TY  - BOOK
AU  - Palermo,Francesco
AU  - Alber,Elisabeth
TI  - Federalism as decision-making: changes in structures, procedures and policies 
T2  - Studies in territorial and cultural diversity governance,
SN  - 9789004274518
AV  - K3185.A6 F4284 2015
U1  - 320.4/049 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill Nijhoff
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Democracy
KW  - fast
KW  - Conference papers and proceedings
N1  - "The volume largely originates from papers presented at the international conference "Federalism as Decision-Making: Changes in Structures, Procedures and Policies" held between 11-13 September 2013 in the Italian Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen (South Tyrol)."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material; Francesco Palermo and Elisabeth Alber --; Introduction: The Idea and the Aim of this Book; Francesco Palermo and Elisabeth Alber --; Multilevel Governance and the Reconfiguration of Political Space: Theoretical Considerations from a Multinational Perspective; Alain-G Gagnon --; The Interdependence of Federalism and Democracy in Australia; Cheryl Saunders --; Political Identity and American Federalism; G. Alan Tarr --; Policy Coercion and Administrative Cooperation in American Federalism; John Kincaid --; ‘Fragile Federations’ and the Dynamics of Devolution; Nico Steytler and Jaap de Visser --; The Unsettled Settlement: Scottish Independence or United Kingdom Devolution?; Michael Burgess --; Constitutional Semantics and Autonomy within Indian Federalism; Ajay Kumar Singh --; Genesis of Federalism, Regional Development and Regional Policy of Post–Soviet Russia; Viacheslav E. Seliverstov --; 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 --; Intergovernmental Relations in Australia: New Modes, Old Realities; Alan Fenna and John Phillimore --; Intergovernmental Decision-Making in Financial Affairs in Germany: Institutions, Formal and Informal Rules and Peculiarities; Gisela Färber --; Fiscal Federalism and Federal Decisions: The Case of Argentina and Its Evolution in the Last Two Decades; Miguel Angel Asensio --; Multilevel Governance of Immigration: An Emerging Trend for Europe to Follow?; Karl Kössler --; Challenging Institutional Models: The Case of Environmental Protection and Management; Mariachiara Alberton and Francesco Palermo --; ‘South Africa Incorporated’: The Rise of the Developmental State and the Corporatization of Intergovernmental Relations; Derek Powell and Phindile Ntliziywana --; Benchmarking as a New Mode of Coordination in Federal Systems; Alan Fenna and Felix Knüpling --; Federalism as Decision-Making: Security Structures, Procedures and Policies; Christian Leuprecht , Mario Kölling and Todd Hataley --; Regionalization in Central and Eastern Europe: Limits and Perspectives of an Externally Driven Process; Sara Parolari and Martina Trettel --; Varieties of Decentralization, Institutional Complementarities, and Economic Growth: Evidence in oecd Countries; Andrea Filippetti and Agnese Sacchi --; Participatory Initiatives and New Instruments of Direct Democracy in Austrian Federalism; Peter Bußjäger --; Theoretical Framework and Constitutional Implications: Participatory Democracy as Decision-Making in Multilayered Italy; Matteo Nicolini --; Framing Subnational ‘Institutional Innovation’ and ‘Participatory Democracy’ in Italy: Some Findings on Current Structures, Procedures and Dynamics; Elisabeth Alber and Alice Valdesalici --; Subnational Institutional Innovation and Participatory Democracy: The Case of Switzerland; Nicolas Schmitt --; Regulating Pluralism: Federalism as Decision-Making and New Challenges for Federal Studies; Francesco Palermo --; Index; Francesco Palermo and Elisabeth Alber; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - 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’
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004274518
ER  -