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Migration and ethnic nationalism: A nglophone exit and the ‘decolonisation’ of Q uébec
Author(s) -
Pettinicchio David
Publication year - 2012
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.1469-8129.2011.00513.x
Subject(s) - nationalism , ethnic group , dominance (genetics) , census , decolonization , position (finance) , demographic economics , political science , political economy , sociology , politics , economics , demography , population , law , finance , gene , biochemistry , chemistry
This article explains the effects of ethnic nationalism on A nglophone and F rancophone migration. The rise of Q uébec ethnic nationalism in the 1960s dismantled the cultural division of labour, which created new opportunities for F rancophones but threatened A nglophones' traditional dominance over the Q uébec economy. This had negative consequences for A nglophones but positive outcomes for F rancophones, which in turn accounts for differences in migration patterns. Drawing from the internal colony model as well as migration and exit‐voice theories, and using ecological census data, micro‐census data and election panel data, I find that the key variables that increase the likelihood of A nglophone out‐migration either do not explain F rancophone out‐migration or have opposite effects. This is because ethnonationalist policies decreased the economic return particularly for well‐educated, higher‐earning, professional A nglophones in Q uébec, while increasing the economic position of F rancophones and in particular well‐educated professionals.