Synopses & Reviews
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.
About the Author
MICHEL SEYMOUR Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montreal, Canada. His publications in English include The Plural States of Recognition (editor, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) and The Fate of the Nation-state (editor, 2004). He also co-edited Rethinking Nationalism, Supplementary Volume XXII of the Canadian Journal of Philosophy (1996).
ALAIN-G. GAGNON Professor in the Department of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies, at the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada. His most recent publications include Federal Democracies (with Michael Burgess, 2010) and The Case for Multinational Federalism (2010).
Table of Contents
Introduction - Multinational Federalism: Questions and Queries;
M.Seymourand
A-G.GagnonPART I: THEORETICAL MATTERS
Multinational Federalism in Multinational Federation; M.BurgessThree Theories of Liberalism for the Three Theories of Federalism. A Hegelian Turn; F.RequejoWhat 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.DumontReforging the Nation. Britain, Scotland and the Crisis of Unionism; M.KeatingThe United Kingdom's Experiment in Asymmetric Autonomy, and the Lessons Learned; J.McGarryDoes Devolution Foster Separatism? The Case of Catalonia; M.GuibernauPolitics 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.SinardetPART III: OTHER CASE STUDIES
Asymmetry and Change in the Canadian Federation: The Limits of Political Accommodation in a Multination State; R.Iacovino and J.ErkThe Consequences of Drafting Constitutions for Constituent States in Federal Countries; J.DinanShould Indian Federalism Be Called Multinational?; R.BhargavaConclusion; M.Seymourand A-G.Gagnon