Political Science
The place of Quebec in Canadian interest group federalism
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This article employs literature on federalism to explore the ways in which national Canadian interest groups develop federative structures in order to conduct advocacy work within Quebec. It first identifies institutional reasons for the development of federalist structures for Canadian groups, and it then explores asymmetries between the treatment of Quebec chapters of these groups and of chapters elsewhere in Canada. Drawing on interviews with the political directors of groups active at the national level in Canada, this article shows that the degree to which groups grant power to their provincial or Quebec subunits varies according to the benefits sought by groups. © 2011 ACSUS.
Publication Title
American Review of Canadian Studies
Publication Date
3-2011
Volume
41
Issue
1
First Page
2
Last Page
19
ISSN
0272-2011
DOI
10.1080/02722011.2010.544851
Keywords
elections, federalism, interest groups, lobbying, Quebec
Repository Citation
Boatright, Robert G., "The place of Quebec in Canadian interest group federalism" (2011). Political Science. 58.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_political_science/58
