Perspectives on Federalism: Why a new journal? (original) (raw)

2009

In launching a new journal we feel the need to explain the reasons why the Centre for Studies on Federalism takes this initiative, characterised by a range of specific features. Several interesting scientific journals in English devoted to federalism are already issued all over the world. They are generally focused on one geographic area in particular, on certain levels of government or on specific academic disciplines. Therefore we believe there is room for a new interdisciplinary journal to consider federalism - federal institutional arrangements as well as potentially federalising processes - at all levels of government. The very name Perspectives on Federalism stresses that the journal will consider federalism from different disciplinary, geographic and theoretical perspectives.

New trends& Models in Federalism

Although the word "federalism" is sandwiched in comparative politics, the paradigmatic conceptual analysis of the term boarder on different perspectives and particularly centers on its philosophical underpins in terms of appropriate terminology and classification. Attempts to study federalism constitute a part of comparative politics or political institutions since federalism is not only cross-national but a cross-cultural research. While the study of federalism has in many respects reached an advanced stage today, there nevertheless remains a troubling absence of agreement as to the precise meaning of the concept. This study examined critically, the new trends and models in the concept of federalismin different kind as a system of government in various states and nations of the world. The major objective of this work,however, hasbeen to bring to attention the general new trends in federalism and to outline the simplicity of different forms and explore new trends in federa...

FEDERALISM AND FEDERATION: A COMPARATIVE VIEW

The portion of the issue with considering federalism is that it could be a microcosm of the issue with examining political science itself. Federalism bargains at the same time with crucial ethical questions as well as with flippant matter-of-fact issues. The previous, like social differences and person and collective characters, are profoundly charged enthusiastic questions for numerous individuals whereas the last mentioned include the routine pursuit of financial benefit and security and reflect for the foremost portion calculated and impartial self-interest.

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