1st Edition
Explaining Federalism State, society and congruence in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany and Switzerland
By Jan Erk
Copyright 2008
182 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book deals with the theoretical and empirical questions of federalism in the context of five case studies: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany and Switzerland.
The central argument is that in the long run the political institutions of federalism adapt to achieve congruence with the underlying social structure. This change could be in the centralist direction reflecting ethno-linguistic... Read more
1. Federalism and Congruence
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Canada
5. Germany
6. Switzerland
7. The Political Sociology of Federalism
Biography
Jan Erk is Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands.
