In search of the federal spirit new comparative empirical and theoretical perspectives
Title:
In search of the federal spirit new comparative empirical and theoretical perspectives
Author:
Burgess, Michael, 1949-
ISBN:
9780191611599
9781283937719
9780191752476
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Publication Information:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Contents:
Introduction : the revival of the federal idea -- In search of the federal spirit -- Kenneth C. Wheare and the federal principle -- William S. Livingston and federal society -- William H. Riker and the federal bargain -- Carl J. Friedrich and federalism as process -- Daniel J. Elazar and federalism as covenant -- Standing on the shoulders of giants : the conditions of success and failure in federations -- Federal democracy : federalism as political culture, civil society, and liberal democratic constitutionalism -- The foundations of the new federal models : three case studies -- Conclusion : the federal spirit in theory and practice.
Abstract:
'In Search of the Federal Spirit' is a major 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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