Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Political Science
Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts
First Advisor
Steven D. Brown
Advisor Role
Thesis Committee Member
Second Advisor
Marc D. Kilgour
Advisor Role
Thesis Committee Member
Third Advisor
John H. Redekop
Advisor Role
Thesis Committee Member
Abstract
Quebec-U.S. interactions frm 1976 to 1980 are analysed in relation to American apprehension over the election of the Parti Quebecois and the P.Q. government’s ability to accommodate the American economic community.Analysis of this interaction is conducted in terms of the risks to corporate operations posed by P.Q. policies and the effect of P.Q. communications on corporate perceptions of this risk. A formal bargaining model—developed using the concept from game theory of “critical risk”—forms the theoretical basis for explaining changes in the American response. Each province’s economic transactions with the U.S. are described along with provincial influences on Canadian foreign policy. Quebec-U.S. interactions are viewed as a case study of the sub-national perspective in international relations.
Recommended Citation
Heintzman, D. Keith, "Quebec-US Relations Under the Parti Quebecois" (1986). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 1375.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1375
Convocation Year
1986