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Comparative Federalism

A Pluralist Exploration

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  • Jun 2024

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Editors:
  1. Félix Mathieu

    1. Department of Political Science, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada

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  2. Dave Guénette

    1. Faculté de droit, Université de Sherbrooke, Montreal, Canada

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  3. Alain-G. Gagnon

    1. Departement de Science Politique, Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Canada

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  • Feeds into the growing interest for federal studies in academic and government circles
  • Broadens the analytical perspective to include non-traditional federal states
  • Pays attention to sub-state institutional practices that are rooted in a certain federal spirit

Part of the book series: Federalism and Internal Conflicts (FEINCO)

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Keywords

  • Federalism
  • Federal States
  • Political Institutions
  • Federalist Political Systems
  • Ethno-Nationalist Conflicts

About this book

This edited volume provides a solid yet accessible set of contributions for students, specialists and practitioners of federalism. It also reflects a commitment to normalising the connection between federal studies and scholarship on pluralism and diversity management. To shed light on a specific theme through a rigorous and comprehensive approach, most chapters compare at least two federal systems in connection with a given institutional matter or area of public policy.

 

 

 

Reviews

"Pluralism is the raison d’être of federalism. Federal systems are, by definition, plural: plurality of actors, plurality of powers and institutions, plurality of policies. Moreover, sharing common features, federal-type arrangements are anchored in distinct realities that invite a plurality of nuanced and contextualized analysis. This collection takes us on a journey through philosophical, theoretical, institutional and policy approaches to the multifaceted federal phenomenon, with pluralism as a method and general theme. With an impressive team of emerging and established scholars – whose work are anchored in politics, law, economics, history, philology – as guides, the volume meanders between federal structures and fundamental rights, immigration, climate change, referenda, constitutional justice, asymmetry, fiscal redistribution, political parties, local government, secession, gender equality, linguistic protection, power-sharing arrangements that both include and exclude certain groups. The result is a rich kaleidoscope of insights about the potential and pitfalls of federalism as a normative and institutional response to the challenge and promise of pluralism." (Johanne Poirier, Peter Mackell Chair in Federalism, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada) 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada

    Félix Mathieu

  • Faculté de droit, Université de Sherbrooke, Montreal, Canada

    Dave Guénette

  • Departement de Science Politique, Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Canada

    Alain-G. Gagnon

About the editors

Félix Mathieu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Winnipeg, Canada.

Dave Guénette is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada.

Alain-G. Gagnon is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.

 

 

 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Comparative Federalism

  • Book Subtitle: A Pluralist Exploration

  • Editors: Félix Mathieu, Dave Guénette, Alain-G. Gagnon

  • Series Title: Federalism and Internal Conflicts

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51092-2Due: 14 July 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51095-3Due: 14 July 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-51093-9Due: 14 July 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2946-5370

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-5389

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 427

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

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