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The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain

Volume 1

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Alberto López Basaguren

    1. , Fac. Social Sciences and Communication, University of the Basque Country, Leioa - Bizkaia, Spain

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  2. Leire Escajedo San Epifanio

    1. , Fac. Social Sciences and Communication, University of the Basque Country, Leioa - Bizkaia, Spain

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Table of contents (42 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. General Overview. Federal Challenges in the Era of Globalization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Opening Pandora’s Box: Process and Paradox in the Federalism of Political Identity

      • Michael Burgess
      Pages 3-14

    3. Contradiction and Crisis in the Federal Idea

      • Carlos De Cabo Martín
      Pages 15-28

    4. From Competitive Federalism to Global Market Federalism

      • Miguel Ángel García Herrera, Gonzalo Maestro Buelga
      Pages 29-60

    5. Multilevel Constitutionalism and Federalism: Reflections upon the Congress on “The Path to Federalism in the State of Autonomies”

      • Teresa Freixes
      Pages 61-72

    6. Constitutional Courts in Federated States and Entities

      • Dian Schefold
      Pages 73-82

    7. Beyond Institutional Design: The Political Culture of Federalism (A Normative Approach)

      • Ramón Máiz
      Pages 83-102

    8. Balancing Self-Rule and Shared-Rule: Sources of Tensions and Political Responses in Contemporary Political Systems

      • André Lecours
      Pages 103-113

    9. A Federalist’s Defence of Decentralization

      • Ian Peach
      Pages 115-124

    10. Democracy-Coated Authoritarianism: How Federalism May Act as a Cover for Undemocratic Governments

      • J. Castro-Rea
      Pages 125-134

    11. The Challenges of the Federative Principle in the Twenty-First Century

      • X. Díez de Urdanivia
      Pages 135-143

    12. Global Federalism: A Solution for the Global Economic Crisis?

      • José Angel Camisón
      Pages 145-153

    13. Defending the Federation: The Federal Challenge to National Defence Policy Making in Canada

      • Allan Craigie
      Pages 155-164

    14. Some Questions Regarding Responsibility for Non-compliance with International Obligations in Federal States and in Spain

      • Roberto Uriarte Torrealday
      Pages 165-178

    15. The Spanish Autonomous Model in Poland? The Political Concept of the Silesian Autonomy Movement

      • Małgorzata Myśliwiec
      Pages 179-190

    16. “Sustainable Differentiation”: The Twenty-First Century Challenge to Decentralization (A Comparative Study of Italy and Spain, with Special Attention to Constitutional Case Law)

      • Sabrina Ragone
      Pages 191-199

    17. Participation of the German Länder and Autonomous Communities in the European Union: A Comparative Analysis

      • Cristina Elías Méndez
      Pages 201-217

    18. The Construction of German Fiscal Federalism vs. the Deconstruction of Spanish “Fiscal Federalism”

      • Susana Ruiz Tarrías
      Pages 219-231

    19. The Senate: Chamber of Territorial Representation. Reasons for Its Existence

      • María Marta Cerro
      Pages 233-240
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Territorial autonomy in Spain has reached a crossroads. After over thirty years of development, the consensus regarding its appropriateness has started to crumble. The transformation project embodied by the reform of Statute of Catalonia (2006) has failed to achieve its most significant demands. Although the concept of Spain as a Federation is disputed -more within the country than beyond-, the evolution of the Spanish system needs to follow a markedly federalist path. In this perspective, reference models assume critical importance. This edition gathers the works of a broad group of European, American and Spanish experts who analyse the present-day challenges of their respective systems. The objective, thus, is to contribute ideas which might help to address the evolution of the Spanish system in the light of the experience of more established Federations. This first volume analyses the challenges facing federal systems in the age of globalisation from a global perspective. It also addresses current questions and the challenges faced today by, in the sphere of the internal division of powers, the most significant ‘western’ federal systems, on the one hand, and the Spanish system of territorial autonomy, on the other.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Fac. Social Sciences and Communication, University of the Basque Country, Leioa - Bizkaia, Spain

    Alberto López Basaguren, Leire Escajedo San Epifanio

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