02072 a2200313 4500 1138994413 20250317100409.0 250312042015GB 20 eng 9781138994416 Taylor & Francis GBP 45.99 BB 01 eng JPH thema JPP thema JPH bic JPP bic POL000000 bisac POL009000 bisac POL010000 bisac POL042000 bisac 320.4049 bisac Jan Erk New Directions in Federalism Studies 1 Oxford Routledge 20151126 256 p Federalism has experienced a remarkable renaissance in recent decades – as an alternative way to accommodate ethnic differences; as a tool to combat remote, undemocratic and ineffective central governments; and lastly, as a means to promote economic performance in the developing world through decentralisation. This book seeks to bring different aspects and perspectives of federalism studies closer together, by providing an analytical framework which transcends the sub-fields and encourages contributors to look beyond the comfort zones of their own disciplinary approaches to the topic. The authors seek to achieve this aim by structuring the contributions around four dimensions federalism studies: • the development and design of federal institutions; • federalism and democratic participation, representation and accountability; • federalism and the accommodation of territorially-based ethnic, cultural and linguistic differences; • federalism and public policy. With a strong comparative framework, New Directions in Federalism Studies will be of interest to students and scholars of Federalism, Government, Regionalism, and Multi-level Governance. It will also offer insights of relevance to Comparative Politics, Public Policy, Public Administration, Nationalism, and West European Politics. Wilfried Swenden B01 2097 2097