Federalism beyond federations : asymmetry and processes of resymmetrisation in Europe
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Federalism beyond federations : asymmetry and processes of resymmetrisation in Europe
(Federalism studies)
Routledge, c2011, 2016
- : pbk.
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  Hiroshima
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  Saga
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  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Since the end of the Second World War, a set of democratic European countries have established a decentralized system of government based on federal or regional patterns. Some of these systems initially displayed an asymmetrical trend, however, some democracies have implemented a subsequent process of re-symmetrization that changes the structure and the legitimization of the previous political agreements. Charting the evolution of decentralization processes and asymmetries implemented in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, leading international scholars illustrate which countries have evolved more symmetrically, why this is so and what the role of political actors in these processes have been. In doing so, each case study: - Examines the causes of the legal and constitutional asymmetries and the main political cleavages. - Analyses the main institutions, actors and factors that influence the political dynamics of the territorial debate. - Questions whether there is such a process of re-symmetrization - Presents the main actors in favour of the process of re-symmetrization and of maintaining the constitutional and legal asymmetries Written accessibly and contributing to key debates on federalism and asymmetry, Federalism beyond Federations appeals to academics, politicians, decision-makers and all those interested in the political problems facing modern democracies.
Table of Contents
- 1: Decentralisation and Federal and Regional Asymmetries in Comparative Politics
- 2: Why is Belgian Federalism Not More Asymmetrical?
- 3: Political and Administrative Asymmetries in a Devolving United Kingdom
- 4: Italy: Increasing Decentralisation, Decreasing Asymmetry 1
- 5: The Erosion of Regional Powers in the Spanish 'State of Autonomies'
- 6: Devolution in the North Atlantic: The Case of the Faroe Islands
- 7: The Aland Islands as a Continued Asymmetrical Feature of Finnish Governance - With Some Convoluted Tendencies of Resymmetrisation
- 8: Devolution and Asymmetry in Russia
- 9: The Crimean Conundrum
- 10: Decentralisation and Asymmetries in Portugal
- 11: The End of the Corsican Question?
- 12: Conclusions: Asymmetries and Decentralisation Processes - Comparative Comments
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