05955nam 2200553 450 991082815830332120200909225244.090-04-27451-010.1163/9789004274518(CKB)3710000000357961(MiAaPQ)EBC1981297(OCoLC)895500975(OCoLC)904036833(OCoLC)907139320(nllekb)BRILL9789004274518(Au-PeEL)EBL1981297(CaPaEBR)ebr11028463(CaONFJC)MIL741188(OCoLC)905918694(PPN)195379004(EXLCZ)99371000000035796120150312h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFederalism as decision-making changes in structures, procedures and policies /edited by Francesco Palermo, Elisabeth AlberLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill Nijhoff,2015.©20151 online resource (538 pages)Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance,2213-2570 ;Volume 3Includes index.90-04-27450-2 1-336-09902-X 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.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’.Studies in territorial and cultural diversity governance ;Volume 3.Federal governmentCongressesFederal government320.4/049Palermo FrancescoAlber ElisabethMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828158303321Federalism as decision-making3960454UNINA