This project pulls together classic and modern readings and essays that explore theories of federalism. Spanning the Seventeenth through Twenty-first-centuries of European, U.S. and Canadian thinkers, this attempts to be a comprehensive reader for students in political theory. The emphasis throughout is on the normative argument, the advantages or disadvantages of federal and confederal arrangements compared to unitary states, and on the relative merits of various proposals to improve particular federations or confederations. These also draw on the full range of political science subfields: from political sociology, political economy and constitutional studies to comparative politics and international relations. There are also readings, both contemporary and historical, that attempt to clarify conceptual issues.
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Karmis, D., & Norman, W. (2005). The Revival of Federalism in Normative Political Theory. In Theories of Federalism: A Reader (pp. 3–21). Palgrave Macmillan US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-05549-1_1
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