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Territory, Democracy and Justice

Federalism and Regionalism in Western Democracies

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Scott L. Greer

    1. Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, USA

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Scott L. Greer
    Pages 1-17

  3. Federalism and Social Justice: Thinking Through the Tangle

    • Richard Simeon
    Pages 18-43

  4. Social Citizenship and Federalism: Is a Federal Welfare State a Contradiction in Terms?

    • Keith G. Banting
    Pages 44-66

  5. Devolution and Social Citizenship: Which Society, Whose Citizenship?

    • Charlie Jeffery
    Pages 67-91

  6. The Changing Politics of Federalism in the United States

    • Paul E. Peterson
    Pages 92-115

  7. The Impact of Regional Governments

    • Claire Dupuy, Patrick Le Galès
    Pages 116-138

  8. The Adventure of Divergence: An Inquiry into the Preconditions for Institutional Diversity and Political Innovation after Political Decentralization

    • Roland Sturm
    Pages 139-156

  9. The Politics of Divergent Policy

    • Scott L. Greer
    Pages 157-174

  10. Multi-level Governance and Multi-level Discontent: The Triumph and Tensions of the Spanish Model

    • Joan Subirats
    Pages 175-200

  11. Origins of Cooperative and Competitive Federalism

    • Ronald L. Watts
    Pages 201-223

  12. Intergovernmental Relations: In Search of a Theory

    • Alan Trench
    Pages 224-256

  13. Conclusion: Territorial Politics Today

    • Scott L. Greer
    Pages 257-274

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 275-302
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Territory, Democracy and Justice brings together experts from six countries to ask what territorial decentralization does and what it means for democracy, policymaking and the welfare state. Integrated and international in a fragmented field, the chapters identify the importance and consequences of territorial decentralization. The authors analyze the successes, the generalizable ideas, and the international lessons in the study of comparative territorial politics as well as new directions for research.

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'This is a bold, original, intellectually inspiring work. What difference does regionalism make to the modern state, in particular its key values of the democratic process, social justice and policy-making capacity? These leading social scientists from Europe and North America show that decentralization is no mere side effect of some strategic goal, but is itself a powerful variable. No less challenging, moreover, is their demonstration that at the same time, the effects of the institutions of territorial politics will be shaped by the institutional context, especially political parties, intergovernmental finance and interjurisdictional learning. Advocates of federalism trying to cope with skeptical behavioralists who deny the influence of federal institutions as structure or ideal will find this book a great help.' - Samuel H. Beer, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government Emeritus, Harvard University, USA

'This is amongst the most significant collection of essays on territorial politics to have been assembled in years. It poses difficult questions, challenges established assumptions and suggests a variety of explanations and outcomes. As well as its theoretical strengths, there is much in this volume to provoke interest amongst practitioners and the public. The authors come from a variety of intellectual as well as geographic backgrounds providing a formidable array of talent.' - James Mitchell, Professor of Government, University of Strathclyde, UK

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, USA

    Scott L. Greer

About the editor

KEITH BANTING Professor in the School of Policy Studies, Queens University, Belfast, UK CLAIRE DUPUY Student in Politics at Science Po, Paris, France PATRICK LE GALES Directeur de Recherche au CNRS at CEVIPOF, Paris, France CHARLIE JEFFREY Professor of Politics, School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK PAUL E. PETERSON The Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, USA RICHARD SIMEON Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada ROLAND STURM holds the chair and is Director of the University of Erlangen-Nurnberg's Regional Studies Centre, Germany JOAN SUBIRATS Professor of Political Science, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain ALAN TRENCH Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Constitution Unit, University College, London, UK RONALD L. WATTS Professor Emeritus of Political Studies and Fellow of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen's University, Canada

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