Multinational Federalism: Problems and Prospects

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction: Multinational Federalism: Questions and Queries....Pages 1-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Multinational Federalism in Multinational Federation....Pages 23-44
Three Theories of Liberalism for the Three Theories of Federalism: A Hegelian Turn....Pages 45-68
What Theorists of Nationalism Have to Learn from Multinational States....Pages 69-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
The European Union, a Plurinational Federation in Sensu Cosmopolitico....Pages 83-106
Reforging the Nation: Britain, Scotland and the Crisis of Unionism....Pages 107-128
The United Kingdom’s Experiment in Asymmetric Autonomy and the Lessons Learned....Pages 129-148
From Devolution to Secession: The Case of Catalonia....Pages 149-171
Is There a Belgian Public Sphere? What the Case of a Federal Multilingual Country Can Contribute to the Debate on Transnational Public Spheres, and Vice Versa....Pages 172-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
The Constitutional Foundations of Multination Federalism: Canada and Belgium....Pages 205-230
The Consequences of Drafting Constitutions for Constituent States in Federal Countries....Pages 231-244
Should Indian Federalism Be Called Multinational?....Pages 245-275
Conclusion....Pages 276-282
Back Matter....Pages 283-288