Join, or Die – Philosophical Foundations of Federalism - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3110609673 ISBN 13: 9783110609677

Publisher: De Gruyter, 2018

Synopsis

Research on federalism is rarely concerned with its philosophical foundations. However, arguments on why and how best to organise a plurality of states in a multilevel political order have first been discussed by philosophers and continue to inspire contemporary reasoning on international and supranational relations not only in political philosophy. This book offers a unique overview of the philosophical foundations of federalism from both a historical and a systematic perspective. The analyses proposed by renowned scholars from the US and from several European countries cover classic writers such as Hobbes and the authors of the Federalist Papers, Kant and Rawls, and range from anthropological justifications of federal orders to contemporary problems of EU constitutionalism, the principle of subsidiarity and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The book is of relevance to anyone interested in philosophical justifications of federalism.

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About the Author:

Dietmar Heidemann, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Katja Stoppenbrink, University of Münster, Germany.

About this edition

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 3110609673
• ISBN 13: 9783110609677
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Heidemann Dietmar, Stoppenbrink Katja