Defensive Federalism: Protecting Territorial Minorities from the "Tyranny of the Majority"

by Alain-G. Gagnon

Defensive Federalism presents an original contribution to the field of federalism and multinational democracies, exploring the concept of defensive federalism as a protection of self- government against the "tyranny of the majority".

The empirical evidence on federal and regional polities often shows critical imbalances in the territorial division of powers beyond what has been formally established in the constitutional rules. This volume...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032281960
• ISBN13: 9781032281964
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"