Defunct Federalisms : Critical Perspectives on Federal Failure.
Title:
Defunct Federalisms : Critical Perspectives on Federal Failure.
Author:
Kavalski, Emilian.
ISBN:
9780754689867
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (221 pages)
Series:
Federalism Studies
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Approaching the Phenomenon of Federal Failure -- 2 Dwelling Separately: The Federation of the West Indies and the Challenge of Insularity -- 3 The Pyrrhic Victory of Unitary Statehood: A Comparative Analysis of the Failed Federal Experiments in Ethiopia and Indonesia -- 4 Partnership and Paternalism: The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-1963) -- 5 The Games Elites Play: Notes towards an Elite-Focused Understanding of the Failure of the Federal Republic of Cameroon (1961-1972) -- 6 The Failed Experiment with Federalism in Pakistan (1947-1971) -- 7 The Demonization of Federalism in Republican China -- 8 The Strategic Roots of Arab Federalism and Its Failure: Transnational Sovereign Power Issues, Military Rule, and Arab Identity -- 9 The Failure of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945-1991): A Story of Contradictions, Weaknesses and Tensions -- 10 From the Second Best Option to Dissolution: Instrumentality and Identity in Czechoslovak Federalism -- 11 The Soviet People: The Rise and Fall of an Ideological Federalism -- 12 Conclusions: Whither Defunct Federalisms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Since the end of the Cold War the global arena has become a place for dynamic change, in particular for federal political units. The focus on defunct federalisms draws attention not only to the difference between state-making and nation building, it also points to the fact that state-making does not necessarily lead to the creation of a national identity.This comparative volume looks at the track record of several defunct federalisms to identify options that have been overlooked and decisions that precipitated the collapse. Bringing together insights from the study of state failure and federal collapse, it examines the ways in which parallel assessment is crucial for suggesting the complex structures of identity accommodation in federal entities. The volume is ideal for advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as university lecturers and researchers working on the issues related to contemporary federalism, history of federal units and the questions of national identity.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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