Les citoyens et le fédéralisme. Perceptions et préférences fédérales en Belgique et au Canada ; Citizens and federalism. Federal perceptions and preferences in Belgium and Canada

This doctoral dissertation aims at studying the relationships between the perceptions of federalism and the preferences for its future, through deliberative citizens panels which offer beter informed opinions and through a comparison of four fields of investigation whose dynamics converge and diverge. The rationale of this endeavour is twofold. On the one hand, studies – which are usually quantitative – on the opinions about federalism focus mainly on a few dimensions, leaving aside a deeper investigation of all the factors at stake. A qualitative approach may therefore offer a more comprehens... Mehr ...