This book conceives federalism not as a static institutional architecture, but as a dynamic formation always in flux. This may entail processes of federalization, but in some cases also lead to de-federalization. It looks at emerging federal structures worldwide and analyses federal structures: their emergence, operation and categorization. The contributors highlight that the “emergence” of these federal structures has multiple facets, from the recognition of ethnic diversity to the use of federalism as a tool of conflict resolution. Identifying and categorizing processes of federalization and defederalization in a variety of cases, the book provides much needed empirical and theoretical discussion on emerging federal structures and the changing nature of federalism in the post-Cold War era.
Spis treści
Part 1. Introduction: Theoretical and Empirical Dimensions.- Chapter 1. The Emergence and Regression of Federal Structures: Theoretical Lenses and Analytical Dimensions (Sabine Kropp and Soeren Keil).- Part 2 . Case Studies.- Chapter 2. Belgium: Federalism as a Stopover? (Petra Meier).- Chapter 3. Spain and the United Kingdom: Between Unitary State Tradition and Federalization (Paul Anderson).- Chapter 4. Federal Regression and the Authoritarian Turn in Russia (Stanislav Klimovich and Sabine Kropp).- Chapter 5. Why No Federalism? – The Challenges of Institutionalizing a Multilevel Order in Ukraine (Sabine Kropp and Jørn Holm-Hansen).- Chapter 6. The Emergence of Complex Federal Political Systems in the Western Balkans (Soeren Keil).- Chapter 7. Federalism and Conflict Resolution in Nepal and Myanmar (Michael G. Breen).- Chapter 8. India: An Emerging or Fragile Federation? (Wilfried Swenden).- Chapter 9. Learning from Iraq? – Debates on Federalism and Decentralisation for post-war Syria(Eva Maria Belser and Soeren Keil).- Chapter 10. Federalism in Ethiopia: Emergence, Progress and Challenges (Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha and Beza Dessalegn).- Chapter 11. The ‘federal solution’ to diversity conflicts in South Africa and Kenya: partial at most (Nico Steytler).- Chapter 12. Institutional Instability and (De)federalizing Processes in Colombia (Kent Eaton).- Chapter 13. Federalism in the European Union (Eva G. Heidbreder).- Part 3. Concluding Remarks.- Chapter 14. Conclusion: Emergence, Operation and Categorization of Federal Structures in the Post-Cold War Era (Soeren Keil and Sabine Kropp).
O autorze
Soeren Keil is Academic Head of the International Research and Consulting Center of the Institute of Federalism at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Sabine Kropp is Professor and Chair-Holder in German Politics at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
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