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Krause

Theories of Modern Federalism

Herausgegeben von Dr. Skadi Siiri Krause

Nomos,  2019, 326 Pages

ISBN 978-3-8487-5697-1


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The work is part of the series Staatsverständnisse (Volume 133)
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englischFederalism is becoming increasingly important in shaping political orders. However, the vast amount of empirical studies and comparative work has pushed the theoretical and ideological treatment of federalism into the background in recent research. Thus, there is no overall presentation of the political and theoretical debates on the modern concept of federalism. Also, the question of the relationship between federalism and democracy is unclear. The aim of this anthology is firstly to prove the theoretical diversity of the discourse on federalism and secondly to depict the path dependence of certain traditions of thinking in the discourse on federalism.

Of course, any attempt to deal with a theoretical tradition that is as broad and influential as federalist thinking inevitably involves certain limitations. Thus, the authors of the contributions compiled in this book were given two specifications. The first concerns the embedding of its representation in concrete political debates on the notions of democracy and the vertical separation of powers in the state. The second requires a systematic review of the concept of federalism and the understanding of freedom. The authors examine how a federalist view of politics places representation and administration not only at the level of the state, but also at its subordinate levels, changing our understanding of politics, and how a changing understanding of democracy has shaped the political and theoretical debates on federalism.

 

With contributions by

Gabriele Abels, Juri Auderset, Volker Depkart, Dirk Jörke, Charlotte A. Lerg, Thomas Maissen, Hartmut Marhold, William Mathie, James Read, Lee Ward, Claudia Wiesner.


»Das Buch, das hier besprochen werden soll, ist bereits die 133. Ausgabe dieser sehr verdienstvollen Reihe… bietet […] sehr interessante Einblicke und reichlich Stoff zum Nachdenken. Der Sammelband liefert durch seinen historischen und politiktheoretischen Zugang zum Thema Föderalismus viele neue und interessante Einsichten und willkommene Anknüpfungspunkte für die künftige wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung, aber auch für die politischen Debatten – dies gilt nicht zuletzt für die Reformdiskussionen und Ideen zur Weiterentwicklung der Europäischen Union.«
Martin Große Hüttmann, Jahrbuch des Föderalismus 21/2020, 437
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