New directions in federalism studies / edited by Jan Erk and Wilfried Swenden.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-233) and index.

The new wave of federalism studies / Jan Erk and Wilfried Swenden -- Understanding federal change : types of federalism and institutional evolution in the Spanish and German federal systesm / Ceśar Colino -- More courageous than expected? The 2006 reform of German federalism / Roland Sturm -- The role of the federal judiciary in union-state relations in India / Rekha Saxena and Mahendra P. Singh -- Patronage-preserving federalism? Legislative malapportionment and subnational fiscal policies / Jorge P. Gordin -- Electoral patterns in federal countries : moderating in the case of Spain / Carolina G. de Miguel Moyer -- Party politics in multi-level systems : party responses to new challenges in European democracies / Klaus Detterbeck and Eve Hepburn -- Toward a resolution of the paradox of federalism / Lawrence M. Anderson -- Federalism and ethnic conflict management : rival hypotheses, the attitudinal missing link and comparative evidence / Enric Martińez-Herrera -- The distinct effects of federalism and decentralization on performance / Jan Biela and Annika Hennl -- Making fiscal federalism self-enforcing : Germany, Australia, and Switzerland compared / Dietmar Braun -- Taking stock during times of change / Jan Erk and Wilfried Swenden.

Federalism has experienced a remarkable renaissance in recent decades {u2013} as an alternative way to accommodate ethnic differences; as a tool to combat remote, undemocratic and ineffective central governments; and lastly, as a means to promote economic performance in the developing world through decentralisation. This book seeks to bring different aspects and perspectives of federalism studies closer together, by providing an analytical framework which transcends the sub-fields and encourages contributors to look beyond the comfort zones of their own disciplinary approaches to the topic. The authors seek to achieve this aim by structuring the contributions around four dimensions federalism studies: the development and design of federal institutions; federalism and democratic participation, representation and accountability; federalism and the accommodation of territorially-based ethnic, cultural and linguistic differences; federalism and public policy. With a strong comparative framework, New Directions in Federalism Studies will be of interest to students and scholars of Federalism, Government, Regionalism, and Multi-level Governance. It will also offer insights of relevance to Comparative Politics, Public Policy, Public Administration, Nationalism, and West European Politics.