Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches (Elgar Guides to Teaching) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1035323710 ISBN 13: 9781035323715

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

Teaching Federalism presents innovative ideas for teaching a wide variety of key concepts of federalism and federal-country cases. Each chapter introduces a topic, explains its place in federalism research, and provides learning objectives, pedagogical tools, and questions for class discussions, student essays, and examinations. Evaluation and reading suggestions are included as well.

The book covers twenty substantive facets of federalism important for understanding contemporary issues of federalism and federation, such as power distribution, second chambers, high courts, intergovernmental relations, fiscal federalism, multinational federalism, conflict resolution, indigenous peoples, gendered federalism, and secession. Also included are case-study examples for teaching about federalism in Germany, India, Nigeria, Switzerland, and the United States.

Educators around the world who teach federalism or wish to do so will find this a wonderful resource for lesson plans on a wide variety of issues related to federalism. Students studying federalism will also find it invaluable as an introductory resource for important topics and readings on the subject.

About this title

About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1035323710
• ISBN 13: 9781035323715
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306
• Editor: Kincaid John, Leckrone J. W.