Comparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry, Second Edition is a uniquely comprehensive, analytic, and genuinely comparative introduction to the principles and practices, as well as the institutional compromises, of federalism.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface

1. The Promise of Federalism
The Case for Federalism
Federalism and European Integration
The Resilience of Established Federations
Federalism and Democratization
Federalism and Conflict Management

2. Federal Principles, Federal Organization
What Is Federalism?
Group Identity
Divided Powers
Constitutional Guarantees
Negotiating Compromise
Social Solidarity
Evaluating Federalism

3. Federal Systems
Analytic Criteria
Models and Variations
Contextual Variables

4. Three Traditions of Federal Thought
Consociational Federalism in Early Modern Europe
Republican Federalism in the Eighteenth Century
Socioeconomic Federalism in the Nineteenth Century and Beyond

5. The Formation of Federal States
The Federal Compromise: Explanatory Perspectives
The United States and the Invention of Modern Federalism
Reluctant Confederation in Canada
Germany from Reich to Republic
Economic Integration and the EU
Imitations and Variations
Devolutionary Federalism

6. Dividing Powers
Issues, Decisions, and Approaches
The American Experiment
Canada: Centralist Intentions
Germany: The Administrative Model
Subsidiarity in the EU
Imitations and Variations

7. Fiscal Federalism
Patterns of Public Finance
Fiscal Pluralism in the United States
Fiscal Balance in Canada
Fiscal Equitability in Germany
Incomplete Fiscal Union in the EU
Imitations and Variations

8. Federalism as a System of Dual Representation
Design Options
The American Senate Model
Canada: A Case of Pseudo-Bicameralism
Germany: The Federal Solution
The European Union: A Case of Second-Chamber Governance
Imitations and Variations

9. Intergovernmental Relations
Patterns of Cooperation
"Cooperative" Federalism in the United States
Executive Federalism in Canada
Interlocking Federalism in Germany
Council Governance and Comitology in the EU
Imitations and Variations

10. Constitutional Amendment
Amendment Procedures
Constitutional Permanence in the United States
Canada: Patriation Games
Constitutional Flexibility in Germany
The EU: Maintaining Confederal Consent
Imitations and Variations
Extreme Constitutional Amendment: Secession

11. Judicial Review
The Role of the Judiciary in a Federal System
The Process of Judicial Review
The United States: Invention and Limits of Judicial Review
Canada: From Imperial to Home-Grown Judicial Review
Germany: Pragmatic Legalism
The EU: Judicial Creation of Supranationality
Imitations, Variations, and Exceptions

12. The Limits of Federalism
The Nature of Federalism: A Reprise
Limits of Capacity and Will to Federate
Federalism, Democracy, and Capitalism

References
Index

This book is an outstanding contribution to the literature on federalism by two internationally renowned experts. Considering classical ideas, recent theorizing, and the current state of empirical research, Thomas O. Hueglin and Alan Fenna introduce an original conceptual framework for comparative federalism. On this basis, they explain in a concise and comprehensive manner the relevance of federalism; its origins and various manifestations in national, multinational, and transnational governments; and the operation and development of different federal systems, including recent challenges facing them. The updated, extended, and thoroughly revised second edition provides a valuable introduction for students and an inspiring read for academics and practitioners interested in federalism.

This book is an outstanding contribution to the literature on federalism by two internationally renowned experts. Considering classical ideas, recent theorizing, and the current state of empirical research, Thomas O. Hueglin and Alan Fenna introduce an original conceptual framework for comparative federalism. On this basis, they explain in a concise and comprehensive manner the relevance of federalism; its origins and various manifestations in national, multinational, and transnational governments; and the operation and development of different federal systems, including recent challenges facing them. The updated, extended, and thoroughly revised second edition provides a valuable introduction for students and an inspiring read for academics and practitioners interested in federalism. -- Prof. Dr. Arthur Benz, Technische Universitat Darmstadt