Alain-G. Gagnon holds the Canada Research Chair in Qu?bec and Canadian Studies at the Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al. His most recent books include, as author, The Case for Multinational Federalism and Minority Nations in the Age of Uncertainty; as co-author, Federalism, Citizenship, and Quebec; and, as co-editor, Federal Democracies as well as Political Autonomy and Divided Societies and Multinational Federalism.