Federalism is a governance system of self-rule and shared rule.
In other words, governance powers owers are divided and shared between a general government having certain nationwide, continent-wide, or worldwide responsibilities and regional governments with regional powers. This division of powers is combined with the authority to carry out those responsibilities on behalf of the people of the federal body.
The word โfederalโ comes from the Latin foedus which means covenant or treaty.
The Federal idea or covenant (agreement) signifies a binding governance partnership among co-equals in which the parties retain their individual identity and integrity while creating a new entity in the body politic that has its own identity and integrity.
Watch this Forum of Federations animated video called, โWhat is Federalism?โ to get a basic understanding of Federalism.
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We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dr. Klaus Detterbeck, a leading scholar in political parties and federalism, and a dedicated collaborator with Forum of Federations.
His work has been influential to our federalism publications and research. Our condolences go out to his loved ones.
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