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Research on federalism has arrived at paradoxical conclusions. In some instances, federalism seems to calm secessionism; in others, it fans the flames. Attempts have been made to identify the conditions under which federalism does one or the other. Not surprisingly, then, this research focuses on cases in which federalism works or federalism fails. This focus has developed an overly simplistic view of the impact of federalism in select environments. Federalism is indeed a paradox, but the paradox goes much deeper than has been noted: even in the same county, federalism fans the flames of secessionism for some groups and reduces such calls in others. Canada is often explored as a case of federalism failing to stem the tide of secessionism. In Quebec, for example, secessionists have adeptly used federal institutions to bring Quebec to the brink of independence. This fails to note two obvious points: first, federalists continue to win the day in Quebec; second, independence movements have developed in other parts of Canada. This paper explores the impact of federalism on territorial politics in Canada and its implications for studies of the paradox of federalism. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I am currently working on a project where I look at how the S.C.C. understands Canadian federalism and how this understanding is used as a variable in arriving at its decision. This paper focuses on the Quebec Veto Reference. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper compares secessionist mobilization strategies in federal and unitary environments. The cases are Scotland, Quebec, and South Carolina. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study shows that Quebecers have lower levels of voluntary association membership than other Canadians, using 2000 national survey data. This is mainly true of French-speaking Quebecers, not all Quebecers. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Wildawsky, in his budgetary process theory, distinguishes between two categories of actors: guardians of the treasury and advocates of program spending. This study verifies this theory by analyzing ministerial speeches from Ontario and Quebec. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]