Michael Burgess

In Search of the Federal Spirit

New Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives in Comparative Federalism

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Produktbeschreibung

In Search of the Federal Spirit is a major new examination of the theory and practice of federal state formation in the post-Cold War era. It introduces the concept of the federal spirit as a means of exploring the emergence of a range of new political models.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780199606238
• ISBN-10: 0199606234
• Artikelnr.: 36596380

Autorenporträt

Michael Burgess has worked at the Universities of Plymouth, Keele, and Hull before joining the School of Politics and International Relations in Canterbury in 2005. At Hull he was the Director of the Centre for European Union Studies (CEUS) for a decade and has maintained his research interests in European integration as well as comparative federalism, Canadian constitutional politics, British federalism, and federal political theory. He is Professor of Federal Studies and Director of the Centre for Federal Studies (CFS) at the University of Kent.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* Introduction: The revival of the federal idea
* 1: In search of the Federal Spirit
* 2: Kenneth Wheare and the Federal Principle
* 3: William Livingston and Federal Society
* 4: William Riker and the Federal Bargain
* 5: Carl Friedrich and Federalism as Process
* 6: Daniel Elazar and Federalism as Covenant
* 7: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: the Conditions of Success and
Failure in Federations
* 8: Federal Democracy: Federalism as Political Culture, Civil Society,
and Liberal Democratic Constitutionalism
* 9: The Foundations of the New Federal Models: Three Case Studies
* 10: Conclusion: the Federal Spirit in Theory and Practice
* References
* Index