Federal dynamics
Subtitle: continuity, change, and the varieties of federalism
By: edited by Arthur Benz, Jorg Broschek
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780191652639; 9780199652990; 9781283986540; 9780191747915
Subjects: Federal government; Comparative government; POLITICAL SCIENCE; General
Description: 'Federal Dynamics' aids understanding of how federal systems change over time. 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Contributors""; ""1. Federal dynamics: Introduction""; ""Part I: Models, Varieties, and Dimensions of Federalism""; ""2. Comparing federalisms: Variations or distinct models?""; ""3. Varieties of federalism and propensities for change""; ""4. Dimensions and dynamics of federal regimes""; ""Part II: Timing, Sequencing, and Historical Evolution""; ""5. Between path dependence and gradual change: Historical institutionalism and the study of federal dynamics""; title: ""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""; ""8. Federalism, democracy, and democratization""; ""9. The evolution of federalism and executive power in Canada and Australia""; ""Part III: Social Change and Political Structuring""; ""10. Federalism, nationalist politics, and social policy: How ideas and institutions shape federal dynamics""; ""11. Dynamics of change in federal representation""; title: ""12. Mainstream parties and territorial dynamics in the UK, Spain, and India""""Part IV: Actors, Institutions, and Internal Dynamics""; ""13. Constitutional change in federations: The role of complementary institutions""; ""14. Constitutional reform and federal dynamics: Causes and effects""; ""15. Paradoxes of self-coordination in federal systems""; ""16. Economic crisis and federal dynamics""; ""17. Conclusion: Theorizing federal dynamics""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; title: ""U""""v""; ""w""; ""y""