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This book examines different approaches by which states characterised by federal or decentralized arrangements reconcile equality and autonomy. In case studies from four continents, leading experts analyse the challenges of ensuring institutional, social and economic equality whilst respecting the competences of regions and the rights of groups.
This book conceives federalism not as a static institutional architecture, but as a dynamic formation always in flux. This may entail processes of federalization, but in some cases also lead to de-federalization. It looks at emerging federal structures worldwide and analyses federal structures: their emergence, operation and categorization. The contributors highlight that the “emergence” of these federal structures has multiple facets, from the recognition of ethnic diversity to the use of federalism as a tool of conflict resolution. Identifying and categorizing processes of federalization and defederalization in a variety of cases, the book provides much needed empirical and theoretical discussion on emerging federal structures and the changing nature of federalism in the post-Cold War era.
Croatia is a magnificent land full of surprises. Visitors are amazed to discover a country with spectacular natural wonders, a great culinary tradition, excellent wine, architecture, a beautiful language, and a vibrant national culture. While it is a small country when measured in square miles, market size, or military power, it has a rich culture that has profoundly impacted the world. The contributors to Croatian Cultural Renaissance: From the Margins to the Crossroad of Europe were the protagonists who survived the communist period and then lived through the fraught period of the Croatian War of Independence in the 1990s; they worked to understand, build, and preserve their cultural identity and freedom as Croatian people. They are diplomats, government officials, artists, and academics who are recognized within Croatia for their intellectual prowess and for their vital and noteworthy contributions to their country. While the chapters explore different areas of Croatia’s national culture, they are united in showing how the national identity and ethos have deep roots and provide insight in what it means to be Croatian today.
This monograph thoroughly illustrates the debate on federalism and regionalism as it emerged in Italy in the years preceding the unification of 1861 and then again in the early 1990s, a debate mainly centred on the deep socio-economic differences between the North and the South of the country. Torn between centripetal and centrifugal forces, the Italian regional model implemented with the 1948 constitution and strengthened in 2001 provokes questions that intersect with topical debates engaging scholars globally, potentially stimulating comparative discussions. While the future of Italian regionalism remains unclear, the Italian regional model combines lessons coming from different theoretical experiences, including federalism, sub-state nationalism, and the European unification process, representing a novel experiment fashioned by those who were looking for a compromise between unitary and federal schemes.
This timely research handbook offers a systematic and comprehensive examination of the election laws of democratic nations. Through a study of a range of different regimes of election law, it illuminates the disparate choices that societies have made concerning the benefits they wish their democratic institutions to provide, the means by which such benefits are to be delivered, and the underlying values, commitments, and conceptions of democratic self-rule that inform these choices.
Prix de la Société suisse pour les questions parlementaires (SSP) 2023 Preis der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Parlamentsfragen (SGP) 2023 Le droit international dépend dans une large mesure des ordres juridiques internes des États pour déployer des effets. Ainsi, l’adoption d’un traité international constitue souvent le point de départ d’un long processus de mise en oeuvre qui prendra place au sein des différents États parties au traité. En Suisse, pour des raisons inhérentes aussi bien au droit international qu’à l’ordre juridique interne, les parlements cantonaux sont souvent en charge de mettre en oeuvre ces normes. Dans ce contexte, cet ouvrage cherche à identifier et à analyser les mécanismes internes qui encouragent l’engagement des parlementaires des cantons suisses avec le droit international. Pour y parvenir, l’auteure s’intéresse à la manière dont différentes obligations internationales sont mises en oeuvre dans les cantons. Ce travail tend à reconcilier le global avec le local en mettant en avant des possibilités concrètes d’améliorer la mise en oeuvre du droit international au niveau infranational.
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In keinem Bereich ist der Anschluss der deutschsprachigen an die internationale Literatur so augenfällig wie in der Dramatik und auf den Bühnen. Deshalb vereint dieser Doppelband nicht nur die Produktion und Wirkung neuer Stücke, sondern auch die Theaterpraxis. Enthalten sind u.a. Aufsätze zum Geschichtsdrama und zum satirischen Theater in der DDR, zu Volksstück und Zimmertheater, zur Theatermission von Gustaf Gründgens, zur Wechselbeziehung zwischen Theater und Fernsehen, zur Rolle der Zeitschrift "Sinn und Form" für die Theaterkritik in der DDR oder zur Gender- und Kriegsthematik in ausgewählten Stücken Bertolt Brechts. Neben dem literarischen Kanon, vertreten u.a. durch Brecht, Hacks, Hildesheimer, Hochwälder, Weisenborn oder Werfel findet, der Tradition des Jahrbuchs folgend, auch weniger Bekanntes seinen Platz, so die szenischen Dramen der Nelly Sachs, das Judas-Drama "Der Mann, der Gott gehaßt hat" von Ingeborg Drewitz oder Erwin Strittmatters dörfliche Komödie "Katzgraben".