Revisiting Unity and Diversity in Federal Countries: Changing Concepts, Reform Proposals and New Institutional Realities

Revisiting Unity and Diversity in Federal Countries: Changing Concepts, Reform Proposals and New Institutional Realities
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Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Part 1: The Evolving Conception of Diversity
	1 “!ke e: /xarra //ke”: Old Diversities and New Responses in the Quest for Unity in South Africa
	2 Federalism and the Evolving Conceptions of Unity and Diversity in Ethiopia
	3 Empowerment and Exclusion: The story of two African federations
	4 Accommodating National Minorities in Federal Switzerland – Old Concepts Meet New Realities
Part 2: Interplay Between Unity and Diversity
	5 The Canadian Constitution and the Metaphor of the Living Tree
	6 Interplay of Unity and Diversity in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina In-Between Uniformity and Division
	7 Is there Unity in Brazil’s Political Diversity?
	8 Political Unity and Economic Diversity in the Argentine Federation
	9 Unity and Diversity in Italy (Partially) Asymmetric Regionalism in Light of Contemporary Constitutional Reform
Part 3: Federalism as Decision-Making and New Institutional Practices
	10 Diversity Accommodation as a Strategy of National Unity: The Case of Canada
	11 The Evolution of European Union Citizenship between Unity and Diversity
Part 4: Constitutional Design and Asymmetrical Federalism
	12 Diversity-Induced Centralization in American Federalism with Asymmetrical Accommodations of Territorial Diversity
	13 Of Tribes and Territories: Asymmetry in American Federalism
	14 How Unity and Diversity Affect Political Asymmetries of Indigenous Groups in Federations: Heterogenous Institutional Practices in Australia, Canada, and the United States
	15 Asymmetrical Federalism in India: Promoting Secession or Accommodating Diversity?
	16 Reconciling Liberal Democracy, Nationalism and Political Divorce
	17 Hegemonic or Shared Autonomy? Two Approaches and Their Implications for Constitutional Design
	18 The “Ping-Pong”-Power: Deviant State Legislation in Germany
	19 English or French? Disputes in Switzerland over Federal Competence in Teaching Languages
Conclusion: Conceptual, Theoretical and Empirical Reflections
General Index
Index of Names