{"product_id":"fragile-nations-fzslix-mathieu-9780228027676","title":"Fragile Nations: The Promise and Perils of Multinational Democracies","description":"\u003cp\u003eNon-sovereign nations are fragile: not because they lack identity but because their futures depend on sustained collective efforts to preserve institutions, cultures, and political autonomy while they remain unequal partners within constitutional frameworks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a brilliant sociopolitical analysis of five non-sovereign nations - Catalonia, Northern Ireland, Wallonia, South Tyrol, and Quebec - Félix Mathieu offers new empirical evidence that a state's constitutional character shapes the management of national diversity and advances novel ideas for creating authentic multinational democracies. Beginning with each state's formative rupture and unfolding through the twists of political modernity, \u003ci\u003eFragile Nations\u003c\/i\u003e shows how political, social, and economic forces interact with constitutional structures. It examines how unitary or federal states enable or constrain minority nations in building institutions and shaping their destinies. Mathieu brings empirical depth to theoretical debates and takes a compelling look at the democratic principles of pluralism and equity, which can sustain fairer, more inclusive multinational states. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFragile Nation\u003c\/i\u003e engages in questions about nationalism, federalism, minority nations, and the challenges of governance, enriching wider conversations about identity, sovereignty, and coexistence in diverse societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Félix Mathieu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0228027675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228027676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGill-Queen's University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Félix Mathieu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520189411583,"sku":"9780228027676","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4233302d-713e-423a-a7f9-8e7738de1a45.jpg?v=1778741274","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fragile-nations-fzslix-mathieu-9780228027676","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}