The Civil Sphere in Canada

Alexander, Jeffrey C. (EDT)/ Horgan, Mervyn (EDT)

University of British Columbia Press（2026/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 344 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780774871150

Full Description

When activists, advocates, victims of injustice, and ordinary citizens seek to advance (or block) social justice and cohesion, they draw on morally charged ideals. But the wellsprings of solidarity in a society as diverse as Canada are complex and mutable.

The Civil Sphere in Canada analyzes the shifting meanings we attach to key social actors, activities, and institutions to reveal the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion that animate Canadian society. Applying Jeffrey Alexander's groundbreaking civil sphere theory to Indigenous-settler relations, media scandals, multiculturalism, urban planning, and personal relations, contributors demonstrate that transformations in shared meaning must precede legislative and institutional change. Profoundly harmful behaviours such as cultural appropriation, sexual misconduct, and even genocide may pass as routine for years before the public decides they are unacceptable breaches of civil order.

This superb collection ushers Canadian voices into a burgeoning international debate about the role of the civil sphere in effecting social justice.

Contents

Introduction: Civil Sphere Theory and the Study of Canada / Jeffrey C. Alexander and Mervyn Horgan

Part 1: Modes of Incorporation

1 Recognizing Genocide in the Canadian Civil Sphere: Negotiating Survivor and Settler Identities through Interactive Theatre on Reconciliation / Lily Ivanova
2 The Indigenous Civil Sphere: The Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous Solidarity in the Nicola Valley and Beyond / Dean Ray and Mandy Na'zinek Jimmie
3 Canada's Multiculturalism and Quebec's Interculturalism: The Transcultural American Experience and the Debated Modes of Incorporation into the Civil Sphere / Jean-François Côté
4 Trauma Work and Civil Repair: The Impossible Solidarity in the Quebec Civil Sphere / Brieg Capitaine

Part 2: Mediating Levels and Spaces
5 The Civil Sphere in Everyday Life: Public Space and the Boundaries of Civil Inclusion / Mervyn Horgan
6 Sanctuary Cities and the Urban Civil Sphere: Non-Status Migrants in the News / Saara Liinamaa
7 Civil Places: Canada's Reform Era of Urban Politics and Planning as a Civil Sphere Movement / Zachary Hyde
8 Donald J. Trump and the Anglo-Canadian Civil Sphere: A Civil Sphere Theory Defence of Nationalism / Galen Watts

Part 3: Intersphere Relations
9 Programming Equity: How Arts Programmers Respond to Civil Repair in Publicly Funded Arts Organizations / Chris Worden
10 More or Less Canada: Civic Capitalism and Extractive Mining in Global Perspective / Thomas Kemple
11 Putting Policy into Practice: Intersectionality and the Civil State in Canada / Elisabeth Rondinelli
12 Friendship and the Civil Sphere: Convergences, Intrusions, and Contradictions / Peter Mallory and Laura Eramian

Part 4: Societalization and Civil Repair
13 Cultural Entrepreneurship and Societalization: The Founding of the Royal Ontario Museum / Matt Patterson
14 The Societalization of Sexual Misconduct in Canada: From the Ghomeshi Scandal to State Reforms / Daniel Kudla, Allyson Stokes, and Bruna Brito
Conclusion: On the Canadianization of Civil Sphere Theory and the Civil Retheorization of Canada / Fuyuki Kurasawa
Index