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<journal-id>2795-4757</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Political Observer]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Political Observer]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2795-4757</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[OBSERVATÓRIO POLÍTICO ]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.59071/2795-4765.rpcp2025.24/pp.27-40</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Soberania, Autonomia e Federalismos: uma Abordagem à Interdependência Concertada]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Sovereignty, Autonomy and Federalisms: an Approach to Concerted Interdependence]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Jesus]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade dos Açores  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="A1a">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Évora  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<numero>24</numero>
<fpage>27</fpage>
<lpage>40</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2795-47572025000200027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2795-47572025000200027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2795-47572025000200027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Em tempos de mudança, urge refletir sobre a relação interdependente entre a autonomia regional, a soberania nacional e o sistema supranacional. O presente estudo tem como objetivo explorar os argumentos de união coordenada de valores e propósitos, aos diversos níveis. Utiliza a análise qualitativa e a reflexão crítica da governação autonómica, nacional e supranacional ao serviço das populações nos seus espaços. Abordamos a complementa-ridade e a conjunção de esforços a partir das especificidades comuns. A visão cosmopolita kantiana, ainda num caminho tumultuoso rumo ao ideal global, encontra no modelo da União Europeia o respeito pelas especificidades da pessoa e os argumentos para uma vida comunitária. Concluímos que, através da relação interdependente e cumulativa, a gover-nação multinível aproxima o local do global e materializa-se em garantia de segurança, desenvolvimento político, económico e social perante os desafios do mundo multipolar.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract In times of change, it is crucial to reflect on the interdependence of regional autonomy, national sovereignty, and the supranational system. The study is based on qualitative anal-ysis and critical reflection on autonomous, national, and supranational governance serving populations in their respective spaces. We examine the complementarity and integration of efforts grounded in shared particularities and the adoption of subsidiary models. From the Kantian cosmopolitan perspective, still on a turbulent journey towards the global ideal, we observe in the European Union model respect for individual particularities and arguments supporting community life. We conclude that, through interdependent and cumulative relationships, multilevel governance brings the local closer to the global and manifests in guarantees of security and political, economic, and social development.]]></p></abstract>
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