Federal Democracies
1st Edition
Published on 18. February 2010
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-415-55548-7 (ISBN)
Description
Federal Democracies examines the evolution of the relationship between federalism and democracy. Taking the late 18th century US Federal Experience as its starting-point, the book uses the contributions of Calhoun, Bryce and Proudhon as 19th century conceptual prisms through which we can witness the challenges and changes made to the meaning of this relationship. The book then goes on to provide a series of case studies to examine contemporary examples of federalism and includes chapters on Canada, USA, Russia, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and the emerging European Union. It features two further case studies on Minority Nations and a Federal Europe, and concludes with two chapters providing comparative empirical and theoretical perspectives, and comparative reflections on federalism and democracy.
Bringing together international experts in the field this book will be vital reading for students and scholars of federalism, comparative politics and government.
Bringing together international experts in the field this book will be vital reading for students and scholars of federalism, comparative politics and government.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung, 1 s/w Zeichnung, 13 s/w Tabellen
13 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
719 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-55548-7 (9780415555487)
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Persons
Michael Burgess is Professor of Federal Studies, and Director of the Centre for Federal Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury. His most recent publications include (as co-editor) Multinational Federations and Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice (both published by Routledge). Alain-G. Gagnon is Professor in the department of Political Science, and Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies, at the University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada. His most recent publications include (as editor) Contemporary Canadian Federalism and (as author) The Case for Multinational Federalism (also published by Routledge).
Content
1. Introduction: Federalism and Democracy Part 1 2. Democracy and Federation in the Federalist Papers 3. 'Togetherness' in Multinational Federal Democracies: Tocqueville, Proudhon and the Theoretical Gap in the Modern Federal Tradition 4. John C. Calhoun: Federalism, Constitutionalism and Democracy 5. Variations on a Theme. James Bryce, Federalism and Democracy: From the Holy Roman Empire and the American Commonwealth to the British Empire Part 2 6. Democracy versus Federalism in the United States of America 7. Federal Democracy in Switzerland 8. Federal Democracy in Plural Spain 9. Federalism and Democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany 10. Federalism and Democracy in the Russian Federation 11. Executive Federalism and the Exercise of Democracy in Canada 12. Federal Democracy in a Federal Europe Part 3 13. Federalism and Democracy. The Case of Minority Nations: A Federal Deficit 14. Federalism and Democracy: Comparative Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives 15. Comparative Reflections on Federalism and Democracy