each individual presentation should be roughly 15 minutes. On the day of their presentation, presenters will hand in a brief outline of their presentation and should also prepare a series of discussion questions for the group and play a part in leading the class discussion. Presentations will be based on the readings for a given week (required and supplementary). The presentations should not simply summarize the readings but they should critically analyze and evaluate the readings and examine how they differ and/or complement each other. Short Papers: Students must write two short essays with each one based on the readings for a given week (required and complementary). These papers must be handed in at the beginning of the class in which the topic will be discussed. These papers must not be on the same topic as the student s presentation. The first paper must be completed during weeks 2-5. The second paper must be completed during weeks These papers should be 4-6 pages long and should demonstrate that you have read and carefully thought about the assigned readings. Rather than simply summarizing the assigned materials, you should critically analyze and evaluate the readings and examine how they differ and/or complement each other. W riting these papers will prepare students to contribute effectively in the seminar. Research Paper: Your research essay topic will be on a topic selected by you but it must be related to the course and must be approved by the Course Director. The Research Paper Proposal will be due Oct. 24. The proposal is intended to assist students in developing and framing their research topic through some preliminary research. Completing a proposal ensures that students are provided with some early feedback on their topic and preliminary work. Pending the approval of your research proposal, you will develop that topic in the subsequent research essay. The Research Essay will be double-spaced pages long and is due Nov. 28. Late papers are subject to a one letter grade deduction per day. For example, an A- paper received one day late would be reduced to a B+. Schedule and Readings: Week 1 - September 12: Introduction Week 2 - September 19: Canadian Federalism: An Example to the World? Kymlicka, Will Introduction, in Finding Our Way: Rethinking Ethnocultural Relations in Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press. 2

3 LaSelva, Samuel Federalism as a W ay of Life: Reflections on the Canadian Experiment, Canadian Journal of Political Science. 26, 2. Also in The Moral Foundations of Canadian Federalism. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press, McRoberts, Kenneth Canada and the Multinational State, Canadian Journal of Political Science. 34, 3. Tully, James ntroduction, in Gagnon and Tully, Multinational Democracies. Keating, Michael o Many Nations, So Few States: Territory and Nationalism in the Global Era, in Gagnon and Tully, Multinational Democracies. Ignatieff, Michael The Pool Table or the Patchwork Quilt: Individual and Group Rights and Rights, Recognition and Nationalism, in The Rights Revolution. Toronto: Anansi. Week 3 - September 26: Comparing Federal Systems W atts, Ch. 1-2, Introduction and Overview of Federations Compared in this Study. Hueglin and Fenn, Ch. 1-3: The Relevance of Federalism in a Changing World, Federal Principles, Federal Organization and Federal Systems. Burgess Ch. 5-6 The Comparative Study of Federal Political Systems and The Anglo-American and Continental European Federal Political Traditions. Simeon, Richard and Daniel-Patrick Conway Federalism and the Management of Conflict in Multinational Societies, in Gagnon and Tully, Multinational Democracies. Week 4 - October 3: Historical Origins of Canadian Federalism Hueglin and Fenn, Ch. 4-5: Three Traditions of Federal Thought and The Formation of Federal States. Ladner, Kiera L Treaty Federalism: An Indigenous Vision of Canadian Federalisms, in François Rocher and Miriam Smith (ed.), New Trends in Canadian Federalism. Second Edition. Peterborough: Broadview. Smith, Jennifer Canadian Confederation and the Influence of American Federalism, Canadian Journal of Political Science. 21, 3. Silver, A.I Conclusions and Conjectures, in The French-Canadian Idea of Confederation, Second Edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Burgess, Ch. 2-3 The American Federal Experience and Federalism and Federation: The Origins and Formation of Federal States. Ajzenstat, Janet et al. (ed.) Federal Union, and Minorities and Minority Rights in Canada s Founding Debates. Toronto: Stodart. LaSelva, Samuel Confederation and the Beginnings of Canadian Federalist Theory, in The Moral Foundations of Canadian Federalism. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press. Laforest, Guy The Historical and Legal Origins of Asymmetrical Federalism in Canada's Founding Debates: A Brief Interpretive Note, Working Paper. Kingston: Institute for Intergovernmental Relations. [ 3

4 Week 5 - October 10: Evolution of Canadian Federalism Hueglin and Fenn, Ch. 6 and 10 Dividing Powers and Judicial Review W atts Ch. 3-5, 8, 10, The Distribution of Powers in Federations, The Distribution of Finances, and Processes for Flexibility and Adjustment in Federations, Degrees of Decentralization and Non-centralization in Federations and Constitutional Supremacy in Federations. Cairns, Alan C The Judicial Committee and its Critics, Canadian Journal of Political Science. 4, 3. Also in Constitution, Government, and Society in Canada. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, Stevenson, Garth The Political Economy of Decentralization, in Unfulfilled Union: Canadian Federalism and National Unity. Fourth Edition. Montreal & Kingston: McGill- Queen s University Press. Simeon, Richard and Ian Robinson Dynamics of Canadian Federalism in James th Bickerton and Alain-G. Gagnon (ed.), Canadian Politics. 4 edition. Peterborough: Broadview Press. Mallory, James R. he Five Faces of Federalism, in P.A. Crépeau and C.B. Macpherson (ed.), The Future of Canadian Federalism. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Also in Peter J. Meekison (ed.), Canadian Federalism: Myth or Reality. Toronto: Methuen. Martin, Robert, Lament for British North America, in Tony Peacock (ed.), Rethinking the Constitution: Perspectives on Canadian Constitutional Reform, Interpretation, and Theory. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. Week 6 - October 17: Quebec: Province, Distinct Society or Nation? McRoberts, Kenneth Quebec: Province, Nation or Distinct Society? in Michael st W hittington and Glen W illiams (ed.), Canadian Politics in the 21 Century. Toronto: Nelson. Trudeau, Pierre Elliot Federalism, Nationalism, and Reason, in P.A. Crépeau and C.B. Macpherson (ed.), The Future of Canadian Federalism. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Also in Trudeau, Pierre Elliot Federalism and the French Canadians. Toronto: Macmillan. Taylor, Charles Shared and Divergent Values, in Ronald L. W atts (ed.), Options for a New Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Also in Taylor, Charles Reconciling the Solitudes: Essays on Canadian Federalism and Nationalism. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press. Burgess, Michael ompeting National Visions: Canada-Quebec Relations in a Comparative Perspective, in Gagnon and Tully, Multinational Democracies. Burgess, Ch. 4 Federalism, Nationalism and the National State: Legitimacy and the Problem of National Identity. Lévesque, René An Option for Quebec. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. McRoberts, Kenneth Trudeau and the New Federal Orthodoxy: Denying the Quebec Question, in Misconceiving Canada: The Struggle for National Unity. Toronto: Oxford University Press. 4

5 Russell, Peter H The Political Purposes of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadian Bar Review. 61. Ignatieff, Michael The Last Refuge and Quebec in Blood and Belonging: Journeys into the New Nationalism. Toronto: Penguin. Rocher, Fran is et al ecognition Claims, Partisan Politics and Institutional Constraints: Belgium, Spain and Canada in a Comparative Perspective, in Gagnon and Tully, Multinational Democracies. Week 7 - October 24: First Nations: Towards Self-Government Fleras, Augie Politicizing Indigeneity: Ethno-Politics in White Settler Dominions, in Paul Havemann (ed.), Indigenous Peoples Rights in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Toronto: Oxford University Press. Alfred, Taiaiake and Jeff Corntassel Being Indigenous: Resurgences against Contemporary Colonialism, Government and Opposition. 40, 4. Turpel, Mary Ellen The Charlottetown Discord and Aboriginal Peoples Struggles for Fundamental Political Change, in Kenneth McRoberts and Patrick J. Monahan (ed.), The Charlottetown Accord, the Referendum and the Future of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Green, Joyce Self-Determination, Citizenship, and Federalism: Indigenous and Canadian Palimpsest. Public Policy Paper Series. 13. Regina: Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy. [ Cairns, Allan C Choice and The Choice Revisited, in Citizens Plus: Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State. Vancouver: UBC Press. Flanagan, Tom The Fiction of Aboriginal Sovereignty, Bands, Tribes, or Nations and "The Inherent Problems of Aboriginal Self-Government" in First Nations? Second Thoughts. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press. Cairns, Allan C. and Tom Flanagan An Exchange, Inroads: The Canadian Journal of Opinion. 10. [ Lindau, Juan D. and Curtis Cook. (ed.) Aboriginal Rights and Self-government: The Canadian and Mexican Experience in North American Perspective. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press. Especially, the introduction and chapters by Tully, Franks, Asch, Lajoie et al., and Franks. Russell, Dan The American Tribal Government Experience: Lessons for Canada in A People s Dream: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press. Week 8 - October 31: Diversity, Gender and Multiculturalism Dobrowolsky, Alexandra Of Special Interest : Interest, Identity and Feminist Constitutional Activism in Canada, Canadian Journal of Political Science. 31, 4. Kymlicka, Will Ch. 1-8 in Finding Our Way: Rethinking Ethnocultural Relations in Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press. Bannerji, Himani Geography Lessons: On Being an Insider/Outsider to the Canadian Nation, in The Dark side of the Nation: Essays on Multiculturalism, Nationalism and Gender. Toronto: Canadian Scholar s Press. 5

6 Vickers, Jill "Why Should Women Care About Federalism? in Douglas M. Brown and Janet Hiebert (ed.), Canada: The State of the Federation Kingston: Institute of Intergovernmental Relations. Lee, Jo-Anne, and Linda Cardinal Hegemonic Nationalism and the Politics of Feminism in Canada, in Veronica Strong-Boag et al. (ed.), Painting the Maple: Essays on Race, Gender and the Construction of Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press. Abu-Laban, Yasmeen and Tim Nieguth Reconsidering the Constitution, Minorities and Politics in Canada, Canadian Journal of Political Science. 33, 3. Abu-Laban, Yasmeen and Christina Gabriel Multiculturalism and Nation-Building, in Selling Diversity: Immigration, Multiculturalism, Employment Equity, and Globalization. Peterborough: Broadview Press. Bissoondath, Neil Selling Ilusions: The Cult of Multiculturalism in Canada. Revised Edition. Toronto: Penguin. Week 9 - November 7: Regionalism, Alienation and Intrastate Federalism Watts Ch. 9, The Representative Institutions of Federal Governments Hueglin and Fenn, Ch. 7 Federalism as a System of Dual Representation Gibbins, Roger and Loleen Berdahl The Roots of W estern Alienation and Western Alienation on the Contemporary Landscape in Western Visions, Western Futures: Perspectives on the West in Canada. Second Edition. Peterborough: Broadview Press. Lawson, Robert J Understanding Alienation in Western Canada: Is Western Alienation the Problem? Is Senate Reform the Cure? Journal of Canadian Studies. 39, 2. Burgess, Ch. 7 The Concept of Representation in Federalism and Federation. Watts, Ronald L Bicameralism in Federal Parliamentary Systems, in Serge Joyal (ed.), Protecting Canadian Democracy: The Senate You Never Knew. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press. Stillborn, Jack Forty Years of Not Reforming the Senate, in Serge Joyal (ed.), Protecting Canadian Democracy: The Senate You Never Knew. Montreal & Kingston: McGill- Queen s University Press. Brodie, Janine. The New Political Economy of Regions, in Wallace Clement (ed.), Understanding Canada: Building on the New Canadian Political Economy. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press. Harper, Stephen et al An Open Letter to Ralph Klein, National Post. January 24. [ Morton, F.L. (Ted) Equality or Asymmetry: Alberta at the Crossroads, Working Paper, Special Series on Asymmetrical Federalism. Kingston: Institute of Intergovernmental Relations. [ Resnick, Philip British Columbia as a Distinct Region of Canada and A Region- Province? in The Politics of Resentment: British Columbia Regionalism and Canadian Unity. Vancouver: UBC Press. Finbow, Robert "Atlantic Canada: Forgotten Periphery in an Endangered Confederation?" in Kenneth McRoberts ed. Beyond Quebec: Taking Stock of Canada. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Final Report: Our Place in Canada. St. John s: Office of the Queen s Printer. [ Dunn, Christopher Why Williams Walked, W hy Martin Balked: The Atlantic Accord Dispute in Perspective, Policy Options. 26, 2. [ 6

7 Week 10 - November 14: Toward a Multinational Canada? Cairns, Alan C he Charlottetown Accord: Multinational Canada v. Federalism, in Curtis Cook (ed.), Constitutional Predicament. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press. Also in Reconfigurations: Canadian Citizenship and Constitutional Change. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, Kymlicka, Will "Multinational Federalism in Canada: Rethinking the Partnership." in Roger Gibbins and Guy Laforest (ed.), Beyond the Impasse: Toward Reconciliation. Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy. Watts, Ronald L A Comparative Perspective on Asymmetry in Federations, Working Paper. Kingston: Institute for Intergovernmental Relations. Brown, Douglas W ho's Afraid of Asymmetric Federalism? - A Summary Discussion, W orking Paper. Kingston: Institute for Intergovernmental Relations. Burgess Ch. 8: symmetrical Federalism and Federation. Leslie, Peter M Options for the Future of Canada: The Good, the Bad, and the Fantastic, in Ronald L. Watts (ed.), Options for a New Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Romney, Paul rovincial Equality, Special Status and the Compact Theory of Canadian Confederation, Canadian Journal of Political Science. 32, 1. Gagnon, Alain-G he Moral Foundation of Asymmetrical Federalism: A Normative Exploration of the Case of Quebec and Canada, in Gagnon and Tully, Multinational Democracies. LaSelva, Samuel Re-Imagining Confederation: Moving Beyond the Trudeau-Lévesque Debate, Canadian Journal of Political Science. 26, 4. Also in The Moral Foundations of Canadian Federalism. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press, Resnick, Philip Toward a Multinational Federalism: Asymmetrical and Confederal Alternatives, in Leslie Seidle (ed.), Seeking a New Canadian Partnership: Asymmetrical and Confederal Options. Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy. Institute for Intergovernmental Relations Working Paper Series on Asymmetric Federalism. Week 11 - November 21: The Process and Implications of Quebec Secession W atts Ch. 11, The Pathology of Federations. Young, Robert A The Comparative Politics of Peaceful Secession and The Breakup of Czechoslovakia in The Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press. [The second edition of this text does not include the chapter on Czechoslovakia, but it does include coverage of the 1995 Quebec referendum and its aftermath. That referendum coverage also forms the basis of the author s The Struggle for Quebec: From Referendum to Referendum? Montreal & Kingston: McGill- Queen s University Press, 1999] Lajoie, Andrée The Clarity Act in its Context, in Alain-G. Gagnon (ed.), Quebec: State and Society. Third Edition. Peterborough: Broadview. Simeon, Richard Limits to Partnership: Canada-Quebec Relations in a Postsecession Era, David Cameron (ed.), The Referendum Papers: Essays on Secession and National Unity. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Burgess, Ch. 11 The Success and Failure of Federation. 7

8 McRoberts, Kenneth The 1995 Quebec Referendum: Making Sovereignty a Real Possibility, in Misconceiving Canada: The Struggle for National Unity. Toronto: Oxford University Press. Schneiderman, David. (ed.) The Quebec Decision: Perspectives on the Supreme Court Ruling on Secession. Toronto: Lorimer. Ryan, Claude Consequences of the Quebec Secession Reference: The Clarity Bill and Beyond, C.D. Howe Institute Commentary Monahan, Patrick J Doing the Rules: An Assessment of the Federal Clarity Act in Light of the Quebec Secession Reference, C.D. Howe Institute Commentary Rocher, François and Nadia Verrelli Questioning Constitutional Democracy in Canada: From the Supreme Court Reference on Quebec to the Clarity Act, in Conditions of Diversity. Tierney, Stephen The Constitutional Accomodation of National Minorities in the UK and Canada: Juidicial Approaches to Diversity, in Conditions of Diversity. W eek 12 - November 28: Conclusions: A Stable and Just Status Quo? Watts, Ch. 12, Conclusions. Russell, Peter H Canada Returns to Constitutional Normalcy, in Constitutional Odyssey: Can Canadians Be a Sovereign People? Third Edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Sharma, Nandita White Nationalism, Illegality and Imperialism: Border Controls as Ideology, in Krista Hunt and Kim Rygiel (ed.), (En)gendering the War on Terror. Aldershot: Ashgate. Andrew, Orkin Canada is a Colonial Country, Ottawa Citizen. May 10, A17. Young, Robert Jean Chrétien s Quebec Legacy: Coasting, Then Stickhandling Hard, in Lois Harder and Steve Patten (ed.), The Chrétien Legacy: Politics and Public Policy in Canada. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen s University Press. McRoberts, Kenneth Conclusion: Is Separation the Only Answer? in Misconceiving Canada: The Struggle for National Unity. Toronto: Oxford University Press. Johnson, W illiam Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. Venne, Michel Vive Quebec! New Thinking and New Approaches to the Quebec Nation. Toronto: Lorimer. Maclure, Jocelyn Quebec Identity: The Challenge of Pluralism. Montreal & Kingston: McGill- Queen s University Press. Alfred, Taiaiake Wasa se: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom. Peterborough: Broadview. Academic Accommodations For Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities requiring academic accommodations in this course are encouraged to contact the Paul Menton Centre (PMC) for Students with Disabilities (500 University Centre) to complete the necessary forms. After registering with the PMC, make an appointment to meet with the instructor in order to discuss your needs at least two weeks before the first in-class test or CUTV midterm exam. This will allow for sufficient time to process your request. Please note the following deadlines for submitting completed th forms to the PMC for formally scheduled exam accommodations: November 6, 2006 for fall and fall/winter term th courses, and March 9, 2007 for winter term courses. For Religious Observance: Students requesting accommodation for religious observances should apply in writing to their instructor for alternate dates and/or means of satisfying academic requirements. Such requests 8

9 should be made during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist, but no later than two weeks before the compulsory academic event. Accommodation is to be worked out directly and on an individual basis between the student and the instructor(s) involved. Instructors will make accommodations in a way that avoids academic disadvantage to the student. Instructors and students may contact an Equity Services Advisor for assistance ( For Pregnancy: Pregnant students requiring academic accommodations are encouraged to contact an Equity Advisor in Equity Services to complete a letter of accommodation. Then, make an appointment to discuss your needs with the instructor at least two weeks prior to the first academic event in which it is anticipated the accommodation will be required. Plagiarism: The Undergraduate Calendar defines plagiarism as: "to use and pass off as one's own idea or product, work of another without expressly giving credit to another." The Graduate Calendar states that plagiarism has occurred when a student either: (a) directly copies another's work without acknowledgment; or (b) closely paraphrases the equivalent of a short paragraph or more without acknowledgment; or (c) borrows, without acknowledgment, any ideas in a clear and recognizable form in such a way as to present them as the student's own thought, where such ideas, if they were the student's own would contribute to the merit of his or her own work. Instructors who suspect plagiarism are required to submit the paper and supporting documentation to the Departmental Chair who will refer the case to the Dean. It is not permitted to hand in the same assignment to two or more courses. The Department's Style Guide is available at: Oral Examination: At the discretion of the instructor, students may be required to pass a brief oral examination on research papers and essays. Submission and Return of Term Work: Papers must be handed directly to the instructor and will not be datestamped in the departmental office. Late assignments may be submitted to the drop box in the corridor outside B640 Loeb. Assignments will be retrieved every business day at 4 p.m., stamped with that day's date, and then distributed to the instructor. For essays not returned in class please attach a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you wish to have your assignment returned by mail. Please note that assignments sent via fax or will not be accepted. Final exams are intended solely for the purpose of evaluation and will not be returned. Approval of final grades: Standing in a course is determined by the course instructor subject to the approval of the Faculty Dean. This means that grades submitted by an instructor may be subject to revision. No grades are final until they have been approved by the Dean. Course Requirements: Students must fulfill all course requirements in order to achieve a passing grade. Failure to hand in any assignment will result in a grade of F. Failure to write the final exam will result in a grade of ABS. FND (Failure B No Deferred) is assigned when a student's performance is so poor during the term that they cannot pass the course even with 100% on the final examination. In such cases, instructors may use this notation on the Final Grade Report to indicate that a student has already failed the course due to inadequate term work and should not be permitted access to a deferral of the examination. Deferred final exams are available ONLY if the student is in good standing in the course. Connect Accounts: The Department of Political Science strongly encourages students to sign up for a campus account. Important course and University information will be distributed via the Connect system. See for instructions on how to set up your account. 9