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Author:   Kalypso Nicolaidis (, University Lecturer, University of Oxford and a Fellow at St Antony's College) ,  Robert Howse (, Professor of Law, University of Michigan)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.934kg
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9780199245017

ISBN 10:   0199245010
Pages:   556
Publication Date:   01 November 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Jacques Delors Joseph Nye: Preface Robert Howse and Kalypso Nicolaidis: Introduction: The Federal Vision, Levels of Governance, and Legitimacy Part I. Articulating the Federal Vision Daniel J. Elazar: The United States and the European Union: Models for Their Epochs J. H. H. Weiler: Federalism without Constitutionalism: Europe's Sonderweg Part II. Levels of Governance in the United States and the European Union: Facts and Diagnosis John D. Donahue and Mark A. Pollack: Centralization and Its Discontents: The Rhythms of Federalism in the United States and the European Union David Lazer and Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger: Blueprints for Change: Devolution and Subsidiarity in the United States and the European Union John Kincaid: Devolution in the United States: Rhetoric and Reality Andrew Moravcsik: Federalism in the European Union: Rhetoric and Reality Part III. Legal and Regulatory Instruments of Federal Governance George A. Bermann: The Role of Law in the Functioning of Federal Systems Daniel Halberstam: Comparative Federalism and the Issue of Commandeering Giandomenico Majone: Regulatory Legitimacy in the United States and the European Union Part IV. Federalism, Legitimacy and Governance: Models for Understanding Cary Coglianese and Kalypso Nicolaidis: Securing Subsidiarity: The Institutional Design of Federalism in the United States and Europe John Peterson and Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr: Federal Governance in the United States and the European Union: A Policy Network Perspective Vivien Schmidt: Federalism and State Governance in the European Union and the United States: An Institutional Perspective Fritz W. Scharpf: Democratic Legitimacy under Conditions of Regulatory Competition: Why Europe differs from the United States Part V. Federalism, Legitimacy, and Identity Sujit Choudhry: Citizenship and Federations: Some Preliminary Reflections Elizabeth Meehan: The Constitutions of Institutions Marc Landy and Steven M. Teles: Beyond Devolution: From Subsidiarily to Mutuality Denis Lacorne: European Citizenship: The Relevance of the American Model Conclusion Kalypso Nicolaidis: The Federal Vision Beyond the Federal State Appendix: Basic Principles for the Allocation of Competence in the United States and the European UnionGeorge A. Bermann and Kalypso Nicolaidis: About the Contributors Index

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Outstanding book ... stimulating introduction ... this is a volume that is rich in ideas and takes the debates over US and EU federal development in original and thought-provoking directions. Perspectives on European Politics and Society The book is an important addition to the literature. It provides a comprehensive study of key issues facing the European Union, the major contemporary debates regarding its political system, and the parallels with similar debates in the United States. International Journal

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