Shaping Nations: Constitutionalism and Society in Australia and Canada

by Linda Cardinal (Editor), David Headon (Editor)

As questions concerning nationhood and national identity continue to preoccupy both Canada and Australia, Shaping Nations brings together the work of Australian and Canadian scholars around five core constitutionalism, colonialism, republicanism, national identity, and governance.

320 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

About the author

Linda Cardinal, C.M., MRSC, is Professor and Associate Vice-President of Research at the Université de l’Ontario français, Toronto, Canada. She is also Emeritus Professor of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, and Research Chair in Canadian Francophonie and Public Policies. She is a former Craig Dobbin Chair of Canadian Studies at University College, Dublin.

Her research interests include language regimes and policies, Canadian language politics, citizenship debates, and minorities.