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Public Security in Federal Polities is the first systematic and methodical study to bring together the fields of security studies and comparative federalism. The volume explores the symbiotic relationship between public security concerns and institutional design, public administration, and public policy across nine federal country case studies: Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. In addressing specific national security concerns and aspects of globalization that are challenging conventional approaches to global, international, regional, and domestic security, this volume examines how the constitutional and institutional framework of a society affects the effectiveness and efficiency of public security arrangements. Public Security in Federal Polities identifies differences and similarities, highlights best practices, and draws out lessons for both particular federations, and for federal systems in general. This book is essential reading for scholars, students, practitioners as well as policy- and decision-makers of security and federalism.

Federalism has played a central role in charting educational progress in many countries. With an evolving balance between centralization and decentralization, federalism is designed to promote accountability standards without tempering regional and local preferences. Federalism facilitates negotiations both vertically between the central authority and local entities as well as horizontally among diverse interests. Innovative educational practices are often validated by a few local entities prior to scaling up to the national level. Because of the division of revenue sources between central authority and decentralized entities, federalism encourages a certain degree of fiscal competition at the local and regional level. The balance of centralization and decentralization also varies across institutional and policy domains, such as the legislative framework for education, drafting of curricula, benchmarking for accountability, accreditation, teacher training, and administrative responsibilities at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.Given these critical issues in federalism and education, this volume examines ongoing challenges and policy strategies in ten countries, namely Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States. These chapters and the introductory overview aim to examine how countries with federal systems of government design, govern, finance, and assure quality in their educational systems spanning from early childhood to secondary school graduation. Particular attention is given to functional division between governmental layers of the federal system as well as mechanisms of intergovernmental cooperation both vertically and horizontally. The chapters aim to draw out comparative lessons and experiences in an area of great importance to not only federal countries but also countries that are emerging toward a federal system.

Federalism has played a central role in charting educational progress in many countries. With an evolving balance between centralization and decentralization, federalism is designed to promote accountability standards without tempering regional and local preferences. Federalism facilitates negotiations both vertically between the central authority and local entities as well as horizontally among diverse interests. Innovative educational practices are often validated by a few local entities prior to scaling up to the national level. Because of the division of revenue sources between central authority and decentralized entities, federalism encourages a certain degree of fiscal competition at the local and regional level. The balance of centralization and decentralization also varies across institutional and policy domains, such as the legislative framework for education, drafting of curricula, benchmarking for accountability, accreditation, teacher training, and administrative responsibilities at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.Given these critical issues in federalism and education, this volume examines ongoing challenges and policy strategies in ten countries, namely Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States. These chapters and the introductory overview aim to examine how countries with federal systems of government design, govern, finance, and assure quality in their educational systems spanning from early childhood to secondary school graduation. Particular attention is given to functional division between governmental layers of the federal system as well as mechanisms of intergovernmental cooperation both vertically and horizontally. The chapters aim to draw out comparative lessons and experiences in an area of great importance to not only federal countries but also countries that are emerging toward a federal system.

Diese bewährte Gesamtdarstellung zur wirtschaftlichen, gesellschaftlichen und politischen Entwicklung seit der Demokratisierung Spaniens liegt in einer vollkommen überarbeiteten und aktualisierten Auflage vor. Darin  analysieren  die Autoren u.a. die 2014 einsetzenden Veränderungen des spanischen Parteiensystems und die dramatische Zuspitzung des Konflikts um Katalonien. Kurzum: Wer zeitnahe Informationen zu einem der wichtigsten EU-Länder braucht, greift zu diesem Buch.Der Inhalt• Spanien im Profil – Geografie, Bevölkerung, Politische Geschichte und  Politische Kultur• Wirtschaft – Entwicklung, (Regionale) Struktur, Staat, Weltwirtschaftliche Integration• Gesellschaft – Sozialstruktur, Bildungssystem, Arbeitsbeziehungen, Interessensgruppen, Katholische Kirche, Militär, Politische Eliten, Massenmedien• Politik – Zentralstaat, Autonome Gemeinschaften, Lokale Selbstverwaltungen, Parteiensystem, Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen, Politische Partizipation, Politikfelder (u.a. Innenpolitik, Gender- und Jugendpolitik, Umweltpolitik, Außen- und Europapolitik)Die AutorenDr. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Nohlen , Professor (em.) für Politikwissenschaft an der Universität Heidelberg.Dr. Mario Kölling, Assistenzprofessor am Institut für Politikwissenschaft und Verwaltung der Nationalen Universität für Fernunterricht in Madrid und Wissenschaftler der Manuel Giménez Abad Stiftung.