Federalism : the multiethnic challenge
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Federalism : the multiethnic challenge
Longman, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book provides a comprehensive and detailed examination of the successes and failures of federalism in a diverse range of multi-ethnic polities and societies.
It offers excellent coverage of the experiences of a wide range of contemporary states with specially commissioned contributions from established authorities.
An introductory chapter introduces the reader to the nature of federations, the political philosophies that underpin federalism, the characteristics of federal formations, and highlights some of the theories as to why this system of government has failed in some cases to provide ethno-regional stability. A concluding chapter draws upon the findings and examines the prospects for federalism in the light of the acceleration towards greater economic interdependency and local political fragmentation, in the post-Cold War world.
Table of Contents
1. Mapping the Federal Condition: Ideology, Political Practice and Social Justice, Graham Smith.
Part 1: Federations in Crisis?:
2. Requium for Canada?,Colin Williams.
3. Belgium's Regional Divergence: Along the Road to Federation, Alexander Murphy.
4. Federalism, Hindu Nationalism and Mythologies of Governance in Modern India, Stuart Corbridge.
5. Ethnicity and Territorial Politics in Nigeria, Martin Dent.
Part 2 : The Break up of Socialist Federations:
6. Federation, Defederation and Refederation: From the Soviet Union to Russian Statehood, Graham Smith 7. Yugoslavia. Politics, Federation, Nation, Vesna Popovski.
8. Czechoslovakia: The End of a Binational State, Robert Kaiser.
Part 3: Federations in the Making:
9. Spain: A Federation In the Making?,Montserrat Guibernau.
10. Federalism and the Transformation of the South African State, Jennifer Robinson.
11. Arresting Federalisation? Europe, Britain, Ireland, James Anderson.
12. Postscript: Federalism in the Post-Cold War Era, John Agnew.
Index.
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Description
This text aims to examine both those federal formations where cultural differences - based upon race, ethnicity, tribe, language or religion - provide their architectural focus as well as the utility and appropriateness of federalism to managing differences in deeply divided societies. A scene-setting chapter introduces the reader to the central questions concerning federalism and cultural difference by focusing on the relationship between federation and questions of ideology, political practice and social justice. The rest of the book falls into three parts. In Part one the contributors consider those ethno-federations whose very legitmacy is under question from particular ethno-regional communities. Here the underlying reasons for federal crisis are examined and the ability of federation as a strategy of conflict management is explored. Part two focuses on the break up of socialist federations and the search in both post-socialist Russia and Bosnia to find a federal solution to their multi-ethnicity. In Part three consideration is given to multiethnic polities where federation is being actively considered as a way of managing multiethnic divisions along more democratic lines.
A postscript has also been added, signalling in particular how comparative analysis can enrich our understanding of the idea and practice of federations.
Table of Contents
- Mapping the Federal Condition: Ideology, Political Practice and Social Justice, Graham Smith. Part 1: Federations in Crisis?: Requium for Canada?, Colin Williams
- Belgium's Regional Divergence: Along the Road to Federation, Alexander Murphy
- Federalism, Hindu Nationalism and Mythologies of Governance in Modem India, Stuart Corbridge
- Ethnicity and Territorial Politics in Nigeria, Martin Dent. Part 11: The Break up of Socialist Federations: Federation, Defederation and Refederation: From the Soviet Union to Russian Statehood, Graham Smith
- Yugoslavia. Politics, Federation, Nation, Vesna Popovski
- Czechoslovakia: The End of a Binational State, Robert Kaiser. Part 111 Federations in the Making: Spain: A Federation In the Making?, Montserrat Guibernau
- Federalism and the Transformation of the South African State, Jennifer Robinson
- Arresting Federalisation? Europe, Britain, Ireland, James Anderson
- Postscript: Federalism in the Post-Cold War Era, John Agnew. Index.
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