Constitutional Asymmetry in Multinational Federalism
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"Asymmetrical constitutional arrangements in federal and regionalized polities have attracted attention, but systematic research is still underdeveloped. This coherent volume significantly advances research in this field. Based on a common conceptual framework, the articles explain the emergence, persistence and effects of constitutional asymmetries in multinational and multi-tiered political systems. Sound case studies on well selected countries and convincing conclusions, which the editors draw from their comparative analysis, provide valuable new knowledge about an important issue of comparative constitutional law and politics." (Arthur Benz, Institute of Political Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany)
"Popelier and Sahadzic have assembled an all-star team of established and emerging scholars to reorient the study of federalism. The chapters in this ground-breaking volume show how modern federalism practice has undermined the central presupposition in federalism theory - that sub-units of regional demarcation are formally equal in their powers, privileges, and status in a federal state. What emerges is a challenging and illuminating account of the rebirth of federalism heralding new possibilities for shared governance." (Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor of Law, The University of Texas at Austin, USA)
"The important issue of constitutional asymmetry in multi-level states has been an acknowledged but much understudied aspect of comparative federal studies. This book draws insights from systems in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa to analyse how multinationalism does or does not affect the emergence of constitutional asymmetry. For legal scholars or political scientists with an interest in the causes and mechanisms that drive constitutional asymmetry across a wide range of multi-level states, this book is indispensable reading." (Wilfried Swenden, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK)
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Patricia Popelier is Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Her research focuses on federalism and multilevel governance, constitutional review, legislative studies, and issues of legitimacy and legal certainty. She is co-Promoter of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence ACTORE, Vice President of the International Association of Legislation, President of the Flemish Interuniversity Centre of Legislation, and Convenor of the standing research group on subnational constitutions in federal and quasi-federal systems of the International Association of Constitutional Law.
Maja Sahadzic is a researcher, lecturer, and expert legal advisor. She currently works as Researcher at the Government and Law Research Group at the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Her research focuses on constitutional asymmetry, multinationalism, and multi-tiered systems. She previously held academic positions at universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the USA, and also worked as a lawyer and journalist. She has published widely in the field of asymmetrical federalism, multinational societies, extreme constitutionalism, diplomacy, and security. In 2018 she received the Ronald Watts Award for the best article in federalism.