Federalism and territorial cleavages / edited by Ugo M. Amoretti and Nancy Bermeo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : federalism and territorial cleavages / Ugo M. Amoretti -- Pt. I. Advanced industrial democracies -- 1. Switzerland : territorial cleavage management as paragon and paradox / Andre Bachtiger and Jurg Steiner -- 2. Belgium : hollowing the center / Liesbet Hooghe -- 3. Canada : federalism, language, and regional conflict / Richard Simeon -- 4. Spain : unfulfilled federalism (1978-1996) / Pablo Beramendi and Ramon Maiz -- 5. The United Kingdom : political institutions and territorial cleavages / Michael Keating -- 6. Italy : political institutions and the mobilization of territorial differences / Ugo M. Amoretti -- 7. France : challenging the unitary state / Marc Smyrl -- 8. Electoral rules and party systems in federations / R. Kent Weaver -- 9. Federalism and the quality of democracy in multinational contexts : present shortcomings and possible improvements / Ferran Requejo -- Pt. II. Developing democracies and postcommunist regimes -- 10. India : federalism and the accommodation of ethnic nationalism / Atul Kohli -- 11. Russia : managing territorial cleavages under dual transitions / Kathryn Stoner-Weiss -- 12. Nigeria : dilemmas of federalism / Rotimi T. Suberu -- 13. Mexico : the political foundations of indigenous mobilization and ethnoterritorial conflict (1975-2000) / Guillermo Trejo -- 14. Turkey : roots of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict and prospects for constructive reform / Michele Penner Angrist -- 15. Federalism, nationalism, and secession : the communist and postcommunist experience / Valerie Bunce -- 16. Federalism and democracy : beyond the U.S. model / Alfred Stepan -- 17. Conclusion : the merits of federalism / Nancy Bermeo.

One of the most vexing problems facing developing countries is how to integrate regions with different traditions and minority groups into a larger sovereignty. The failure to resolve this problem can lead to ongoing conflict, and such conflict has been seen to reemerge even in established states. Ugo M. Amoretti and Nancy Bermeo bring together a distinguished group of scholars to analyze the successes and failures of federalism in advanced industrial democracies, developing countries, and post-communist regimes. From these diverse examples the contributors and volume editors draw important lessons for all states that today face problems of government relating to territories and minorities. Advanced industrial democracies studied in this volume include Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and Spain. Cases of developing and post-communist states include India, Russia, Turkey, Mexico, and Nigeria. Chapters on individual states are supplemented by others on particular issues related to institutional design, such as the effects of different electoral systems, secession movements, and the limitations of the United States as a model. Contributors: Ugo M. Amoretti, University of Genoa; Michele Penner Angrist, Union College; André Bäechtiger, University of Bern; Pablo Beramendi, Wissenschaftszentrum fur Sozialforschung Berlin; Nancy Bermeo, Princeton University; Valerie Bunce, Cornell University; Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Michael Keating, European University Institute and University of Aberdeen; Atul Kohli, Princeton University; Ferrán Requejo, Pompeu Fabra University; Richard Simeon, University of Toronto; Marc Smyrl, Denver International School; Jürg Steiner, University of Bern and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Alfred Stepan, Columbia University; Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Princeton University; Ramón Maíz Suárez, University of Santiago de Compostela; Rotimi Suberu, University of Ibadan; Guillermo Trejo, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas; R. Kent Weaver, The Brookings Institution