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Subject(s)

• Federal government [Browse]
• Political science—Study and teaching [Browse]

Editor

• Kincaid, John [Browse]
• Leckrone, J W [Browse]

Publisher

• Edward Elgar Publishing [Browse]

Series

• Elgar guides to teaching. [More in this series]
• Elgar Guides to Teaching

Restrictions note

Open Access.

Summary note

"Teaching Federalism presents innovative ideas for teaching a wide variety of key concepts of federalism and federal-country cases. Each chapter introduces a topic, explains its place in federalism research, and provides learning objectives, pedagogical tools, and questions for class discussions, student essays, and examinations. Evaluation and reading suggestions are included as well. The book covers twenty substantive facets of federalism important for understanding contemporary issues of federalism and federation, such as power distribution, second chambers, high courts, intergovernmental relations, fiscal federalism, multinational federalism, conflict resolution, indigenous peoples, gendered federalism, and secession. Also included are case-study examples for teaching about federalism in Germany, India, Nigeria, Switzerland, and the United States. Educators around the world who teach federalism or wish to do so will find this a wonderful resource for lesson plans on a wide variety of issues related to federalism. Students studying federalism will also find it invaluable as an introductory resource for important topics and readings on the subject"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes

Includes index.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Rights and reproductions note

Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Contents

• Front Matter
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction to Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches
• 1. Theories of covenant and federalism: deep roots with multiple shoots
• 2. The Federalist: the world's seminal source on federalism
• 3. Comparative federalism: what is a federation and how do we study more than one?
• 4. Federalism and constitutionalism: a relation based on interdependency
• 5. Distribution of powers in federal systems: federalism's heart
• 6. Second chambers in federal systems: shared-rule guarantors or party hacks?
• 7. High courts in federations: neutral referees or team players?
• 8. Intergovernmental relations: the lifeblood of federalism
• 9. Fiscal federalism: federalism's nerve tissue?
• 10. Federal political culture: federalism's glue?
• 11. Political parties in federal systems: key players in the federal game
• 12. Local governments in federal systems: deepening federal democracy?
• 13. Federalism and democracy
• 14. Multinational, multicultural, intercultural, and plurinational federalism
• 15. Federalism and conflict resolution: mixed success?
• 16. Asymmetric vs. symmetric federalism: equity vs. equality
• 17. Secession in federal systems: voice versus exit
• 18. Social policymaking in federal systems: can equity and diversity coexist?
• 19. Applying a gender lens to federal systems
• 20. Indigenous peoples and federalism: in or out?
• 21. Germany: cooperation and executive dominance
• 22. Indian federalism: centralism amidst diversity
• 23. Nigeria: a model of federalist ethnic conflict management or federalist illusion?
• 24. Switzerland: real federalism at work
• 25. Federalism in the United States: dualism with a splash of coercion
• Index.

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ISBN

1-80088-532-6

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