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Conference Revisiting Unity and Diversity in Federal Countries (Conference) (2015 : Montréal, Québec)

Title Revisiting unity and diversity in federal countries : changing concepts, reform proposals and new institutional realities / edited by Alain-G Gagnon, Michael Burgess.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, 2018.

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Series Studies in territorial and cultural diversity governance ; volume 11
Studies in territorial and cultural diversity governance ; v. 11.
Note "This book comes out of an international meeting held in Montreal 1-3 October 2015 by members of the International Association of Centers for Federal Studies (IACFS). The event was sponsored by the Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies (CREQC)/Interdisciplinary Research Center on Diversity and Democracy (CRIDAQ) based at the Universite du Quebec in Montreal."--ECIP introduction.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents "!Ke e: / Xarra //Keʺ: old diversities and new responses in the quest for unity in South Africa / Jaap de Visser and Nico Steytler -- Federalism and the evolving conceptions of unity and diversity in Ethiopia / Assefa Fiseha -- Territorial accommodation of ethnic diversity and internal minorities in two african federations : nigeria and ethiopia / Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha -- Accommodating national minorities in federal Awitzerland : concepts meet new realities / Eva Maria Belser -- The Canadian constitution and the metaphor of the living tree / Eugenie Brouillet and Alain-G. Gagnon -- Interplay of unity and diversity in bosnia and Herzegovina : Bosnia and Herzegovina in-between uniformity and division / Dejan Vanjek -- Is there unity in Brazil's political diversity? / Tracy Beck Fenwick -- Political unity and economic diversity in the Argentine federation / Miguel Angel Asensio -- Unity and diversity in Italy (partially) asymmetric regionalism in light of contemporary constitutional reform / Paolo Colasante -- Diversity accommodation as a strategy of national unity : the case of Canada / James Bickerton -- The evolution of European Union citizenship between unity and diversity / Gabriella Saputelli -- Diversity-induced centralization in American federalism with asymmetrical accommodations of territorial diversity / John Kincaid -- Of tribes and territories : asymmetry in American federalism / G. Alan Tarr -- How unity and diversity affect political asymmetries of indigenous groups in federations : heterogenous institutional practices in australia, canada, and the united states / Shane Day -- Asymmetrical federalism in india : promoting secession or accommodating diversity? / Rekha Saxena -- Reconciling liberal democracy, nationalism and political divorce / Marc Sanjaume-Calvet -- Hegemonic or shared autonomy? : two approaches and their implications for constitutional design / Karl Kossler -- The "ping-pong" power : deviant state legislation in Germany / Hans-Peter Schneider -- English or French? : disputes in Switzerland over federal competence in teaching languages / Peter Hanni -- Conclusion : conceptual, theoretical and empirical reflections / Michael Burgess.
Summary The principal aim of this book is to revisit the basic theme of "unity and diversity" that remains at the heart of research into federalism and federation. It is time to take another look at its contemporary relevance to ascertain how far the bifocal relationship between unity and diversity has evolved over the years and has been translated into changing conceptual lenses, practical reform proposals and in some cases new institutional practices.
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Subject Federal government -- Congresses.
Federal government.
Multiculturalism -- Law and legislation -- Congresses.
Multiculturalism -- Law and legislation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Concord.
Cultural pluralism.
Multiculturalism.
Federalism.
National identity.
Minorities.
Cultural diversity.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Gagnon, Alain, editor.
Burgess, Michael, editor.
International Association of Centers for Federal Studies, sponsoring body.
Other Form: Print version: Revisiting Unity and Diversity in Federal Countries (Conference) (2015 : Montréal, Québec). Revisiting unity and diversity in federal countries. Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, 2018 9789004367173 (DLC) 2018033600
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