About federalism

Telegram channel "Notes on the fields" writes :

“Federalism goes far beyond the territorial structure, but rather relates to the specifics of building relationships in the political system as a whole.

In general, federalism can be described as the principle of a political organization, which involves a certain level of independence at each tier of decision -making. That is, the hierarchy of the political system is balanced by the division of powers at each of the levels.

If we turn to the recognized classics of the theory of federalism Danel Eleiser, then the scientist also noted the fallacy of the view of federalism as a “pyramid”, in which the “regions” are “federals”. More precisely, to consider federalism as a matrix in which there are unquestioned "zones of influence" of each level of power, which forces them to come to a compromise every time in resolving disputed issues.

Actually, one can also mention the concept of the “federal society” of William Livingston and Leiphart's rental, which speaks of the equilibrium representation of the segments of such a company, each of which, for example, has the right of “veto” in case of important decisions, and also has autonomy.

Thus, federalism occurs when the political system allows its segments to act at its discretion, and centralization is replaced by a consensus form of decision -making. ”