Multinational Federalism : Problems and Prospects (Hardcover)

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