page_title: Political unitarism
hierarchical_section_title: Political unitarism
caption_attribution_description: Reproduction of the origional "Articles of Union with Scotland 1707" Source: [1]
context_page_description: Political unitarism designates various theories, concepts or policies that advocate or enforce a fully unified and centralized system of government, with ultimate goal in creating a unitary state. In practice, unitarism is often manifested as a political doctrine or movement within complex political entities, advocating for the highest degree of political integration and unification, beyond mere administrative centralization.
  One of the main goals of political unitarists is to abolish or substantially suppress all forms of regional self-government and autonomy, by transferring powers of confederated states, federal units, autonomous regions or cantons directly to the central government.
  Unitarization and regionalization are often confused with centralization and decentralization, respectively.
context_section_description: Political unitarism designates various theories, concepts or policies that advocate or enforce a fully unified and centralized system of government, with ultimate goal in creating a unitary state. In practice, unitarism is often manifested as a political doctrine or movement within complex political entities (confederations, federations, and other political unions), advocating for the highest degree of political integration and unification, beyond mere administrative centralization. 
  One of the main goals of political unitarists (proponents of unitarism) is to abolish or substantially suppress all forms of regional self-government and autonomy, by transferring powers of confederated states, federal units, autonomous regions or cantons directly to the central government. 
  Unitarization and regionalization are often confused with centralization and decentralization, respectively.
caption: Original of the Acts of Union (1707) that created Kingdom of Great Britain as a unitary state
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