Beyond autonomy : : practical and theoretical challenges to 21st century federalism / / edited by Tracy B. Fenwick and Andrew C. Banfield.

• Superior document: Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance ; 12
• TeilnehmendeR: Fenwick, Tracy Beck, 1975-; Banfield, Andrew C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance ; 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Includes index.

Beyond Autonomy forces us to rethink the meaning of autonomy as a central organising pillar of federalism. Can federations exist beyond the autonomy realm designed to promote territorial self-governance and direct representation among various levels of government? How do governments of federal systems interact over the design and implementation of policy in highly topical areas such as security, where the optimal distribution of authority is blurred? Which mechanisms promote the compromise necessary in many of today's democratic federal systems? How do newly emerging federations in Africa and Asia design federal institutions in order to decrease conflict while promoting national solidarity? How can federal systems protect the rights of non-territorial minorities such as many indigenous peoples?.

Table of Contents

Beyond autonomy practical and theoretical challenges to 21st-century federalism / Tracy B. Fenwick -- Squaring the circle? Balancing autonomy and intergovernmental relations in federal democracy / Arthur Benz -- Is federalism natural? Rethinking federalism's origin, operation and significance / Troy E. Smith -- Sovereignty and autonomy of constituent units in federal and regional systems a case-study of Italy / Erika Arban -- (Still) in search of the federal spirit autonomy and self-determination in multinational federations / Félix Mathieu and Alain-G. Gagnon -- The political reconstitution of Canadian federalism / Anthony M. Sayers -- 'Swimming outside the flags' continuity and change in Australian intergovernmental management / Isi Unikowski -- Australian health-care federalism beyond the logic of autonomy / Alan Fenna, John Phillimore and Vijaya Ramamurthy -- Federalism and security in the 21st century / Christian Leuprecht and Mario Kölling -- Sub-national tax autonomy in Argentina's fiscal constitution a perspective from recent history / Miguel Angel Asensio -- Real or imagined local autonomy experiences from local government in Ethiopia, South Africa and Zimbabwe / Tinashe Chigwata, Jaap de Visser and Zemelak Ayele -- Concluding remarks / Andrew C. Banfield.