Chapter Introduction: The problem with studying federalism -- part PART I Concept and meaning -- chapter 1 Federalism and federation: The quest for meaning -- chapter 2 The American federal experience -- chapter 3 Federalism and federation: The origins and formation of federal states -- chapter 4 Federalism, nationalism and the national state: Legitimacy and the problem of national identity -- part PART II Bases for comparative analysis -- chapter 5 The comparative study of federal political systems -- chapter 6 The Anglo-American and Continental European federal political traditions -- chapter 7 The concept of representation in federalism and federation -- chapter 8 Asymmetrical federalism and federation -- chapter 9 The European Union as a federal model -- part PART III Lessons of experience -- chapter 10 Federalism, democracy and the state in the era of globalisation -- chapter 11 The success and failure of federation -- chapter 12 Conclusion: Comparative federalism in theory and practice.
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This examination of contemporary federalism and federation delivers a detailed theoretical study underpinned by fresh case studies.