Defunct Federalisms

Author : Emilian Kavalski,Magdalena Zolkos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317153429

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Since the end of the Cold War the global arena has become a place for dynamic change, in particular for federal political units. The focus on defunct federalisms draws attention not only to the difference between state-making and nation building, it also points to the fact that state-making does not necessarily lead to the creation of a national identity. This comparative volume looks at the track record of several defunct federalisms to identify options that have been overlooked and decisions that precipitated the collapse. Bringing together insights from the study of state failure and federal collapse, it examines the ways in which parallel assessment is crucial for suggesting the complex structures of identity accommodation in federal entities. The volume is ideal for advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as university lecturers and researchers working on the issues related to contemporary federalism, history of federal units and the questions of national identity.

Author : Emilian Kavalski,Magdalena Zolkos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317153436

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Defunct Federalisms by Emilian Kavalski,Magdalena Zolkos Pdf

Since the end of the Cold War the global arena has become a place for dynamic change, in particular for federal political units. The focus on defunct federalisms draws attention not only to the difference between state-making and nation building, it also points to the fact that state-making does not necessarily lead to the creation of a national identity. This comparative volume looks at the track record of several defunct federalisms to identify options that have been overlooked and decisions that precipitated the collapse. Bringing together insights from the study of state failure and federal collapse, it examines the ways in which parallel assessment is crucial for suggesting the complex structures of identity accommodation in federal entities. The volume is ideal for advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as university lecturers and researchers working on the issues related to contemporary federalism, history of federal units and the questions of national identity.

Author : Magdalena Zolkos,Assoc Prof Emilian Kavalski
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781409498810

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Defunct Federalisms by Magdalena Zolkos,Assoc Prof Emilian Kavalski Pdf

Since the end of the Cold War the global arena has become a place for dynamic change, in particular for federal political units. The focus on defunct federalisms draws attention not only to the difference between state-making and nation building, it also points to the fact that state-making does not necessarily lead to the creation of a national identity. This comparative volume looks at the track record of several defunct federalisms to identify options that have been overlooked and decisions that precipitated the collapse. Bringing together insights from the study of state failure and federal collapse, it examines the ways in which parallel assessment is crucial for suggesting the complex structures of identity accommodation in federal entities. The volume is ideal for advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as university lecturers and researchers working on the issues related to contemporary federalism, history of federal units and the questions of national identity.

Author : Michael Lee
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548239046

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Defunct Federalisms by Michael Lee Pdf

'A very timely exploration of why multinational federations collapse. The diverse case studies provide detailed empirical insight and highly informative analyses. Defunct Federalisms makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of this increasingly important issue and offers perceptive prescriptions which will aid scholars and practitioners alike.' Aidan Hehir, University of Westminster, UK 'A comprehensive account of federal failure, based on sound theory and close examination of eleven case studies. The book ventures on considering federal failure as the norm rather than the exception, thus finding a way to give its due to an important aspect of federalism insufficiently studied in the literature. A must for scholars seriously interested in comparative federalism.

Author : Mark J. Rozell,Clyde Wilcox
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190900069

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Federalism: A Very Short Introduction by Mark J. Rozell,Clyde Wilcox Pdf

Early Americans were suspicious of centralized authority and executive power. Casting away the yoke of England and its king, the founding fathers shared in this distrust as they set out to pen the Constitution. Weighing a need for consolidated leadership with a demand for states' rights, they established a large federal republic with limited dominion over the states, leaving most of the governing responsibility with the former colonies. With this dual system of federalism, the national government held the powers of war, taxation, and commerce, and the ability to pass the laws necessary to uphold these functions. Although the federal role has grown substantially since then, states and local governments continue to perform most of the duties in civil and criminal law, business and professional licensing, the management of infrastructure and public services: roads, schools, libraries, sanitation, land use and development, and etc. Despite the critical roles of state and local governments, there is little awareness-or understanding-of the nature and operations of the federal system. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of federalism, from its origins and evolution to the key events and constitutional decisions that have defined its framework. Although the primary focus is on the United States, other federal systems, including Brazil, Canada, India, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the EU, are addressed.

Author : William Histaspas Stewart
Publisher : Lanham, MD : University Press of America
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015029906941

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Concepts of Federalism by William Histaspas Stewart Pdf

Author : Gabrielle Appleby,Nicholas Aroney,Thomas John
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107006379

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The Future of Australian Federalism by Gabrielle Appleby,Nicholas Aroney,Thomas John Pdf

This volume explains and evaluates Australia's federal system and the options for reform from various comparative and disciplinary perspectives.

Author : John Kincaid
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788112970

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A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies by John Kincaid Pdf

In this forward-thinking book, fifteen leading scholars set forth cutting-edge agendas for research on significant facets of federalism, including basic theory, comparative studies, national and subnational constitutionalism, courts, self-rule and shared rule, centralization and decentralization, nationalism and diversity, conflict resolution, gender equity, and federalism challenges in Africa, Asia, and the European Union. More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives under federal arrangements, making federalism not only a major research subject but also a vital political issue worldwide.

Author : Alain-G. Gagnon,Arjun Tremblay
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030384197

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Federalism and National Diversity in the 21st Century by Alain-G. Gagnon,Arjun Tremblay Pdf

This edited volume explores the obstacles to and opportunities for the development and entrenchment of a sustainable and representative multinational federalism. In doing so, it tackles a striking puzzle: on the one hand, scholars agree that deeply diverse multinational and multiethnic democracies should adopt federal structures that reflect and empower territorially concentrated diversity. On the other hand, there are very few, if any, real examples of enshrined and fully operative substantive multinational federalism. What are the main roadblocks to the adoption of multinational federalism? Can they be overcome? Is there a roadmap to realizing multinational federalism in the twenty-first century? In addressing these questions, this book brings together scholars from across the globe who explore a diverse range of cases from different and innovative analytical approaches. The chapters contribute to answering the above questions, each in their own way, while also addressing other important aspects of multinational federalism. The book concludes that the way forward likely depends on the emergence of a specific set of norms and a receptiveness to the complex institutional design.

Author : Ellis Katz,George Alan Tarr
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 9780847680900

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Federalism and Rights by Ellis Katz,George Alan Tarr Pdf

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Author : Karen Knop,Sylvia Ostry,Richard Simeon,Katherine Swinton
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774842686

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Rethinking Federalism by Karen Knop,Sylvia Ostry,Richard Simeon,Katherine Swinton Pdf

Federalism is at once a set of institutions -- the division of public authority between two or more constitutionally defined orders of government -- and a set of ideas which underpin such institutions. As an idea, federalism points us to issues such as shared and divided sovereignty, multiple loyalties and identities, and governance through multi-level institutions. Seen in this more complex way, federalism is deeply relevant to a wide range of issues facing contemporary societies. Global forces -- economic and social -- are forcing a rethinking of the role of the central state, with power and authority diffusing both downwards to local and state institutions and upwards to supranational bodies. Economic restructuring is altering relationships within countries, as well as the relationships of countries with each other. At a societal level, the recent growth of ethnic and regional nationalisms -- most dramatically in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also in many other countries in western Europe and North America -- is forcing a rethinking of the relationship between state and nation, and of the meaning and content of 'citizenship.' Rethinking Federalism explores the power and relevance of federalism in the contemporary world, and provides a wide-ranging assessment of its strengths, weaknesses, and potential in a variety of contexts. Interdisciplinary in its approach, it brings together leading scholars from law, economics, sociology, and political science, many of whom draw on their own extensive involvement in the public policy process. Among the contributors, each writing with the authority of experience, are Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa and Jacques Pelkmans on the European Union, Paul Chartrand on Aboriginal rights, Samuel Beer on North American federalism, Alan Cairns on identity, and Vsevolod Vasiliev on citizenship after the breakup of the Soviet Union. The themes refracted through these different disciplines and political perspectives include nationalism, minority protection, representation, and economic integration. The message throughout this volume is that federalism is not enough -- rights protection and representation are also of fundamental importance in designing multi-level governments.

Author : Keith G. Banting
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9780773506312

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Welfare State and Canadian Federalism by Keith G. Banting Pdf

The first edition of The Welfare State and Canadian Federalism focused on the impact of federalism on social policy during a period of economic growth and expanding social expenditures. The revised edition extends the analysis by asking how the federal syatem has shaped the social policy response to neo-conservatism, recession, and restraint. It analyses policy trends in detail; examines the implications of constitutional changes, including the Charter; and highlights the continuing role of federalism.

Author : Martha Derthick
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 081579844X

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Keeping the Compound Republic by Martha Derthick Pdf

The framers of the U. S. Constitution focused intently on the difficulties of achieving a workable middle ground between national and local authority. They located that middle ground in a new form of federalism that James Madison called the "compound republic." The term conveys the complicated and ambiguous intent of the framing generation and helps to make comprehensible what otherwise is bewildering to the modern citizenry: a form of government that divides and disperses official power between majorities of two different kinds—one composed of individual voters, and the other, of the distinct political societies we call states. America's federalism is the subject of this collection of essays by Martha Derthick, a leading scholar of American government. She explores the nature of the compound republic, with attention both to its enduring features and to the changes wrought in the twentieth century by Progressivism, the New Deal, and the civil rights revolution. Interest in federalism is likely to increase in the wake of the 2000 presidential election. There are demands for reform of the electoral college, given heightened awareness that it does not strictly reflect the popular vote. The U. S. Supreme Court, under Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, has mounted an explicit and controversial defense of federalism, and new nominees to the Court are likely to be questioned on that subject and appraised in part by their responses. Derthick's essays invite readers to join the Court in weighing the contemporary importance of federalism as an institution of government.

Author : Luke Fowler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000076202

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Environmental Federalism by Luke Fowler Pdf

In Environmental Federalism, Luke Fowler helps to refocus much-needed attention on the role of state governments in environmental policy creation and implementation in the United States. While the national government receives most of the attention when it comes to environmental policy, state governments play a vital role in protecting our natural resources. Legacy problems, like air, water, and land pollution, present one set of challenges for environmental federalism, but new problems emerging as a result of climate change further test the bounds of federal institutions. Examining patterns of pollution and case studies from the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, Fowler explores two questions: has environmental federalism worked in managing legacy environmental problems, and can it work to manage climate change? In order to answer these questions, Fowler extends James Lester’s typology using political incentives and administrative capacities to identify four types of states (progressive, delayers, strugglers, and regressives) and assesses how they are linked to the success of federal environmental programs and conf licts in intergovernmental relations. He then considers what lessons we can learn from these programs and whether those lessons can help us better understand climate policy and multi-level institutions for environmental governance. This timely read will be a valuable contribution to students, researchers, and scholars of political science, public policy, public administration, and environmental studies.

Author : Ferran Requejo,Marc Sanjaume-Calvet
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000645590

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Defensive Federalism by Ferran Requejo,Marc Sanjaume-Calvet Pdf

Defensive Federalism presents an original contribution to the field of federalism and multinational democracies, exploring the concept of defensive federalism as a protection of self- government against the "tyranny of the majority". The empirical evidence on federal and regional polities often shows critical imbalances in the territorial division of powers beyond what has been formally established in the constitutional rules. This volume highlights the rights, institutions, decision- making processes and procedural rules that can protect and develop the practical political, economic and cultural powers of federated and regional entities, especially those linked to territorial national minorities. The authors focus on federalism as a safeguard of self- rule, as well as a set of institutional and procedural rules to avoid the territorial dimension of the "tyranny of the majority". They answer two fundamental questions: how is it possible to design new stable and fairer federal agreements between national minorities and majorities where there is no single ideal solution? Is there a need for a new kind of "defensive federal model" for approaching national pluralism in liberal democracies? This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of federalism, national diversity and democracy, as well as policymakers and practitioners in both public and private institutions. Chapter 8 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com