Title: Canada as a middle power : conceptual limits and promises
Source document: The Central European journal of Canadian studies. 2004, vol. 4, iss. [1], pp. [33]-43
Extent
[33]-43
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ISSN1213-7715 (print)2336-4556 (online)
Stable URL (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/116031
Type: Article
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Abstract(s)
This article seeks to investigate the concept of middle power and examines Canada's middle-powerness. After an analysis of the constitutive parts of the term "middle power", it focuses on three predominant models used in the study of middle powers. The third section tests Canada's status as a middle power by examining the dynamics that led to the adoption of a total ban on landmines; the main focus is on the middle-power role Canada assumed in this issue. Finally, the article offers a constructivist lens to look at middle powers, one that transcends the logic based on material capabilities and tangible resources.
Cet article cherche à explorer le concept de la puissance moyenne et il examine le statut du Canada par rapport à ce concept. Après une analyse des parties constituantes de la notion de la puissance moyenne nous nous concentrons sur les trois modèles prédominants qu'on utilise pour étudier les puissances moyennes. La troisiéme partie questionne ce statut du Canada a travers la dynamique qui a mené à une interdiction totale des mines terrestres; l'accent principal est mis sur le rôle du Canada en tant que puissance moyenne dans cette question. Finalement, l'article propose un regard constructiviste sur les puissances moyennes, qui transcend la logique reposant sur les capacités matérielles ou les ressources concrètes.
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