Federalism and the Catholic Principle of Subsidiarity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6375875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Golemboski (0000-0002-4062-3531) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 526-551 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/publius/pjv005 |
| OpenAlex | W2034084664 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 25 |
With the adoption of subsidiarity as a key norm in governance structures of the European Union, the principle has gained a degree of public currency. In this article, I consider subsidiarity as it has been invoked in support of decentralization and federalist political arrangements generally. I note that prevailing conceptions of subsidiarity have tended to neglect or only superficially appreciate its foundations in Catholic social doctrine. This, I contend, is no mere genealogical oversight: the separation of subsidiarity from its theological grounding obscures important features of the normative principle. These features—principally assumptions regarding social ontology and the normative function of civil associations—ultimately render the Catholic principle of subsidiarity incompatible with some of the prescriptive conclusions it is regularly alleged to support
Decentralization · Doctrine · Economics · European union · Federalism · Federalist · Law and economics · Normative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subsidiarity · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Reformed Theology and Governance · Religious Freedom and Discrimination · Law · Public Administration
Natural Law and the Nature of Law
Subsidiarity, Federalism, and Beyond
Federalism, Subsidiarity, and Voting Rights
Térbeli egyenlőtlenségek és szubszidiaritás központosított föderalista rendszerben
The challenges and opportunities of localizing the sustainable development goals in Canadian cities – a subsidiarity check
The moral justification and practice of intergovernmental equalisation grants to local government – A subsidiarity perspective
Revisiting subsidiarity
What Explains German Länder Governments’ Stances Towards Federalism
Subsidiarity and the Moral Justification of Intergovernmental Equalization Grants to Decentralized Governments
Subsidiarity
The principle of subsidiarity
The principle of subsidiarity and Covid-19
The Structure of Pluralism
Federalism vs. Decentralization
Subsidiarity as a Principle of Governance in the European Union
Survey Article
The Catholic Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Tocqueville Problem
Subsidiarity as a Structural Principle of International Human Rights Law
Fearing Federalism's Failure
The Politics of Subsidiarity in the European Union
Federalism, Liberalism, and the Separation of Loyalties
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |