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Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgements --Introduction: Joseph Peters, in the court of public opinion --1. Nationalisms --2. Colonialism --3. Individual freedom --4. Self-government --5. Gender equality --6. Pluralisms --7. Limit-experience --Conclusion: Expect aurora borealis --Bibliography --Index

This article concerns itself with what happens to the universal/particular character of citizenship in the context of North American regionalization. It takes as a starting point several incidents where Canadian citizens have called on their government to help them through crisis situations abroad, and then taken it to task for not helping enough. The cases analysed involve Canadian tourists in Mexico who died violently and whose families have used the media to pressure the Canadian government to obtain justice from Mexico. Mass calls for help following natural disasters and war, and the case of Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen "rendered" by the United States to Syria where he was tortured, are also considered to conceptualize "citizens in trouble abroad" claims. The article finds that such claims reinforce a Canadian sense of citizenship where political identity remains rooted firmly with(in) the nation-state, despite the country's engagement in a deep regionalization project. Adapted from the source document.

Cet article offre une analyse des pratiques étatiques du gouvernement Klein en Alberta en vue de contribuer à la compréhension de la place de l'État dans le contexte actuel de mondialisation de l'économie. Le gouvernement Klein est d'abord situé au sein du projet politico‐culturel de la nouvelle droite, puis le concept de «régulation morale» est introduit comme principe d'interprétation de la pratique gouverne‐mentale. La restructuration des secteurs de la santé, de l'éducation et des services sociaux est ensuite analysée, de même que l'intérêt que porte le gouvernement Klein aux enjeux de «la loi et l'ordre» ainsi que ceux des droits de la personne. L'article prétend que, en Alberta comme ailleurs> alors même que sa pratique est profondément restructurée, l'État demeure le partenaire irremplaçable du capital.The state practices of Alberta's Klein government are analysed with respect to the issue of whether the state becomes powerless in the current wave of capitalist globalization. The Klein government is first situated within the political/cultural project of the new right, and the concept of "moral regulation" is introduced to make sense of the government's overall practice. The restructuration of education, health care and social services in the province is then analysed, along with the government's interest in law and order, and human rights issues. It is claimed that, in Alberta as elsewhere, while the state is undergoing a deep restructuring, it retains its importance as capital's irreplaceable partner.