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Comparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry is a uniquely comprehensive, analytic, genuinely comparative, and detailed introduction to the study of federalism in theory and practice. Thomas Hueglin and Alan Fenna draw from their diverse research on federal systems to argue that federalism is increasingly important for democratic governance and conflict management in a globalizing world. They discuss the meaning of federal principles and institutional compromise in the organization of federal systems and then introduce four main model federal systems: America, Canada, Germany, and the European Union. But they don't stop there-they also offer an exploration of federal systems that vary from the four main models, including Switzerland, Australia, Belgium, South Africa, and Spain. The book also compares federal systems through an examination of the differing European and North American traditions in the history of federal thought. Institutional features of federal systems are evaluated, as are the crucial role that constitutional amendment and judicial review play for the stability and evolutionary dynamic of federal systems. This book serves the dual role of helping the reader understand federalism and providing a comparative framework from which to assess the record of federal systems.
Contents
Acknowledgements 1. The Relevance of Federalism in a Changing World The Case for Federalism Emerging Federalism in the European Union Federalism and Globalization Old Nation-states and New Federalism Federalism and Multinational Conflict Management The Federal Experience 2. Federal Principles, Federal Organization What is Federalism? Group Identity Divided Powers Constitutional Guarantees Negotiating Compromise Social Solidarity Summary 3. Federal Systems Analytic Criteria Models and Variations Contextual Variables Summary 4. Three Traditions of Federal Thought Consociational Federalism in Early Modern Europe Republican Federalism in the Eighteenth Century Socio-economic Federalism in the Nineteenth Century and Beyond Summary 5. The Formation of Federal States The Federal Compromise: Explanatory Perspectives Emergence of the Basic Models Imitations and Variations Devolutionary Federalism Summary 6. Dividing Powers Approaches The American Experiment Canada: Centralist Intentions Germany: The Administrative Model Imitations and Variations Summary 7. Federalism as a System of Dual Representation Design Options The American Senate Model Canada: A Case of Pseudo-Bicameralism Germany: The Federal Solution The European Union: A Case of Second Chamber Governance Imitations and Variations Summary 8. Intergovernmental Relations Patterns of Cooperation "Federal-Provincial Diplomacy" in Canada Intergovernmentalism and Council Governance in Australia "Cooperative" Federalism in the United States A Different Approach: Integrated Federalism Summary 9. Constitutional Amendment Amendment Procedures Constitutional Permanence in the United States Canada: Patriation Games Constitutional Flexibility in Germany The EU: Maintaining Confederal Consent Variations: Back to the People Quebec and Canada: Secession as Constitutional Amendment Summary 10. Judicial Review The Courts and the Constitution The United States: Invention and Limits of Judicial Review Canada: Imperial Versus Home-Grown Judicial Review Germany: Pragmatic Legalism The EU: Judicial Creation of Supranationality Variations and Exceptions Summary 11. Federal Governance How Should Federations Manage Policy Responsibilities? The Power to Tax The Power to Spend Sharing the Wealth How Do Federations Manage Policy Responsibilities? Summary Conclusion Bibliography Index
