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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Karlo BastaPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press ISBN: 9780228008064ISBN 10: 0228008069 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 15 November 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is a book of many virtues and it should be celebrated. Publius: The Journal of Federalism The Symbolic State is a theoretically and empirically ambitious book that challenges scholars of decentralization and secessionism to consider the distinctive dynamics that occur within multinational states. In particular it challenges broad-brush theories of federalism and 'indirect rule' that assume a universal relationship between territorial concessions and self-determination demands. The phenomenon is far more complex and contingent than much of the existing research acknowledges. Jason Sorens, Saint Anselm College and author of Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy The Symbolic State is a theoretically and empirically ambitious book that challenges scholars of decentralization and secessionism to consider the distinctive dynamics that occur within multinational states. In particular it challenges broad-brush theories of federalism and 'indirect rule' that assume a universal relationship between territorial concessions and self-determination demands. The phenomenon is far more complex and contingent than much of the existing research acknowledges. Jason Sorens, Saint Anselm College and author of Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy Author InformationKarlo Basta is lecturer of politics and co-director of the Centre on Constitutional Change at the University of Edinburgh. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |