United Kingdom and the federal idea

"This edited collection ... originates in a workshop organised at Durham in late 2015, which was kindly supported by the European Research Council."-- Preface, pages v and vi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-289) and index.

Introduction : "British federalism"? / Robert Schütze -- The failure of British and Irish federalism, circa 1800-1950 / Alvin Jackson -- Parliamentary sovereignty, federalism and the commonwealth / Peter C Oliver -- Shared rule : what the UK could learn from federalism / Adam Tomkins -- Drifting towards federalism? Appraising the constitution in light of the Scotland Act 2016 and Wales Act 2017 / Stephen Tierney -- Devolution and secession in comparative perspective : the case of Spain and Italy / Barbara Guastaferro and Lucía Payero -- The UK's reluctant relationship with the EU : integration, equivocation or disintegration? / Jo Eric Khushal Murkens -- Britain and the European Union : federalism and differentiation / Sionaidh Douglas-Scott -- Federal dynamics of the UK/Strasbourg relationship / Roger Masterman -- The UK's status in the WTO post-Brexit / Lorand Bartels -- A willing international federalist? : the UK's pivotal role within the United Nations / Nigel D White -- Conclusion : we have always been federal / David Armitage.