Full Description
The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation.
The volume offers new and unexplored perspectives on federalism and its relationships with diversity accommodation. It represents the first structured attempt to use federal theory and practice to frame several phenomena of governance in the area of diversity management. Federalism is here tested as a theoretical and practical tool that may contribute to a better understanding of phenomena such as non-territorial autonomy, participatory democracy and legal pluralism.
This volume unveils the theoretical potential of federalism in explaining complex pluralist legal systems: This theoretical function may be the 21st century dimension of federalism.
Contents
Foreword: The Inextricable Link between Federalism and the Law of Diversity
Francesco Palermo
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Nicolò P. Alessi and Martina Trettel
Part 1
Federalism and Non-territorial Autonomy
1 Federalism and Non-territorial Autonomy: Revisiting Two Interrelated Concepts
Karl Kössler
2 Non-territorial Autonomy and the Law of Diversity: Challenging Pre-established Positions in Domestic Law
Tove H. Malloy
3 Innovative Forms of Autonomy and the Role of Federalism: A Comparative and Theoretical Perspective
Nicolò P. Alessi
Part 2
Federalism and Participatory Democrac
4 Federalism and Participatory Democracy: A Manifold Balancing Act
Jared Sonnicksen
5 Rethinking Participatory Democracy through Federalism: Citizen Participation, Power-Sharing and Decision-Making Processes
Martina Trettel
6 Participatory Democracy in Spain's Autonomous Regions: Some Tools to Strengthen Democratic Development
Enriqueta Expósito
Part 3
Federalism and Legal Pluralism
7 Federalism, Legal Pluralism and the Law of Diversity
Kyriaki Topidi
8 Measurement and Change in Federalism and Legal Pluralism
Michael G. Breen
9 Some Ideas on Diversities, Federalisms, and Pluralisms
Roberto Toniatti
Index
