Table of contents:
The compounding effect - the impact of federalism on the concept of representation, Christian Tuschoff; confederal federalism and citizen representation in the European Union, John Kincaid; complex self-identification and compounded representation in federal systems, Thomas D. Lancaster; federalism and the paradox of corporation, Omar G. Encarnacion; the (in)compatibility of corporatism and federalism - Austrian social partnership and the EU, Anton Pelinka; party politics and territorial representation in the Federal Republic of Germany, Charlie Jeffery; reform gridlock and the role of the Bundesrat in German politics, Stephen J. Silva.
These papers resulted from a research project entitled "Federalism and Compounded Representation in Western Europe". They place analytical emphasis on theoretical and contextual issues of representation, and tend to analyze the complexities of representation within federal systems by focusing on issues of social identity, multiple territorial bases of governance, and policy-making institutions such as interest groups, corporatism, and the European Union. Specific countries examined include Germany, Austria and Spain.
These papers resulted from a research project entitled "Federalism and Compounded Representation in Western Europe". They place analytical emphasis on theoretical and contextual issues of representation.
The compounding effect - the impact of federalism on the concept of representation, Christian Tuschoff; confederal federalism and citizen representation in the European Union, John Kincaid; complex self-identification and compounded representation in federal systems, Thomas D. Lancaster; federalism and the paradox of corporation, Omar G. Encarnacion; the (in)compatibility of corporatism and federalism - Austrian social partnership and the EU, Anton Pelinka; party politics and territorial representation in the Federal Republic of Germany, Charlie Jeffery; reform gridlock and the role of the Bundesrat in German politics, Stephen J. Silva.
These papers resulted from a research project entitled "Federalism and Compounded Representation in Western Europe". They place analytical emphasis on theoretical and contextual issues of representation, and tend to analyze the complexities of representation within federal systems by focusing on issues of social identity, multiple territorial bases of governance, and policy-making institutions such as interest groups, corporatism, and the European Union. Specific countries examined include Germany, Austria and Spain.
These papers resulted from a research project entitled "Federalism and Compounded Representation in Western Europe". They place analytical emphasis on theoretical and contextual issues of representation.