| The Global Promise of Federalism Contributor(s): Skogstad, Grace (Editor), Cameron, David (Editor), Papillon, Martin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 144262647X ISBN-13: 9781442626478 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 321.02 |
| LCCN: 2017381222 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Global Promise of Federalism honours the life and work of Richard Simeon, one of Canada's foremost experts on federalism. It features a group of distinguished scholars of federalism from Canada and abroad who take up some of the fundamental questions at the heart of both Simeon's work and contemporary debates. Does federalism foster democracy? Can it help bring together divided societies? How do federations evolve and adapt to changing circumstances? In the course of answering these questions, the chapters in this collection offer a comparative perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing well-established federations such as Canada and Australia, as well as new federal and quasi-federal systems in Europe, Africa, and Asia. They examine the interplay between federal values, such as trust and mutual recognition, and institutional design; the challenges facing post-conflict federations; and the adaptability of federal systems in the face of changing social, economic, and cultural contexts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cameron, David: - David R. Cameron is Dean of the Faculty of Arts and professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Papillon, Martin: - Martin Papillon is an associate professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. Skogstad, Grace: - Grace Skogstad is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. |
