Federal Democracies at Work: Varieties of Complex Government - Hardcover

 
9781487509002: Federal Democracies at Work: Varieties of Complex Government
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1487509006 ISBN 13: 9781487509002
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2021

Synopsis

Scholars widely agree that a federal system cannot work effectively without democracy. As a result of the division or sharing of powers between levels of government, there remains considerable uncertainty about how rules or patterns of politics between the executive and legislative branches interact. Combining theoretical analyses and selected case studies, Federal Democracies at Work contributes to our understanding of the complex relations between federalism and democracy.

Throughout the volume, contributing authors elaborate and apply an innovative analytical framework to provide greater clarity on the complex relations between federalism and democracy. As a whole, the volume explores how different institutional configurations of federal democracies alleviate or intensify inherent tensions; how actors grapple and cope with the challenge of these complexities; and how structures evolve as a result of rising conflicts and institutional reforms or adjustments. In doing so, Federal Democracies at Work advances research on comparative federalism and works toward a better understanding of how these compound systems work.

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About the Authors

Arthur Benz is a professor at the Institute for Political Science at the Technical University of Darmstadt.


Jared Sonnicksen is a guest professor at the Institute for Political Science at the Technical University of Darmstadt.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1487509006
ISBN 13 
9781487509002
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
336
Editor
Benz Arthur, Sonnicksen Jared