From Subjects to Citizens

Australia and Canada are both lively, multicultural societies with British constitutional traditions. Historically, they have faced similar challenges in defining and sustaining citizenship that reach back into a common past. They also have similar approaches to address contemporary issues and anticipate the challenges of a 21st century future. New perspectives on the culture and politics of citizenship emerge in this timely text that is essential reading for those interested in the steadily expanding ties between Australia and Canada.

Pierre Boyer is Institutional Affairs AttachT at The Office of the Government of QuTbec in London. Linda Cardinal is Craig Dobbin Chair of Canadian Studies at University College Dublin and professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ottawa. David Headon is a Cultural Advisor to the National Capital Authority and Director of the Centre for Australian Cultural Studies in Canberra.