FEDERALISM: SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNANCE

AUTHOR – AKANSHA, STUDENT AT IILM GREATER NOIDA

BEST CITATION – AKANSHA, FEDERALISM: SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNANCE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (3) OF 2024, PG. 465-474, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

Abstract

Sociocultural contexts. Federalism represents a political system of government in which authority is divided between the central power and regional ones such as states or provinces. The subdivision of authority allows for an equilibrium between oneness and multiplicity where dissimilar areas may enjoy various degrees of powers within the limits of a primary framework. In addition to promoting regional governments autonomy over their own affairs tailored to their realities, federalism does democratize good governance through popular participation and enhanced accountability. But this arrangement has its setbacks, including possible conflicts arising from both federal and state laws coming into play at the same time; discrepancies among zones as far as wealth distribution is concerned; as well as representation issues (such as under-representation). For effectiveness in determining thus hence forward communitarity historical/cultural/socio-political variables should be taken into account which have proven successful in changing societies.

Keywords:  Federalism, Decentralization, Autonomy, Governance, State, rights, Central authority, Regional, government, Constitutional, framework, Political structure Intergovernmental, relations, Local governance, Democracy, Representation, Power, distribution, Legal conflict, Policy diversity, Socio-economic disparities, Unity vs. diversity, Historical, context, Comparative federalism, Constitutional Framework, Socio-economic Disparities.