“We are all the Republic!” “The Republic shall be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society!” But is the galaxy, far far away ever a single society? Are they really “all the Republic?” Or do divisions and competing interests override a sense of unity? Was the Empire simply building on what was already there, or was it (ultimately) a futile exercise in unitary state-building? Can theories of pluralism and federalism help us see deeper complexities between these two options? We get political on this Eye on Canon deep-dive, so strap in!
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