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Is nationalism left or right? Critical junctures in Québécois nationalism *
Author(s) -
ERK JAN
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nations and nationalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1469-8129
pISSN - 1354-5078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2010.00410.x
Subject(s) - nationalism , ideology , argument (complex analysis) , politics , context (archaeology) , political economy , state (computer science) , political science , position (finance) , sociology , left and right , law , economics , history , biochemistry , archaeology , finance , algorithm , computer science , structural engineering , engineering , chemistry
. Sub‐state nationalist parties of the industrialised West occupy different positions along the left–right political spectrum. Despite the similarities of their political agendas, these parties adopt different ideological identities. This paper seeks to explain the choice of party position and the long‐term consistency of these positions by employing a path‐dependent perspective. The focus is first, on the critical junctures during which such choices are made; and second, on the mechanisms of continuity ensuring the persistence of the left–right identities. The argument is explored within the empirical context of Québécois nationalism.