The decline of statism as the world's dominant ideology has ignited a fierce debate over the evolving shape and power of federalism in global society. The popular demand for devolution has shifted the locus of power from national government to smaller regional units and heralded the reconceptualization of international law away from the idea of sovereignty, toward one of jurisdiction. This timely set of essays studies the impact wrought by these centrifugal forces across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and analyzes the latest movements for constitutional change, self-determination, and separation. Comparative Federalism in the Devolution Era offers political scientists and legal scholars a new perspective on the diverse nature and exercise of postmodern federalism, and the continuing struggle between differing views of the national-local relationship.
- ISBN10 0739102761
- ISBN13 9780739102763
- Publish Date 28 December 2002
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lexington Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English