Здійснено теоретичний та методологічний аналіз підходів до визначення поняття та сутності федералізму. Досліджено зміст і систему принципів федералізму за допомогою моделювання, типізації, класифікації та історико-правового осмислення теоретичних та методологічних підходів. Доведено, що головними принципами загальнотеоретичного підходу до розробки ідеї федералізму в світовій політико-правовій думці ХХ–ХХІ ст. є такі основні компоненти, як форма правління, державний устрій, федерація, конфедерація, централізм, унітаризм, децентралізація та автономія.
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