Comparative Federalism

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‘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 as guides, the volume offers 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, McGill University, and Holder of the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism, Canada.

‘A pluralist exploration is what is needed to grasp the many facets of federalism, a concept that lives of and nurtures diversity. Pluralism is the essence of federalism, its raison d’être, its beginning and ending. The book offers a contemporary account of such richness, bringing together key topics and outstanding contributors.’

— Francesco Palermo, University of Verona, and Director of the Institute for Comparative Federalism, Eurac Research, Italy.

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

Félix Mathieu is Associate 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.

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.

Acknowledgements

The editors of the volume would like to extend their warmest thanks to the Programme d'appui à la recherche of the Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes, the Groupe de recherche sur les sociétés plurinationales, the Centre d'analyse politique – Constitution et fédéralisme, and the Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies. This project would not have been possible without their most generous support. The editors would also like to thank the entire editorial team at Palgrave Macmillan. In particular, they are grateful to Soeren Keil and Eva Maria Belser, who enthusiastically welcomed the present project into their Federalism and Internal Conflicts series, and to Ambra Finotello, Hemapriya Eswanth and Zeenathul Raeesa Ismail for their editorial support. They would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers who helped to improve the overall quality of this collective work.
- Félix, Dave, and Alain

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"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) 

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