Institutional design in divided democracies

Title: Institutional design in divided democracies
Source document: The Central European journal of Canadian studies. 2008, vol. 6, iss. [1], pp. 105-115
Extent
105-115
  • ISSN
    1213-7715 (print)
    2336-4556 (online)
Type: Article
Language
License: Not specified license
 

Notice: These citations are automatically created and might not follow citation rules properly.

Abstract(s)
Constitutional and political recognition of asymmetry in Western multicultural democracies is the means to overcome the main differences among their constitutional units, whereby the political future of the common state is ensured. However, in binational or multinational post-communist states the ideal of a federative state fails.
La reconnaissance constitutionnelle et politique de l'asymétrie dans les démocraties multiculturelles de l'ouest est le moyen pour surmonter les différences principales entre leurs unités constitutionnelles et pour assurer le futur politique de l'état commun. Pourtant, on arrive dans les états binationals ou multinationals post-comunistiques jusqu'à l'échec de l'idée de l'état fédératif .
References
[1] Bačić, Arsen, "Politička gramatika federalizma i hrvatsko iskustvo", In: Primjena federalnog načela i pouke ustavne reforme 1971., ed. B. Smerdel, Zagreb, PFZ I CID Miko Tripalo, 2007, 45.

[2] Brock, Kathy L., Accords and Discord: The Politics of Asymmetrical Federalism and Intergovernemental Relations, Working Paper 2005 (8), IIGR, Queen’s University.

[3] Baud, Olivier, Theorié de la federation, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 2007, 110-111.

[4] Canon, Gordon, 1993. "Consociationalism vs. Control: Canada as a Case Study". Western Political Quarterly 35 (1), 50-64.

[5] Chapman, Thomas and Roeder, Philip G., "Partition as a Solution to Wars of Nationalism: The Importance of Institutions", American Political Science Review, Vol. 101., No. 4, November 2007, 677-697. | DOI 10.1017/S0003055407070438

[6] Elazar, Daniel, Exploring Federalism, Tuscalosa, The University of Alabama Press, 1987.

[7] Elkins, Zachary, Sides, John, "Can Institutions Build Unity in Multiethnic States?", American Political Science Review, Vol. 101., No. 4, November 2007, 695.

[8] Horowitz, Donald L., 2002. "Constitutional Design: Proposals Versus Processes", In: The Architecture of Democracy, ed. A. Reynolds. New York: Oxford University Press.

[9] Kostadinov, B. and Cardinal, L., 2007. "Les nouvelles avancées du fédéralisme asymétrique. Le Canada en perspective", Zbornik pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, Vol. 57, (4-5), 727-741.

[10] Kymlicka, Will, 1996. "Social Unity in a Liberal State", Social Philosophy and Policy 13(1): 105-136. | DOI 10.1017/S0265052500001540

[11] Lijphard, Arent, Democracy in Plural Societies, New Haven, Yale University Press, 1977.

[12] Lijphard, Arent, Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, New Haven, Yale University Press, 1999.

[13] Lijphard, Arent, 2004. "Constitutional Design for Divided Societies", Journal of Democracy, (15) 2, 96-109. | DOI 10.1353/jod.2004.0029

[14] Linz, Juan and Stepan, Alfred, "Political Identities and Electoral Sequences: Spain, the Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia", Daedalus 121 (2), 1992.

[15] Maziau, Nicolas and Pech, Laurent, 2000, "L'administration internationale de la Bosnie-Herzégovine: un modèle pour le Kosovo?", Civitas Europa, no 4-2000, 68.

[16] Milne,David, Asymmetry in Canada: Past and Present, Asymmetry Series 2005 (1) © IIGR

[17] Moreno, Luis, "Asymmetry in Spain: Federalism in the Making". In: Accommodating Diversity: Asymmetry in Federal States, ed. Robert Agranoff, Baden Baden: Nomos, 1999.

[18] McRoberts, Kenneth, "Les modèles asymétriques au Canada et en Espagne", In: Le fédéralisme canadien contemporain, ed. Alain Gagnon, Les presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2006, 509.

[19] Ostoja (Kostadinov), Biljana, 1991, "Kanadski asimetrični federalizam", Politička misao, Vol. XXVII, No. 2, 141-156.

[20] O’Neill, Michael, 2000. "Great Britain: From Dicey to Devolution", Parliamentary Affairs: A Journal of Comparative Politics, Vol. 53.

[21] Rufus, David, "The Federal principle. A Journey through Time", In: Quest of a Meaning, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1978, 215-216.

[22] Rémillard, Gill, Le fédéralisme canadien: elements constitutionnels de realisation, Montréal, Québec Amérique, 1985.

[23] Simeon, Richard, "Managing Conflicts of Diversit", 4th International Conference on Federalism, India, New Delhi, Nov. 2007. Available on line at http://www.federalism2007.org/

[24] Studlar, Donley T., Christensen, Kyle, "Is Canada a Westminster or Consensus Democracy?", PS: Political Science and politics, Vol. XXXIX, No. 4, October 2006, 839.

[25] Smerdel, Branko, Primjena federalnog načela i pouke ustavne reforme 1971, Zagreb, PFZ i CID Miko Tripalo, 2007, 7.

[26] Sokol, Smiljko, "Federalistička ideja od hrvatskog proljeća 1971 do restrukturiranja Europske Unije", In: Primjena federalnog načela i pouke ustavne reforme 1971, ed. B. Smerdel, PFZ i CID Miko Tripalo, Zagreb, 2007, 140-141.

[27] Tarlton, Charles D., 1965. "Symmetry and Asymmetry as Elements of Federalism: A Theoretical Speculation", The Journal of Politics, Vol. 27.

[28] Watts, Ronald, A Comparative Perspective on Asymmetry in Federations, Asymmetry Series 2005 (4) © IIGR, Queen's University. Available online as part of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations Asymmetry Series 2005 at http://www.queensu.ca/iigr/WorkingPapers/asymmetricfederalism.html

[29] Witte, Els, 1992. "Belgian Federalism: Towards Complexity and Asymmetry", West European Politics, Vol. 15. No. 4.