The Global Promise of Federalism

Herausgeber: Skogstad, Grace; Banting, Keith; Papillon, Martin; Cameron, David

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Produktbeschreibung

The Global Promise of Federalism honours the life and work of Richard Simeon, one of Canada’s foremost experts on federalism. It features a group of distinguished scholars of federalism from Canada and abroad who take up some of the fundamental questions at the heart of both Simeon’s work and contemporary debates. Does federalism foster democracy? Can it help bring together divided societies? How do federations evolve and adapt to changing circumstances? In the course of answering these questions, the chapters in this collection offer a comparative perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing well-established federations such as Canada and Australia, as well as new federal and quasi-federal systems in Europe, Africa, and Asia. They examine the interplay between federal values, such as trust and mutual recognition, and institutional design; the challenges facing post-conflict federations; and the adaptability of federal systems in the face of changing social, economic, and cultural contexts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 163mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781442626478
• ISBN-10: 144262647X
• Artikelnr.: 40110943

Autorenporträt

Grace Skogstad is a professor emerita in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. David R. Cameron is a professor of Political Science and Special Advisor to the President and Provost at the University of Toronto. Martin Papillon is an associate professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. Keith Banting is a professor in the Department of Political Studies and the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
1. The Global Promise of Federalism – Grace Skogstad (University of
Toronto, Political Science), David Cameron (University of Toronto,
Political Science, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences), Martin
Papillon(University of Ottawa, Political Science) and Keith Banting
(Queen’s University, Political Studies and Policy Studies)
2. Federalism and Democracy: A Critical Reassessment – Thomas Hueglin
(Wilfred Laurier University, Political Science)
3. Is There a Political Culture of Federalism in Canada? Charting an
Unexplored Territory – François Rocher (University of Ottawa, Political
Science, Director of the School of Political Studies) and Patrick Fafard
(University of Ottawa, Political Science)
4. A Problem of Trust: Can Federalism Silence the Guns? – Marie-Joëlle
Zahar (Université de Montréal, Political Science)
5. Designing a Durable Federation: The Case of Cyprus – John McGarry
(Queen’s University, Political Science)
6. The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Federalism and the Theocratic
Challenge – Ran Hirschl (University of Toronto, Political Science)
7. Ideology, Identity, Majoritarianism: On the Politics of Federalism –
Alain Noël (Université de Montréal, Political Science)
8. Adaptability and Change in Federations: Centralization, Political
Parties, and Taxation Authority in Australia and Canada – Luc Turgeon
(University of Ottawa, Political Science) and Jenn Wallner (University of
Ottawa, Political Science)
9. Living with Contradictions in Federalism: Goals and Outcomes of Recent
Constitutional and Financial Reforms in the Spanish Estado autonómico –
César Colino (Spanish National Distance-Learning University, Political
Science and Public Adminitration)
10. Spatial Rescaling, Federalization and Interest Representation – Michael
Keating (Aberdeen University, Social Sciences)
11. Engagé Intellectuals, Technocratic Experts, and Scholars – Jan Erk
(University of Leiden, Political Science)
12. Reflections on a Federalist Life – Richard Simeon (University of
Toronto, Professor Emeritus)
The Collected Works of Richard Simeon – Andrew McDougall
Contributors