Sergio Fabbrini argues that the European Union (EU) is made up of states pursuing different
aims, rather than simply moving in the same direction at different speeds. He describes the …

Comparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry, Second Edition is a uniquely
comprehensive, analytic, and genuinely comparative introduction to the principles and …

The political and economic crisis of EU integration has made it increasingly apparent how
challenging it is to bring together different sovereign cultures, languages and regions into a …

In der vergleichenden Regierungslehre wird die „föderale Demokratie “nicht als
eigenständiger Typus betrachtet. Daher blieb auch das Verhältnis von Föderalismus und …

This article assesses federalism in the five African federations: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia,
South Africa, and South Sudan. By using Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) and …

In multilevel systems, patterns of regional and national political careers reflect processes of
regionalisation and federalisation. Yet the effects of regionalism on the orientation of …

Contrary to the view that linguistic homogeneity is required to create a viable demos, this
article argues that linguistic diversity can be a permanent feature of any democratic …

International water institutions worldwide consider integrated water resources management
(IWRM) to be the most sustainable way to manage water. Governments have modified their …

This thesis assesses the implementation of federalism in a developing country by taking
Ethiopia as a case. The thesis took the notion that in federations like Ethiopia, marked by …

This study focuses on a paradox of federalism. In disputed policy issues, subnational
government units can initiate bottom-up policy change while the federal government …