Federalism Studies: Federalism Studies
About the Book Series
The end of the Cold War profoundly altered the dynamics between and within the various states in Europe and the rest of the World, resulting in a resurgence of interest in the concept of federalism. This shift in balance has been further fuelled by the increase in the number of conflicts arising from the disaffection of the diverse ethnic or religious minorities residing within these states (e.g. Sudan, Iraq). Globalization is forcing governments not only to work together, but also to reconsider their internal roles as guarantors of economic growth, with regions playing the major part. Federalism Studies offers academics a complete and in-depth understanding of federalism and intergovernmental relations in historical, theoretical and comparative contexts. Intended to be international and interdisciplinary in scope, the books in the series are designed to build a common framework for the constructive analysis of federalism. Contributions are welcome on topics which explore federalism as a theory; as a political system and as a form of conflict management.
Anthropocene and Cosmopolitan Citizenship: Europe and the New International Order
1st Edition
By Guido Montani
July 31, 2025
Anthropocene and Cosmopolitan Citizenship criticizes the Westphalia system of international relations and, as an alternative, proposes cosmopolitan citizenship. The book offers a critique of the theory of international relations based on the Westphalian system and the principle of national ...
Intergovernmental Relations in the UK: Cooperation and Conflict in a Devolved Unitary State
1st Edition
By Marius Guderjan
November 28, 2024
Intergovernmental Relations in the UK provides a timely and up-to-date analysis of a turbulent decade in British politics and presents a fascinating case study of intergovernmental relations and territorial power in a devolved unitary state. As over time a widening range of powers has been ...
Tensions of American Federal Democracy: Fragmentation of the State
1st Edition
By Jared Sonnicksen
March 02, 2022
Tensions of American Federal Democracy uses an original analytical framework combined with comparative perspectives – including those of other modern federal democracies – to explore the jigsaw puzzle that is the state of American federal democracy. The USA has a complex political system prone...
Comparative Health Care Federalism
1st Edition
Edited
By Katherine Fierlbeck, Howard A. Palley
December 18, 2020
Examining the changing nature of health care federalism within a competitive global context, Comparative Health Care Federalism provides a rich and nuanced account of the way in which the interplay of federal relationships impact health care within an array of systems. The editors have gathered ...
Defunct Federalisms: Critical Perspectives on Federal Failure
1st Edition
By Emilian Kavalski, Magdalena Zolkos
December 18, 2020
Since the end of the Cold War the global arena has become a place for dynamic change, in particular for federal political units. The focus on defunct federalisms draws attention not only to the difference between state-making and nation building, it also points to the fact that state-making does ...
Comparative Paradiplomacy
1st Edition
By Jorge Schiavon
September 30, 2020
Studying paradiplomacy comparatively, this book explains why and how sub-state governments (SSG) conduct their international relations (IR) with external actors, and how federal authorities and local governments coordinate, or not, in the definition and implementation of the national foreign ...
Federalism, Secession, and International Recognition Regime: Iraqi Kurdistan
1st Edition
Edited
By Alex Danilovich
June 30, 2020
Federalism is widely believed to be an efficient tool to quell ethnic conflict, yet recently there has been a pronounced global tendency among ethnic minorities to break away from larger nations. Iraqi Kurdistan, a region within the newly established Iraqi federation, also harbors plans to proclaim...
Green Leviathan: The Case for a Federal Role in Environmental Policy
1st Edition
By Inger Weibust
June 30, 2020
The US, Switzerland and Canada are wealthy democracies that should be conducive to effective decentralized or cooperative environmental policy-making. However, a closer examination of their environmental policy over many decades finds no evidence that these approaches have worked. So does it matter...
Iraqi Federalism and the Kurds: Learning to Live Together
1st Edition
By Alex Danilovich
June 30, 2020
Iraq today faces a whole gamut of problems associated with post-war recovery and state-rebuilding compounded by age old mistrust and suspicion. The situation in Iraq resembles a huge experiment in which social scientists can observe the consequences of actions taken across an entire country. Can ...
The Ashgate Research Companion to Federalism
1st Edition
Edited
By Ann Ward
June 30, 2020
This comprehensive research companion examines the theory, practice and historical development of the principle of federalism from the ancient period to the contemporary world. It provides a range of interpretations and integrates theoretical and practical aspects of federalism studies more fully ...
The Last Post-Cold War Socialist Federation: Ethnicity, Ideology and Democracy in Ethiopia
1st Edition
By Semahagn Gashu Abebe
June 30, 2020
After the fall of the Berlin wall and the disintegration of the former USSR and Yugoslavia, it has widely been assumed that socialist federations have become a thing of the past. Ethiopia’s ethnic federal system however is essentially a socialist federal system based on the notion of the ’right to ...
Europe's Hidden Federalism: Federal Experiences of European Integration
1st Edition
By Bojan Kovacevic
December 12, 2019
The hidden federal features of the European Union help explain the challenges of legitimacy, democracy and freedom that face an unfinished political community. Ideas about federalism and the reality of existing federal states cannot be sharply divided in an analysis of the EU’s multilevel political...