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Federalism as Decision-Making: Changes in Structures, Procedures and Policies

Federalism as Decision-Making: Changes in Structures, Procedures and Policies

Author: Francesco Palermo
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
ISBN: 9789004274501
Published In: March 2015
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
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Accounting for participation, separation of powers and democratic accountability, federalism gains momentum in times when traditional democratic legitimacy of institutional decision-making is challenged. Its ability to include multiple interests makes federalism a means to ensure good governance.

Based on a multidisciplinary analysis, the book tackles the question of whether federalism as a pragmatic governance tool provides answers to current challenges and what those answers are. Thirty-three leading experts critically examine to what extent federalism serves this purpose in compound states, looking at different countries and policies.

The volume revolves around five sub-themes: ‘federalism, democracy and governance’, ‘participation mechanisms and procedures’, ‘policy areas compared’, ‘institutional innovation and participatory democracy’ and ‘federalism: from theory to governance’.

Introduction: The Idea and the Aim of this Book Elisabeth Alber and Francesco Palermo

Part I: Federalism, Democracy and Governance

1. Multilevel Governance and the Reconfiguration of Political Space:Theoretical Considerations from a Multinational Perspective Alain-G. Gagnon

2. The Interdependence of Federalism and Democracy in Australia Cheryl Saunders

3. Political Identity and American Federalism G. Alan Tarr

4. Policy Coercion and Administrative Cooperation in American Federalism John Kincaid

Part II: Participation Mechanisms and Procedures

Part II A: Asymmetries and Identities

5. ‘Fragile Federations’ and the Dynamics of Devolution Nico Steytler and Jaap de Visser

6. The Unsettled Settlement: Scottish Independence or United Kingdom Devolution? Michael Burgess

7. Constitutional Semantics and Autonomy within Indian Federalism Ajay Kumar Singh

8. Genesis of Federalism, Regional Development, and Regional Policy of Post–Soviet Russia Viacheslav E. Seliverstov

Part II B: Intergovernmental Relations

9. Can We Talk About Federalism and Federalization Without Co-Governance? ‘Participation’ of the Autonomous Communities in Spanish Central Government Decision-Making Mercè Corretja Torrens and Mireia Grau Creus

10. Intergovernmental Relations in Australia: New Modes, Old Realities Alan Fenna and John Phillimore

11. Intergovernmental Decision-Making in Financial Affairs in Germany: Institutions, Formal and Informal Rules, and Peculiarities Gisela Färber

12. Fiscal Federalism and Federal Decisions: The Case of Argentina and Its Evolution in the Last Two Decades Miguel Angel Asensio

Part III: Policy Areas Compared

13. Multilevel Governance of Immigration: An Emerging Trend for Europe to Follow? Karl Kössler

14. Challenging Institutional Models: The Case of Environmental Protection and Management Mariachiara Alberton and Francesco Palermo

15. ‘South Africa Inc.’: The Rise of the Developmental State and the Corporatization of Intergovernmental Relations Derek Powell and Phindile Ntliziywana

16. Benchmarking as a New Mode of Coordination in Federal Systems Alan Fenna and Felix Knüpling

17. Federalism as Decision-Making: Security Structures, Procedures and Policies Christian Leuprecht, Mario Kölling and Todd Hataley

18. Regionalization in Central and Eastern Europe: Limits and Perspectives of an Externally Driven Process Sara Parolari and Martina Trettel

19. Varieties of Decentralization, Institutional Complementarities, and Economic Growth: Evidence in OECD Countries Andrea Filippetti and Agnese Sacchi

Part IV: Institutional Innovation and Participatory Democracy

20. Participatory Initiatives and New Instruments of Direct Democracy in Austrian Federalism

Peter Bußjäger

21. Theoretical Framework and Constitutional Implications: Participatory Democracy as Decision-Making in Multilayered Italy Matteo Nicolini

22. Framing Subnational ‘Institutional Innovation’ and ‘Participatory Democracy’ in Italy: some Findings on Current Structures, Procedures, and Dynamics Elisabeth Alber and Alice Valdesalici

23. Subnational Institutional Innovation and Participatory Democracy: the Case of Switzerland Nicolas Schmitt

Part V: Federalism: From Theory to Governance

24. Regulating Pluralism: Federalism as Decision-Making and New Challenges for Federal Studies

Francesco Palermo

Index.