On Federalism and Political Obligation

Author: ORCID icon orcid.org/0000-0001-7503-2849
Koreman, Sam, Government - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisor:
Klosko, George, AS-Politics (POLI), University of Virginia
Abstract:

Theorists of normative political obligation have largely ignored the question of how federalism—a mixed form of government which divides and delegates political authority between multiple state actors within a single political system—affects how citizens are obligated. Instead, major theories of political obligation assume that citizens have a uniform relationship to a single state. This paper argues that to ignore the distribution of authority within a state is a mistake: federalism entails that our political obligations are divided, overlapping, and distinct; we have different obligations to the federal government than we do to our state and local governments.

Degree:
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords:
federalism, political obligation, institutions , local government
Language:
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
2022/12/01