Federalism, Plurinationality and Democratic Constitutionalism: Theory and Cases (Routledge Studies in Nationalism and Ethnicity)

"This book provides a theoretical and comparative analysis of federalism and federations in plurinational democracies, examining how states with distinct peoples and communities coexist (or not).Through a theoretical approach to democracy and federalism, and interdisciplinary analysis of plurinationality in state organization, including case studies of the UK, Russia, Canada, Belgium, India, Spain, Switzerland and Bolivia, this text assesses the possibilities and limits of federalism as a way to recognize and accommodate multinationalism in plurinational democracies. It evaluates a range of strategies used by states to support national, ethnic, linguistic or religious collectives in present-day liberal democracies. Leading scholars in the field evaluate the institutional and practical repercussions regarding the issue of recognition and accommodation of national minorities in a globalised world, through different theoretical perspectives to build up a detailed picture of problems and solutions to multinationalism. Looking both within and beyond the state, this is an invaluable examination of dilemmas and institutional challenges faced by many modern democracies.Federalism, Plurinationality and Democratic Constitutionalism will be of interest to students, researchers and scholars of democracy, nationalism, federalism and constitutionalism."-- Site de l'éditeur 1. Democracy And Federalism In Plurinational Societies / Ferran Requejo -- Pt. I Theory -- 2.territorial Pluralism: Its Forms, Flaws, And Virtues / Brendan O'leary -- 3.the Unfreedom Of The Moderns: In The Post-9/11 Age Of Constitutionalism And Imperialism / James Tully -- 4.the Moral Foundations Of Asymmetrical Federalism: Normative Considerations / Guy Laforest -- 5.the Lack Of National Pluralism In Federal Theory And Federations: Plurinational Federalism In A Comparative And Value Pluralist Approach / Ferran Requejo -- Pt. Ii Cases -- 6. Belgian Federalism: Means To An End? / Wilfried Swenden -- 7. Canada: A Territorial Or A Multinational Federation? / Philip Resnick -- 8.the United Kingdom As A Plurinational State / Stephen Tierney -- 9. India: Unity In Diversity Through An Evolving Federalism / George Mathew -- 10.the Search For Federalism In The Russian Federation / Anastassia V. Obydenkova 11.the Bolivian Invention: Plurinationality And Indigenous People Within An Unusual Composite State Structure / Franz Barrios -- 12. Multi-lingual But Mono-national: Exploring And Explaining Switzerland's Exceptionalism / Paolo Dardanelli -- 13.the Spanish State Of Autonomous Communities: Nationalist Resistance And Federal Horizons / Miquel Caminal. Edited By Ferran Requejo And Miquel Caminal Badia. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.