Identities, Trust, and Cohesion in Federal Systems: Public Perspectives (Queen's Policy Studies Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1553395352 ISBN 13: 9781553395355

Publisher: Queen's School of Policy Studies, 2019

Synopsis

To what extent do federal systems promote multiple identities and attachments? How do their identities affect the trust that is assigned to various orders of government and contribute to cohesion in federalist systems? Do cohesive federations depend on public trust and strong attachment to the national or central government? Are attachments and identification with the various orders of government in conflict or are they compatible? Identities, Trust, and Cohesion in Federal Systems offers eight comparative essays that provide key insights into identity debates in federalist countries. The findings are drawn from extensive analyses of public opinion data in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. The editors seek to improve our understanding of how identity, trust, and cohesion correlate with centralized, decentralized, and asymmetrical models of federalism in order to gain insight into the diverse governance challenges that various nations encounter. Making effective use of empirical data to draw evidence-based conclusions about federalist governance, Identities, Trust, and Cohesion in Federal Systems breaks new ground in public policy studies.

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About the Authors

Jack Jedwab is executive vice-president of the Canadian Institute for Identities and Migration and the Association for Canadian Studies.

John Kincaid is the Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service and director of the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government at Lafayette College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Queen's School of Policy Studies
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1553395352
• ISBN 13: 9781553395355
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250
• Editor: Jedwab Jack, Kincaid John