Rethinking federalism : citizens, markets, and governments in a changing world / edited by Karen Knop ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Knop, Karen, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--Congresses.

Federal government.

Political science--Congresses.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 pages)

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Federalism is at once a set of institutions -- the division of public authority between two or more constitutionally defined orders of government -- and a set of ideas which underpin such institutions. As an idea, federalism points us to issues such as shared and divided sovereignty, multiple loyalties and identities, and governance through multi-level institutions. Seen in this more complex way, federalism is deeply relevant to a wide range of issues facing contemporary societies. Global forces -- economic and social -- are forcing a rethinking of the role of the central state, with power and authority diffusing both downwards to local and state institutions and upwards to supranational bodies. Economic restructuring is altering relationships within countries, as well as the relationships of countries with each other. At a societal level, the recent growth of ethnic and regional nationalisms -- most dramatically in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also in many other countries in western Europe and North America -- is forcing a rethinking of the relationship between state and nation, and of the meaning and content of 'citizenship.' Rethinking Federalism explores the power and relevance of federalism in the contemporary world, and provides a wide-ranging assessment of its strengths, weaknesses, and potential in a variety of contexts. Interdisciplinary in its approach, it brings together leading scholars from law, economics, sociology, and political science, many of whom draw on their own extensive involvement in the public policy process. Among the contributors, each writing with the authority of experience, are Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa and Jacques Pelkmans on the European Union, Paul Chartrand on Aboriginal rights, Samuel Beer on North American federalism, Alan Cairns on identity, and Vsevolod Vasiliev on citizenship after the breakup of the Soviet Union. The themes refracted through these different disciplines and political perspectives include nationalism, minority protection, representation, and economic integration. The message throughout this volume is that federalism is not enough -- rights protection and representation are also of fundamental importance in designing multi-level governments.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Part One: Introduction; 1 Introduction: Rethinking Federalism in a Changing World; Part Two: Citizenship, Identity, and Federal Societies; 2 Constitutional Government and the Two Faces of Ethnicity: Federalism Is Not Enough; 3 Identification in Transnational Political Communities; 4 The New Pluralism: Regionalism, Ethnicity, and Language in Western Europe; 5 The Federal Experience in Yugoslavia; 6 Questions of Citizenship after the Breakup of the USSR; 7 Citizenship Claims: Routes to Representation in a Federal System

8 The Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and Renewal of the Federation; Part Three: The Economics of Federalism; 9 Is Federalism the Future? An Economic Perspective; 10 Economic Federalism and the European Union; 11 Governing European Union: From Pre-Federal to Federal Economic Integration?; 12 Central Asia: From Administrative Command Integration to Commonwealth of Independent States; 13 American Federalism: An Economic Perspective; Part Four: The Law and Politics of Federalism; 14 New Wine in Old Bottles? Federalism and Nation States in the Twenty-First Century: A Conceptual Overview

15 Federalism and the Nation State: What Can Be Learned from the American Experience?; 16 Canada and the United States: Lessons from the North American Experience; 17 Federalism, Democracy, and Regulatory Reform: A Sceptical View of the Case for Decentralization; 18 Federalism, the Charter, and the Courts: Rethinking Constitutional Dialogue in Canada; 19 Central and Eastern European Federations: Communist Theory and Practice; 20 Disintegration of the Soviet 'Federation' and the 'Federalization' of Ukraine; Part Five: Conclusion; 21 Multinationalism and the Federal Idea: A Synopsis; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Revised papers from the conference, Federalism and the nation state held in Toronto.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613131782

9781283131780

1283131781

9780774854214

0774854219

OCLC:

923442738