Federal Democracies at Work : Varieties of Complex Government / edited by Arthur Benz and Jared Sonnicksen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Benz, Arthur, editor.

Sonnicksen, Jared, 1978- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative government.

Democracy.

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.) : 4 figures

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Scholars widely agree that a federal system cannot work effectively without democracy. As a result of the division or sharing of powers between levels of government, there remains considerable uncertainty about how rules or patterns of politics between the executive and legislative branches interact. Combining theoretical analyses and selected case studies, Federal Democracies at Work contributes to our understanding of the complex relations between federalism and democracy. Throughout the volume, contributing authors elaborate and apply an innovative analytical framework to provide greater clarity on the complex relations between federalism and democracy. As a whole, the volume explores how different institutional configurations of federal democracies alleviate or intensify inherent tensions; how actors grapple and cope with the challenge of these complexities; and how structures evolve as a result of rising conflicts and institutional reforms or adjustments. In doing so, Federal Democracies at Work advances research on comparative federalism and works toward a better understanding of how these compound systems work.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1 Introduction

2 Federalism as a Yardstick for Democracy

3 Linking Federalism and Democracy: An Analytical Framework

4 Out of Balance: Executive Dominance in Federal Settings

5 Federalism and Democracy in the United States

6 Federalism and Direct Democracy in Switzerland: Competing or Complementary?

7 Germany: How Federalism Has Shaped Consensus Democracy

8 Between Co-evolution and Intercurrence: How Democracy Has Shaped Federalism in Canada

9 Party Federalism in Australia

10 Belgium: The Democratic State of the Federation

11 Democracy and Federalism in Spain: Interactions, Tensions, and Compatibilities

12 Democracy and Federalism in India: Mutually Reinforcing?

13 Comparing Patterns of Federal Democracy

References

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Jun 2021)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4875-3949-5

1-4875-3948-7

OCLC:

1236451571