Multinational Federalism

A collection of state of the art reflections by fourteen leading experts in the field of multinational federalism. Seymour and Gagnon have gathered contributions from philosophers, political scientists and jurists dealing with the accommodation of peoples in countries like Belgium, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, India and Spain.

A collection of state of the art reflections by fourteen leading experts in the field of multinational federalism. Seymour and Gagnon have gathered contributions from philosophers, political scientists and jurists dealing with the accommodation of peoples in countries like Belgium, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, India and Spain.

Introduction - Multinational Federalism: Questions and Queries; M.Seymour & A-G.Gagnon PART I: THEORETICAL MATTERS Multinational Federalism in Multinational Federation; M.Burgess Three Theories of Liberalism for the Three Theories of Federalism. A Hegelian Turn; F.Requejo What Theorists of Nationalism have to Learn from Multinational States; P. Resnick PART II: THE EUROPEAN EXPERIMENT The European Union, a Plurinational Federation in Sensu Cosmopolitico; H.Dumont Reforging the Nation. Britain, Scotland and the Crisis of Unionism; M.Keating The United Kingdom's Experiment in Asymmetric Autonomy, and the Lessons Learned; J.McGarry Does Devolution Foster Separatism? The Case of Catalonia; M.Guibernau Politics and Public Sphere in Belgium. What the Case of a Federal Multilingual Country can Contribute to the Debate on Transnational Public Spheres, and Vice Versa; D.Sinardet PART III: OTHER CASE STUDIES Asymmetry and Change in the Canadian Federation: The Limits of Political Accommodation in a Multination State; R.Iacovino & J.Erk The Consequences of Drafting Constitutions for Constituent States in Federal Countries; J.Dinan Should Indian Federalism Be Called Multinational?; R.Bhargava Conclusion; M.Seymour & A-G.Gagnon