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基本説明
It assembles contributions from leading scholars in the field of comparative federalism to discuss the value of different analytical tools and theoretical approaches for exploring the dynamics of federal systems.
Full Description
Federal systems are praised for creating political stability, but they are also blamed for causing rigidity. They are said to balance powers, but apparently they are also threatened by instability due to drifts in power. Federalism should support democratization, but it can also constrain the power of the demos and strengthen the executive. In short, there is widespread agreement that federal systems are dynamic. The forces, mechanisms and consequences of federal dynamics, however, are not sufficiently understood so far.
This book brings together leading experts in the field of comparative federalism to highlight how the interplay of continuity and change systematically generates and reinforces varieties of federalism and varieties of federal dynamics. Federal Dynamics: Continuity, Change and Varieties of Federalism investigates mechanisms and resulting patterns of federal development. It offers new analytical concepts and discusses different theoretical propositions to systematically compare convergent and divergent trends in federal systems. Acknowledging the theoretical pluralism that dominates the field, the book is organized around four sections: Models, Varieties and Dimensions of Federalism; Timing, Sequencing and Historical Evolution; Social Change and Political Structuring; and Actors, Institutions and Internal Dynamics.
The contributions to this volume are variously concerned with three guiding questions: What changes within federal systems, how and why? The focus provided by these three guiding questions allows for a dialogue between strands of the literature that have not talked to each other in a sufficient manner. In this way, the book makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on continuity and change in federal systems. Ultimately, it represents a substantive effort in advancing research on comparative federalism.
Contents
Acknowledgements ; 1. Federal Dynamics: Introduction ; Part I: Models, Varieties and Dimensions of Federalism ; 2. Dimensions and Dynamics of Federal Regimes ; 3. Comparing Federalisms: Variations or Distinct Models? ; 4. Varieties of Federalism and Propensities for Change ; Part II: Timing and Sequencing and Historical Evolution ; 5. Between Path Dependence and Gradual Change: Historical Institutionalism and the Study of Federal Dynamics ; 6. Resilience and Change in Federal Institutions: The Case of the German Federal Council ; 7. Decentralization in Time: A Process-Tracing Approach to Federal Dynamics of Change ; 9. Federalism, Democracy and Democratization ; 10. The Evolution of Federalism and Executive Power in Canada and Australia ; Part III: Social Change and Political Structuring ; 11. Federalism, Nationalist Politics, and Social Policy: How Ideas and Institutions Interact to Produce or Prevent Change ; 12. Dynamics of Change in Federal Representation ; 13. Mainstream Parties and Territorial Dynamics in the UK, Spain and India ; Part IV: Actors, Institutions and Internal Dynamics ; 14. Constitutional Change in Federations: The Role of Complementary Institutions ; 15. Constitutional Reform and Federal Dynamics: Causes and Effects ; 16. Paradoxes of Self-Coordination in Federal Systems ; 17. Economic Crisis and Federal Dynamics ; Conclusion: Theorizing Federal Dynamics
