Paradiplomacy in North America

Canadian Provinces’ Relations with Their U.S. and Mexican Counterparts

Bibliographic Data

ID16859611
AuthorsRoberto Zepeda Martínez (0000-0001-5811-8296, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume12
Issue02
Publication date2017-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNorteamérica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1870-3550 • E-ISSN: 2448-7228
PublisherNational Autonomous University of Mexico (PUBLISHER • MX)
DOI10.20999//nam.2017.b004
OpenAlexW2768572431
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited5

Subnational governments have become increasingly relevant actors in North America. This article examines international relations between subnational governments and dynamics of governance in the region; specifically, the relations of Canadian provinces with their counterparts in the United States and Mexico. It suggests that factors such as economic globalization, federalism, and decentralization have triggered increased paradiplomatic activities by subnational units. It also shows that international relations between Canadian provinces and subnational units in the United States are more significant than those with Mexico and involve mainly issues of sustainable economic development, the environment, natural resources, security, culture, education, science, and technology. These regional subnational dynamics have been crucial to finding solutions to common global and regional problems through subnational avenues and to advancing new forms of multilateral cooperation.

Corporate governance · Decentralization · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Federalism · Geography · Globalization · International relations · Political science · Politics · Canadian Identity and History · Canadian Policy and Governance · Political Systems and Governance

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