ABSTRACT
The first chapter of this volume has presented a powerful case for the close interrelationship between federation as a form of government and the principles of liberal democracy. The following chapters have provided a rich variety of analyses examining intellectual thought on federalism as a concept and of experience in the operation of a wide range of federations. This chapter concludes the volume with some general reflections on the interrelation between federation as a form of government and democracy, and upon the future prospects for federal democracy as a way of managing political conflict and ‘glocalization’ in the contemporary world.1
