Federalist Thinking

Professor Lucio Levi has for over 40 years been a leading scholar on developing the European Union into a full federation. He is a leader in the Center for the Study of Federalism at the University of Turin and writes the lead essay in every issue of its journal, The Federalist Debate. In...Federalist Thinking, he goes beyond Alexander Hamilton and Immanuel Kant to critically survey the full range of federalist thinking in order to contribute to the constitutional debate on Europe and even reform of the United Nations. -- Joseph P. Baratta, Worcester State College in Boston, MA
Several years ago, one of the West's best foreign ministers, Canada's Lloyd Axworthy, called for new "Federalist Papers" for the 21st century. Professor Lucio Levi's Federalist Thinking is an answer to this call...a primer for the much needed "federalist papers" for the 21st century. -- William R. Pace, convenor of the NGOs Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC); executive director of World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy, New York
This is a concise and comprehensive account of the development of federalism from the founding of the U.S. Constitution and Kant's philosophy to its relevance in Europe and the world today: Professor Levi offers a unique insight into this increasingly vital subject. -- John Pinder, chairman of the Federal Trust, London; Honorary President of the European Union of Federalists; Honorary Professor at the Colleg
A thorough presentation of the federalism of the past as well as of its future potential. Professor Lucio Levi shows that federalism thought has not just helped to reach self-government within many democratic states, but can also be the solution to many of the world's political problems. -- Daniele Archibugi, University of London