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Abstract
On 11 June 2010, ten leading scholars came together at the invitation of the Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities to discuss the autonomy and recognition of Canada’s official language minority communities. In this article, I examine the implications of this workshop for Francophone minority community institutions by emphasizing and contextualizing main ideas and expanding on key proposals. First, I map out and explain how the implementation of horizontal management has increasingly curtailed community autonomy. Next, I catalog and discuss participants’ proposals for fostering greater autonomy for Francophone minority communities. Last, I sketch the potential and limitations of horizontal management.
Keywords:
- protection of minorities,
- linguistic minorities,
- horizontal management,
- community autonomy,
- Canada
Résumé
Le 11 juin 2010, l’Institut canadien de recherche sur les minorités linguistiques conviait dix chercheurs de renom pour discuter d’autonomie et de reconnaissance des communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire au Canada. Je me propose ici de réfléchir aux enseignements à tirer de cet atelier, en particulier en ce qui a trait à la gouvernance des minorités francophones hors Québec. Plus concrètement, j’expose d’abord les incidences de la gestion horizontale sur l’autonomie des minorités francophones. Ensuite, je m’intéresse aux diverses propositions d’autonomisation mises de l’avant par les intervenants. Au final, j’esquisse les promesses et limites de la gouvernance horizontale.
Mots-clés :
- respect des minorités,
- minorités linguistiques,
- gouvernance horizontale,
- autonomie collective,
- Canada
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