Constitutional Asymmetry in Multinational Federalism (eBook)

Managing Multinationalism in Multi-tiered Systems

Patricia Popelier, Maja Sahadžić (Herausgeber)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2019
XXIV, 510 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-11701-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This edited volume examines the link between constitutional asymmetry and multinationalism in multi-tiered systems through a comprehensive and rigorous comparative analysis, covering countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. Constitutional asymmetry means that the component units of a federation do not have equal relationships with each other and with the federal authority. In traditional federal theories, this is considered an anomaly. The degree of symmetry and asymmetry is seen as an indicator of the degree of harmony or conflict within each system. Therefore symmetrisation processes tend to be encouraged to secure the stability of the political system. However, scholars have linked asymmetry with multinational federalism, presenting federalism and asymmetry as forms of ethnical conflict management. This book offers insights into the different types of constitutional asymmetry, the factors that stimulate symmetrisation and asymmetrisation processes, and the ways in which constitutional asymmetry is linked with multinationalism.

Patricia Popelier is Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Her research focuses on federalism and multilevel governance, constitutional review, legislative studies, and issues of legitimacy and legal certainty. She is co-Promoter of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence ACTORE, Vice President of the International Association of Legislation, President of the Flemish Interuniversity Centre of Legislation, and Convenor of the standing research group on subnational constitutions in federal and quasi-federal systems of the International Association of Constitutional Law.

Maja Sahadži? is a researcher, lecturer, and expert legal advisor. She currently works as Researcher at the Government and Law Research Group at the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Her research focuses on constitutional asymmetry, multinationalism, and multi-tiered systems. She previously held academic positions at universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the USA, and also worked as a lawyer and journalist. She has published widely in the field of asymmetrical federalism, multinational societies, extreme constitutionalism, diplomacy, and security. In 2018 she received the Ronald Watts Award for the best article in federalism.

Autor

Patricia Popelier is Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Her research focuses on federalism and multilevel governance, constitutional review, legislative studies, and issues of legitimacy and legal certainty. She is co-Promoter of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence ACTORE, Vice President of the International Association of Legislation, President of the Flemish Interuniversity Centre of Legislation, and Convenor of the standing research group on subnational constitutions in federal and quasi-federal systems of the International Association of Constitutional Law. Maja Sahadžić is a researcher, lecturer, and expert legal advisor. She currently works as Researcher at the Government and Law Research Group at the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Her research focuses on constitutional asymmetry, multinationalism, and multi-tiered systems. She previously held academic positions at universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the USA, and also worked as a lawyer and journalist. She has published widely in the field of asymmetrical federalism, multinational societies, extreme constitutionalism, diplomacy, and security. In 2018 she received the Ronald Watts Award for the best article in federalism.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Linking constitutional asymmetry with multinationalism: an attempt to crack the code in five hypothesesPatricia Popelier, Maja SahadžićChapter 2: Asymmetry and Complexity as a Device for Multinational Conflict Management: A country study of constitutional asymmetry in BelgiumPatricia Popelier Chapter 3: Mild asymmetry and ethnoterritorial overlap in charge of the consequences of multinationalism: A country study of constitutional asymmetry in Bosnia and HerzegovinaMaja SahadžićChapter 4: Constitutional and non-constitutional asymmetries in the Canada federation: an exploration into the policy fields of immigration and manpower training, A country study on constitutional asymmetry in CanadaAlain-G. Gagnon and Jean-Denis GaronChapter 5: Constitutional Asymmetry in the People's Republic of China: Struggles for Autonomy under a Communist Party-State, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in ChinaJason BuhiChapter 6: Federation among unequals, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in EthiopiaYonatan T. Fessha and Biniyam N. BezabihChapter 7: Asymmetry as a way to move forward with multi-tiered integration?, A study of constitutional asymmetry in the European UnionPieter Van Cleynenbreugel Chapter 8: Accommodating Diversity, Consolidating Nationhood, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in IndiaRajendra Kumar PandeyChapter 9: Provincial asymmetry in Indonesia: what is so ‘special’ about it?, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in IndonesiaSimon ButtChapter 10: Federalism and Decentralization in Iraq, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in IraqBawar BammarnyChapter 11: Irreversibly different, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in ItalyFrancesco Palermo and Alice ValdesaliciChapter 12: Constitutional Asymmetry in Malaysia: A Case Study of Sabah and Sarawak, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in MalaysiaAsri Salleh, Arnold Puyok, Tony Paridi BagangChapter 13: Asymmetry or equality? Ethnic nationalities in a Bamar-dominated state, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in MyanmarMichael G. BreenChapter 14: Subnational empowerment for a cohesive Federation, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in PakistanZubair Shahid, Melanie GersterChapter 15: Constitutional asymmetry in Russia: issues and developments, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in the Russian FederationElena KremyanskayaChapter 16: Asymmetry as a device for equal recognition and reasonable accommodation of majority and minority nations, A country study on constitutional asymmetry in SpainPau Bossacoma Busquets, Marc Sanjaume-CalvetChapter 17: Work in progress, A country study of constitutional asymmetry in the United KingdomBrice DicksonChapter 18: Conclusion: a country studies-based deliberation on multi-tiered multinational systemsPatricia Popelier, Maja Sahadžić

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.2.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Federalism and Internal Conflicts
• Reihe/Serie: Federalism and Internal Conflicts
• Zusatzinfo: XXIV, 510 p. 6 illus., 1 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Verfassungsrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Autonomy • constitutional Asymmetry • Constitutionalism • Dayton Peace Agreement • decentralization • ethnoterritorial overlap • European Union • Federalism • federalism in Europe • historical entitlement • multinational conflict management • national identity • Nationalism • Nationhood • People’s Republic of China • political asymmetry • political regime • subnational entities • symmetrisation processes • unitary republic
• ISBN-10: 3-030-11701-4 / 3030117014
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-11701-6 / 9783030117016