Introduction. The Renewal of Federal Studies and Comparative Federalism.- Chapter 1. The Philosophical Foundations of Federalism.- Chapter 2. Constitutional Asymmetry Through an Empirical Lens: A Federal Device for Diverse Systems.- Chapter 3.  Multi-level Governance and the Reconfiguration of Political Space: Theoretical Considerations from a Multinational Perspective.- Chapter 4.“Federally Trapped”? Comparing and Contrasting Local Government in Federal Systems.- Chapter 5. Pluralised Constituent Power in Two Nominal Federations: Ethiopia and Iraq.- Chapter 6. Constitutional Referendums and Elite Cooperation in Western Federal Systems.- Chapter 7. Constitutional Justice in the Federal States of Europe.- Chapter 8. Power-Sharing as a Tool of Conflict Management: The Experience of Northern Ireland and South Tyrol.- Chapter 9. Party Politics in Contemporary Federal Systems.- Chapter 10. Fiscal Federalism in Theory and Practice: The Case of Income Supports in Australia and Canada.- Chapter 11. Federalism and the Protection of Fundamental Rights: Between Normalization and Subsidiarity.- Chapter 12. The Management of Immigration in Federal Systems.- Chapter 13. The Limits of Linguistic Diversity in a Federal Context: A Comparative View of Canada, Spain and Germany.- Chapter 14. Navigating Ethnopolitics in Deeply Divided Societies: Others in Regional Consociational Systems.- Chapter 15. How Does Federalism Affect Equality Rights Struggles … and How do Such Struggles Affect Federal Arrangements?.- Chapter 16. Federal Systems and the Fight Against Climate Change: A Comparative Analysis of India and Canada.- Chapter 17. Federalism and Secession: Taking Territorial Pluralism Seriously.- Concluding Remarks. Embracing Complexity and Promoting Pluralism in Comparative Federal Studies.

 

‘This collection takes us on a journey through philosophical, theoretical, institutional and policy approaches to the multifaceted federal phenomenon, with pluralism as a method and general theme. With an impressive team of emerging and established scholars as guides, the volume offers a rich kaleidoscope of insights about the potential and pitfalls of federalism as a normative and institutional response to the challenge and promise of pluralism.’
— Johanne Poirier, McGill University, and Holder of the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism, Canada.

 

‘A pluralist exploration is what is needed to grasp the many facets of federalism, a concept that lives of and nurtures diversity. Pluralism is the essence of federalism, its raison d’être, its beginning and ending. The book offers a contemporary account of such richness, bringing together key topics and outstanding contributors.’

— Francesco Palermo, University of Verona, and Director of the Institute for Comparative Federalism, Eurac Research, Italy.

This edited volume provides a solid yet accessible set of contributions for students, specialists, and practitioners of federalism. It also entails a commitment to normalizing the connection between federal studies and scholarship on pluralism and diversity management. With the objective to shed light on a specific theme using the means of a rigorous comprehensive comparative approach, most chapters compare at least two federal systems in connection with a given institutional matter or area of public policy.

 

Félix Mathieu is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Winnipeg, Canada.

Dave Guénette is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada.

Alain-G. Gagnon is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.

 

"Pluralism is the raison d’être of federalism. Federal systems are, by definition, plural: plurality of actors, plurality of powers and institutions, plurality of policies. Moreover, sharing common features, federal-type arrangements are anchored in distinct realities that invite a plurality of nuanced and contextualized analysis. This collection takes us on a journey through philosophical, theoretical, institutional and policy approaches to the multifaceted federal phenomenon, with pluralism as a method and general theme. With an impressive team of emerging and established scholars – whose work are anchored in politics, law, economics, history, philology – as guides, the volume meanders between federal structures and fundamental rights, immigration, climate change, referenda, constitutional justice, asymmetry, fiscal redistribution, political parties, local government, secession, gender equality, linguistic protection, power-sharing arrangements that both include and exclude certain groups. The result is a rich kaleidoscope of insights about the potential and pitfalls of federalism as a normative and institutional response to the challenge and promise of pluralism." (Johanne Poirier, Peter Mackell Chair in Federalism, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada) 

Feeds into the growing interest for federal studies in academic and government circles Broadens the analytical perspective to include non-traditional federal states Pays attention to sub-state institutional practices that are rooted in a certain federal spirit

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