Emerging Federal Structures in the Post-Cold War Era

Soeren Keil is Academic Head of the International Research and Consulting Center of the Institute of Federalism at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.Sabine Kropp is Professor and Chair-Holder in German Politics at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

“This book is a significant contribution to the literature that genuinely advances our understanding of federalism. … The process-driven framework and empirical findings provide a good starting point for further studies … . I am confident that this book will be a valuable resource for scholars working on topics such as multilevel governance, substate nationalism, state-building, and conflict management in divided societies for many years to come.” (Felix Schulte, Nations and Nationalism, Vol. 29 (2), April, 2023)

• Part 1. Introduction: Theoretical and Empirical Dimensions.- Chapter 1. The Emergence and Regression of Federal Structures: Theoretical Lenses and Analytical Dimensions (Sabine Kropp and Soeren Keil).- Part 2 . Case Studies.- Chapter 2. Belgium: Federalism as a Stopover? (Petra Meier).- Chapter 3. Spain and the United Kingdom: Between Unitary State Tradition and Federalization (Paul Anderson).- Chapter 4. Federal Regression and the Authoritarian Turn in Russia (Stanislav Klimovich and Sabine Kropp).- Chapter 5. Why No Federalism? - The Challenges of Institutionalizing a Multilevel Order in Ukraine (Sabine Kropp and Jørn Holm-Hansen).- Chapter 6. The Emergence of Complex Federal Political Systems in the Western Balkans (Soeren Keil).- Chapter 7. Federalism and Conflict Resolution in Nepal and Myanmar (Michael G. Breen).- Chapter 8. India: An Emerging or Fragile Federation? (Wilfried Swenden).- Chapter 9. Learning from Iraq? - Debates on Federalism and Decentralisation for post-war Syria(Eva Maria Belser and Soeren Keil).- Chapter 10. Federalism in Ethiopia: Emergence, Progress and Challenges (Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha and BezaDessalegn).- Chapter 11. The ‘federal solution’ to diversity conflicts in South Africa and Kenya: partial at most (Nico Steytler).- Chapter 12. Institutional Instability and (De)federalizing Processes in Colombia (Kent Eaton).- Chapter 13. Federalism in the European Union (Eva G. Heidbreder).- Part 3. Concluding Remarks.- Chapter 14. Conclusion: Emergence, Operation and Categorization of Federal Structures in the Post-Cold War Era (Soeren Keil and Sabine Kropp).