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15 produkter
15 produkter
Del 1 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Environmental Protection in Multi-Layered Systems
Comparative Lessons from the Water Sector
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
3 227 kr
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The book describes and analyses how environmental issues are regulated in several federal, regional and unitary systems and in the European Union. The comparative analysis reveals common trends towards a multi-layered environmental governance, cross-cutting traditional distinctions among different state models.In the second part, the case study of the management and protection of water resources is selected and analysed in the same legal systems. Disaggregating environmental protection into more specific competence fields allows trends and challenges to be tested.The book casts light on the relationship between the state models as to the division of powers and environmental governance. It develops theoretical and practical foundations of contemporary, multi-level environmental law and challenges consolidated approaches in federal studies.
Del 3 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Federalism as Decision-Making
Changes in Structures, Procedures and Policies
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
3 396 kr
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Accounting for participation, separation of powers and democratic accountability, federalism gains momentum in times when traditional democratic legitimacy of institutional decision-making is challenged. Its ability to include multiple interests makes federalism a means to ensure good governance.Based on a multidisciplinary analysis, the book tackles the question of whether federalism as a pragmatic governance tool provides answers to current challenges and what those answers are. Thirty-three leading experts critically examine to what extent federalism serves this purpose in compound states, looking at different countries and policies.The volume revolves around five sub-themes: ‘federalism, democracy and governance’, ‘participation mechanisms and procedures’, ‘policy areas compared’, ‘institutional innovation and participatory democracy’ and ‘federalism: from theory to governance’.
Del 4 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Migration and Autonomous Territories
The Case of South Tyrol and Catalonia
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
3 675 kr
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Migration is an increasingly important reality for sub-national autonomous territories characterized by large historical communities or minorities. The diverse claims of these groups, on the one hand, and of new communities arising from migration, on the other, bring complexity to the management of migration issue in the territories.Migration and Autonomous Territories, edited by Roberta Medda-Windischer and Andrea Carlà, draws on the fields of migration and minority studies, to analyze the challenges associated with the need to reconcile diversity and unity in autonomous territories. The volume compares the cases of South Tyrol and Catalonia, characterized both by the presence of large historical communities and minorities, and significant migration aims, and sheds new light on how sub-national units deal with migration.
Del 5 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Citizen Participation in Multi-level Democracies
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
3 643 kr
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Citizen Participation in Multi-level Democracies offers an overview of new forms of participatory democracy in federally and regionally organised multi-level states. Its four sections focus on the conceptual foundations of participation, the implementation and instruments of democracy, examples from federal and regional States, and the emergence of participation on the European level.There is today a growing disaffection amongst the citizens of many states towards the traditional models of representative democracy. This book highlights the various functional and structural problems with which contemporary democracies are confronted and which lie at the root of their peoples’ discontent. Within multi-level systems in particular, the fragmentation of state authority generates feelings of powerlessness among citizens. In this context, citizens’ participation can in many cases be a useful complement to the representative and direct forms of democracy.
Del 10 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Comparing Fiscal Federalism
Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
4 015 kr
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Comparing Fiscal Federalism investigates intergovernmental financial relations and the current de jure and de facto allocation of financial and fiscal powers in compound states from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. The volume combines theoretical approaches with case studies and involves scholars from various disciplines, in order to provide a comprehensive analysis of different approaches, developments and trends. This includes outlining fiscal federalism’s basic principles and overall frameworks, investigating current constitutional/legislative settings and how financial systems function, as well as zooming in on a selection of emerging issues in financial and fiscal relations. The single chapters are based on comparative investigations under the umbrella of a broad definition of fiscal federalism that includes all varieties of federal systems.
Del 19 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Religious Minorities in Pluralist Societies
Critical Perspectives on the Accommodation of Religious Diversities
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
2 067 kr
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The accommodation of religious diversity in contemporary pluralist societies is undoubtedly amongst the most salient issues on today’s political agenda, not least due to the challenges posed by migration. A subject of considerable debate is how to reconcile the demands of religious and cultural diversity alongside political unity, that is, how to create a political community that is cohesive and stable and satisfies the legitimate aspirations of minorities. This volume provides a critical analysis of the institutional accommodations and legal frameworks conceived by and/or for historical religious groups and assesses their potential and shortcomings in providing for an integrated society based on human- and minority rights protection.
Del 15 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Navigating the Unknown
Essays on Selected Case Studies about the Rights of Minorities
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
2 890 kr
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In this book, Bertus de Villiers offers unique insights into institutional design aimed at the protection of minority rights. He reflects on several case studies to highlight various aspects of the complexity of contemporary constitution drafting and how creative solutions have been found to secure the rights of minorities. The respective chapters drill down to a practical level to assist constitutional scholars, legal scientists, the judiciary and practitioners to better comprehend the dynamics of minority rights in the country under discussion; to be informed by the jurisprudence that have arisen; and to gain insights from the adjustments that had to be made to more effectively protect the rights of minorities.
Del 17 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Climate Change Integration in the Multilevel Governance of Italy and Austria
Shaping Subnational Policies in the Transport, Energy, and Spatial Planning Sectors
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
2 587 kr
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How can subnational governments best integrate climate change considerations across policy areas? Which factors contribute to successful integration?With a specific focus on transport, spatial planning policies, and energy and water in selected cases located at the border of the Alpine region between Italy and Austria, this volume shows that coordination (vertical and horizontal), public participation and information, leadership, and dedicated funding play fundamental and interlinked roles in climate change policy integration.
Del 16 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Religious Diversity, State, and Law
National, Transnational and International Challenges
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
2 980 kr
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Globalisation, migration, and (de-)secularisation have fundamentally transformed the concepts of religion, state, and law during the last decades. The main goal of this interdisciplinary approach is to clarify the multifaceted theoretical and practical challenges of religious diversity and socio-political pluralism in Europe.In twenty-two chapters, the contributions to this volume revisit basic concepts, structures and institutional settings such as sovereignty; the dogma of the separation of state, church and/or religion; human and minority rights; gender and religion; varieties of fundamentalisms; interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding; and, not least, religious education.
Del 21 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Fiscal Federalism and Equalisation Transfers
Balancing Regional Autonomy and Solidarity
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
1 676 kr
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This edited volume puts the spotlight on the socioeconomic, financial and political challenges provoked by territorial fiscal inequalities in federal systems and the diversity of mechanisms created by the different federations in confronting or mitigating its adverse consequences. The main goal of the book is to study the state of the question of territorial inequalities and fiscal equalisation systems in federal and decentralised countries after the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 health crisis. The volume combines theoretical approaches with case studies and involves scholars from various disciplines in order to provide a comprehensive view of the issue.
Del 20 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Making and Ending of Federalism
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
2 283 kr
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This compilation, The Making and Ending of Federalism, includes the main topics addressed by recognized experts on federalism at the Conference of the International Association of Federal Studies (IACFS) held in Innsbruck, Austria, on 28-30 October 2021. It analyzes how federal and quasi-federal systems are created and if there are common patterns or certain conditions that promote the emergence or the demise of federal systems, including case studies from Brazil, Spain, and Italy.
Del 22 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Secessionist Entities and International Law
The South Caucasus Disputes between Self-Determination, Territorial Integrity, and the Quest for a European Engagement Policy
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
2 881 kr
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This book examines secessionist entities that arose during and after the dissolution process of the USSR and considers them as legal subjects in their own right. By employing a novel and more innovative approach, the agency of these subjects, otherwise often ignored or disregarded, is taken into account. Drawing on the cases of the South Caucasus, the author suggests going beyond the binary concept of statehood and traditional notions of sovereignty. He advocates embracing an inclusive reading of international law, which enables to foster creative ambiguity vis-à-vis these entities as means of conflict transformation.
Del 23 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Federalism and the Law of Diversity
The Theoretical Contribution of Federalism to the Explanation of Emergent Models for the Accommodation of Diversity
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
1 552 kr
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The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation.The volume offers new and unexplored perspectives on federalism and its relationships with diversity accommodation. It represents the first structured attempt to use federal theory and practice to frame several phenomena of governance in the area of diversity management. Federalism is here tested as a theoretical and practical tool that may contribute to a better understanding of phenomena such as non-territorial autonomy, participatory democracy and legal pluralism. This volume unveils the theoretical potential of federalism in explaining complex pluralist legal systems: This theoretical function may be the 21st century dimension of federalism.
Del 25 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Dilemma of Constitutional Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Discussing Options with a View to EU Accession
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
2 030 kr
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This volume constitutes the first comprehensive examination of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s complex constitutional architecture, authored by a group of distinguished scholars primarily affiliated with leading public universities in the country. Grounded in a two-year research project and scholarly dialogue, it engages critically with the foundational constitutional principles, institutional configurations, and territorial arrangements underpinning the post-Dayton constitutional order. Emphasizing the ongoing challenges of democratic consolidation and European integration, the book offers nuanced perspectives on the interplay between individual and collective rights, federal and consociational models, and multi-level governance. It represents a vital contribution to contemporary constitutional discourse in post-conflict societies.
Del 24 - Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance
Asymmetries, Courts, and Comparative Constitutional Law
A Dynamic Accommodation of Diversity in Divided Multi-tiered Systems
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
1 855 kr
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This book explores constitutional asymmetries in divided multi-tiered systems as a dynamic constitutional model to accommodate ethnocultural diversity through a comparative analysis of 12 constitutional systems from both the Global North and the Global South. It offers a unique integrated analysis of asymmetries as designed by the constitutional orders and interpreted by courts.The book contributes to the comparative constitutional scholarship on asymmetric federalism, providing for not only a qualitative but also a quantitative assessment of asymmetries. It combines traditional doctrinal and case-law analysis with emerging methodological approaches to legal research, such as empirical legal studies and decolonial comparative law.