Teaching Federalism

Edited by John Kincaid, Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service and Director, Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government, Lafayette College and J. Wesley Leckrone, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, Widener University, US

Contents:

Foreword xvii
Rupak Chattopadhyay
Acknowledgments xxi
Introduction to Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches 1
John Kincaid and J. Wesley Leckrone
1 Theories of covenant and federalism: deep roots with
multiple shoots 4
Glenn Moots
2 The Federalist: the world’s seminal source on federalism 14
Troy E. Smith and Ryan D. Nelson
3 Comparative federalism: what is a federation and how do
we study more than one? 25
Alan Fenna
4 Federalism and constitutionalism: a relation based on
interdependency 33
Elisabeth Alber and Francesco Palermo
5 Distribution of powers in federal systems: federalism’s heart 45
John Kincaid
6 Second chambers in federal systems: shared-rule
guarantors or party hacks? 57
Anna Gamper
7 High courts in federations: neutral referees or team players? 67
Nicholas Aroney
8 Intergovernmental relations: federalism’s lifeblood? 79
Johanne Poirier
9 Fiscal federalism: federalism’s nerve tissue? 91
Anwar Shah
10 Federal political culture: federalism’s glue? 104
David McGrane
11 Political parties in federal systems: key players in the
federal game 113
Klaus Detterbeck
12 Local governments in federal systems: deepening federal
democracy? 123
Nico Steytler
13 Federalism and democracy 133
Robert P. Inman
14 Multinational, multicultural, intercultural, and
plurinational federalism 141
Arjun Tremblay and Alain-G. Gagnon
15 Federalism and conflict resolution: mixed success? 154
Soeren Keil
16 Asymmetric vs. symmetric federalism: equity vs. equality 165
Maja Sahadžić
17 Secession in federal systems: voice versus exit 176
Eva Maria Belser and Robin Beglinger
18 Social policymaking in federal systems: can equity and
diversity coexist? 187
Andrew Karch
19 Applying a gender lens to federal systems 198
Jill Vickers
20 Indigenous peoples and federalism: in or out? 210
Martin Papillon
21 Germany: cooperation and executive dominance 221
Nathalie Behnke
22 Indian federalism: centralism amidst diversity 233
Louise Tillin
23 Nigeria: a model of federalist ethnic conflict management
or federalist illusion? 242
Rotimi T. Suberu
24 Switzerland: real federalism at work 254
Rahel Freiburghaus and Adrian Vatter
25 Federalism in the United States: dualism with a splash of coercion 265
J. Wesley Leckrone

Index