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Routledge Handbook of Regionalism and Federalism

Almost all states are either federal or regionalized in some sense. It is difficult to find a state that is entirely unitary and the Routledge Handbook of Regionalism and Federalism necessarily takes in almost the entire world. Both federalism and regionalism have been subjects of a vast academic literature mainly from political science but sometimes also from history, economics and geography. This cutting-edge examination seeks to evaluate the two types of state organization from the perspective of political science, producing a work that is analytical rather than simply descriptive.

The Handbook presents some of the latest theoretical reflections on regionalism and federalism and then moves on to discuss cases of both regionalism and federalism in key countries chosen from the worlds macro-regions. Assembling this wide range of case studies allows the book to present a general picture of current trends in territorial governance. The final chapters then examine failed federations such as Czechoslovakia and examples of transnational regionalism the European Union, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the African Union.

Covering evolving forms of federalism and regionalism in all parts of the world and featuring a comprehensive range of case studies by leading international scholars, this work will be an essential reference source for all students and scholars of international politics, comparative politics and international relations.

John Loughlin is a Professor and Fellow of St Edmunds College, Cambridge, and a Senior Fellow and Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies in the University of Cambridge.

John Kincaid is the Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service and Director of the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA.

Wilfried Swenden is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Routledge Handbook of Regionalism and Federalism

Edited by
John Loughlin, John Kincaid and
Wilfried Swenden

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Routledge handbook of regionalism and federalism / edited by John Loughlin, John Kincaid and Wilfried Swenden.

p. cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Regionalism. 2. Federal government. I. Loughlin, John, 1948

JF197.R68 2013

320.4'049dc23

2012036633

ISBN: 978-0-415-56621-6 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-203-39597-4 (ebk)

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