Defensive federalism : protecting territorial minorities from the "tyranny of the majority" /: protecting territorial minorities from the "tyranny of the majority". (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ferran Requejo and Marc Sanjaume-Calvet.
• Editors: Requejo Coll, Ferran; Sanjaume i Calvet, Marc, 1984-
• Contents: 1. Defensive Federalism: Tackling the Two Faces of the Territorial Tyranny of the Majority. A Revised Federal Institutional Design Ferran Requejo and Marc Sanjaume-Calvet 2. Consociational Executives: Power-Sharing Governments Between Inclusion and Functionality? Allison McCulloch 3. Exclusive Powers and Self-Governed Entities: A Tool for Defensive Federalism? Patricia Popelier 4. The Limits of Self Rule without Shared Rule Nicola McEwen 5. Constitutional Asymmetries as an (In)effective Counterbalancing Tool in Protecting Territorial Self-Government? Maja Sahadžić 6. Political Asymmetries: ‘Opting In and Opting Out’ Decision-Making Procedures in Canada Kenneth McRoberts 7. Agreeing to Disagree: Federal Veto Powers in Switzerland Sean Mueller 8. The Role of Constitutional Judges in Protecting Territorial Self-Government Karl Kössler 9. The Defensiveness of Nation-States: Preventing Majority Domination in the European Union Peter A. Kraus 10. Federal Chiaroscuros : Concluding Remarks Ferran Requejo and Marc Sanjaume-Calvet
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 321.02; Federal government; Cultural pluralism; Representative government and representation; Direct democracy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000645590; 9781000645569; 9781003296065
• Related ISBNs: 9781032281964
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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