Federalism and territorial cleavages / edited by Ugo M. Amoretti and Nancy Bermeo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amoretti, Ugo M., 1969-

Bermeo, Nancy Gina, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--Case studies.

Federal government.

Regionalism.

Regionalism--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 498 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.

Summary:

One of the biggest problems facing developing countries is the integration of regions with different traditions and minority groups into a larger sovereignty. This book analyses successes and failures of federalism in advanced industrial countries, developing countries and post-Communist regimes.

Contents:

Introduction: federalism and territorial cleavages / Ugo M. Amoretti

Advanced industrial democracies

Switzerland: territorial cleavage management as paragon and paradox / André Bächtiger and Jürg Steiner

Belgium: hollowing the center / Liesbet Hooghe

Canada: federalism, language, and regional conflict / Richard Simeon

Spain: unfulfilled federalism (1978-1996) / Pablo Beramendi and Ramón Máiz

The United Kingdom: political institutions and territorial cleavages / Michael Keating

Italy: political institutions and the mobilization of territorial differences / Ugo M. Amoretti

France: challenging the unitary state / Marc Smyrl

Electoral rules and party systems in federations / R. Kent Weaver

Federalism and the quality of democracy in multinational contexts: present shortcomings and possible improvements / Ferran Requejo

Developing democracies and postcommunist regimes

India: federalism and the accommodation of ethnic nationalism / Atul Kohli

Russia: managing territorial cleavages under dual transitions / Kathryn Stoner-Weiss

Nigeria: dilemmas of federalism / Rotimi T. Suberu

Mexico: the political foundations of indigenous mobilization and ethnoterritorial conflict (1975-2000) / Guillermo Trejo

Turkey: roots of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict and prospects for constructive reform / Michele Penner Angrist

Federalism, nationalism, and secession: the communist and postcommunist experience / Valerie Bunce

Federalism and democracy: beyond the U.S. model / Alfred Stepan

Conclusion: the merits of federalism / Nancy Bermeo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0801874084

OCLC:

51899022