Federalism in a Turbulent Era

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This timely book surveys nine diverse federal systems and their responses to contemporary crises. Expert contributors argue that the dynamics of federal governance across a broad range of geographic, political, and developmental contexts can be revealed by investigating how they navigate distinct subnational, national and international challenges.Adopting a representative case-study methodology, contributors provide in-depth insights into the federal responses of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Russia and the USA to challenges such as populism, migration, pandemic, inflation, climate change, resource distribution, and conflict. The book explores federalism’s cultural, social, and territorial dimensions, highlighting how these shape crisis management beyond constitutional structures. Chapters uncover why some federations succeed while others falter, emphasizing the delicate balance between unity and local autonomy, and underscoring the need to foster resilience through cooperation and balanced power-sharing.This book is a vital resource for students and academics in political science, comparative constitutional law, public administration and management, and international relations. It is also a must-read for policymakers, government officials, and other practitioners in these fields seeking to understand the unprecedented challenges faced by federal systems in the modern world.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-02-20
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieIn a Turbulent Era series
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781035321575

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ContentsForeword: Federalism in a Turbulent Era ixIntroduction 1Nicholas Aroney and Renato Costa1 Argentine federalism: economic crises, inflation, and centralbanks 16Jorge P. Gordin2 Australian federalism: lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and theCovid-19 response 40Nicholas Aroney, Robert Clancy and Gigi Foster3 Brazilian federalism: populism, emergency powers, andpolitical turmoil 67Renato Costa and Bruno Santos Cunha4 Canadian federalism: decentralisation, constitutionalconflicts, and climate change 93Dwight Newman KC and Sarah Burningham5 Ethiopian federalism: ethnicity, constitutional infidelity, andcivil war 117Yonatan Fessha and Terefe Gebreyesus6 Malaysian federalism: Islam, state jurisdiction, and criminallaw 136Nicholas Aroney and Joshua Neoh7 Nigerian federalism: political economy, petroleum, and statefragility 152Ambrose Ihekwoaba Egwim8 Russian federalism: centralisation, autocracy, and war 177Irina Busygina and Mikhail Filippov9 United States federalism: partisanship, federal–state conflict,and migration 201Zachary S. Price

‘Crises tend to magnify the inherent complexities of federal relations. One of the key strengths of this book lies in its ability to illuminate the challenges faced and the solutions devised by different federal systems in moments of instability and turbulence. It offers valuable contributions to deepening our understanding of how federal arrangements function, especially at the moment they are most severely tested.’