1st Edition

Cooperative Federalism in South Asia and Europe Contemporary Issues and Trends

270 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

270 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

270 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

This book explores the challenges, opportunities, and trends impacting the working of federations in South Asia and Europe. It deliberates on the changing socio-economic realities, challenges facing the existing structures of governance, degrees of consociationalism, and the growing aspirations of people in South Asia and Europe.   Through case studies from Greece, Germany, Austria,... Read more

Introduction

MJ Vinod, Stefy V Joseph, Joseph Chacko Chennatuserry, Dimitris N. Chryssochoou

 

PART I – COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES

 

1. European ‘syspondia’: Theorizing a Late-Modern Political Aggregate

Dimitris N. Chryssochoou

 

2. Cooperative Federalism in the United States Through a Conceptual Lens

John Kincaid

 

3. Federalism and Democracy: The Need for a Differentiated Approach

Patricia Popelier

 

PART II – COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM IN INDIA

 

4. Fortunes of Federating Units in India

Krishna K. Tummala

 

5.Civil Society and Cooperative Federalism in India: The Need for a Conceptual Enquiry

G. Gopa Kumar

 

6. Emerging Trends in Indian Federalism: Collaboration, Competition and Coordination

Sandeep Shastri and Katyayani Singh

 

7. The Federal Dynamics of Indian Foreign Policy: Issues, Concerns and Trends

MJ Vinod, Lakshmi Karlekar and Joseph Chacko Chennatuserry

 

PART III – COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM IN EUROPE

 

8. COVID-19 and its Impacts on Cooperative Federalism in Austria

Peter Bussjäger and Mathias Eller

 

9. The Political Economy of Cooperative Federalism and the Implementation of Cooperative Federalism in Germany

Roland Sturm

 

10. Federalism and Power-Sharing as Modes of Diversity Management in Europe

Soeren Keil

 

PART IV – COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM IN SOUTH ASIA

 

11. Executive Absolutism and Decentralized Governance: A Study of the Sri Lankan Provincial Council System

Upul Abeyrathne and Sumudu Walakuluge

 

12. Cooperative Federalism in Nepal: Practice and Prospects

Thaneshwar Bhusal

 

13. Cooperative Federalism in a Multinational Country: Examining the Case of Pakistan

Stefy V Joseph and Jairam R Prabhu

Biography

MJ Vinod is Professor in the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History in CHRIST (deemed-to-be) University, Bangalore, India.

Stefy V Joseph is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India.

Joseph Chacko Chennatuserry is the Vice Chancellor of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bangalore, India and Professor of History in the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History.

Dimitris N. Chryssochoou is Professor of Theory and Institutions of European Integration in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.