This collection of essays addresses the meaning and relevance of the federal principle in the context of late 20th century political change. The federal traditions of Christian democracy, Protestantism, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada and the United States are examined.
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Pearson Education Limited
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 215 mm
Breite: 137 mm
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978-0-7450-1301-5 (9780745013015)
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Building on traditions and transitions. Part 1 Concepts of federalism and federation: the political uses of federalism; the new European federalism; the idea and the achievements. Part 2 Perspectives for comparative analysis - structures, processes and the federal factor: problems of complexity and entanglement in federations; federation and representation; federalism as political ideology - interests, benefits and beneficiaries in federalism and federation. Part 3 Competing traditions - case studies: the European tradition of federalism - the Protestant dimension; the European tradition of federalism - Christian democracy and federalism; cantonalism - federation and confederacy in the golden epoch of Switzerland; the quest for a federal future - German unity and European union; the American tradition - federalism in the United States; whither Canadian federalism? - alternative constitutional futures; the Australian tradition of federalism; competing traditions and future directions.
