1st Edition
German Federalism in Transition Reforms in a Consensual State
1. Introduction: German Federalism in Transition?
Carolyn Moore (University of Birmingham, UK)
Wade Jacoby (Brigham Young University, USA)
Arthur B. Gunlicks (University of Richmond, Virginia, USA)
Part I: Federalism Reform Round 1
2. A More Efficient and Accountable Federalism? An Analysis of the Consequences of Germany’s 2006 Constitutional Reform
Simone Burkhart (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, Germany)
Philip Manow (University of Konstanz, Germany)
Daniel Ziblatt (Harvard University, USA)
3. A Successful Failure? The Contested Implications of Germany’s Federal Reforms
Marcus Höreth (University of Göttingen, Germany)
4. Still No Exit from the Joint Decision Trap: The German Federal Reform(s)
Katrin Auel (University of Oxford, UK)
5. From Joint Decision Traps to Over-regulated Federalism: Adverse Effects of a Successful Constitutional Reform
Arthur Benz (University of Hagen, Germany)
Part II: Fiscal Federalism and Reform Round 2
6. Fiscal Federalism in Germany: Problems, Proposals and Chances for Fundamental Reforms
Beate Jochimsen (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
7. An End to the Reform Logjam? The Reform of German Federalism and Economic Policy-Making
Reimut Zohlnhöfer (University of Bamberg, Germany)
8. Public Attitudes towards German Federalism: A point of Departure for a Reform of German (Fiscal) Federalism? Differences between Public Opinion and the Political Debate
Thieß Petersen, Henrik Scheller, Ole Wintermann (Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany)
9. Side Payments over Solidarity: Financing the Poor Cousins in Germany and the EU
Wade Jacoby (Brigham Young University, USA)
Part III: A Wider View
10. Disentangling Double ‘Politikverflechtung’? The Implications of the Federal Reforms for Bund-Länder Relations on Europe
Carolyn Moore (University of Birmingham, UK)
Annegret Eppler (University of Tübingen, Germany)
11. Community, Diversity and Autonomy: The Challenges of Reforming German Federalism
Fritz W. Scharpf (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Germany)
12. Groundhog Day: The Non-Reform of German Federalism, Again
Charlie Jeffery (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Biography
Carolyn Moore is the Deputy Director of the Institute of German Studies, and Programme Director of the European Studies MA, at the European Research Institute, University of Birmingham, UK.
Wade Jacoby is Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University, USA.
