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Beyond Institutional Design: The Political Culture of Federalism (A Normative Approach)

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The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain

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The implications of federalism reach beyond a particular institutional design, or interactive set of actors and institutions that articulate decentralization in decision-making and accommodation of ethnic or national diversity, to include interpretation or a federal vision of politics. This somewhat neglected interpretative dimension of federalism, the complex “way of life” (Ostrom 1991) that it advocates and its specific manner of providing political meaning requires fresh attention.

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Máiz, R. (2013). Beyond Institutional Design: The Political Culture of Federalism (A Normative Approach). In: López Basaguren, A., Escajedo San Epifanio, L. (eds) The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27720-7_6

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