Federalism and Constitutional Law

The Italian Contribution to Comparative Regionalism
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-61170-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 520 g

This volume examines the relationship between central government and local institutions, taking Italy as a case study to present a comparative perspective on how the Italian experience has influenced the global developments of federal and regional states.

As the country with the longest standing regional system, Italy has a lot to tell countries that are dealing with similar issues in present times. Adopting a theoretical/analytical approach coupled with comparative analysis, this volume critically reflects on the changes brought to the Italian system of government by the reform of Title V of the Italian constitution, the reasons why further decentralisation has been resisted and offers a comparative overview of the place and contributions that the Italian experience has brought to the global debate on regionalism and federalism. The book is divided into two parts: Part I distils the essence of the evolution of Italian regionalism and the respective debate before and after 2001. While focusing on Italy, the various chapters situate it within the global framework of discussion. Part II reflects on how the Italian regional constitutional architecture contributes to the global debate, particularly focusing on the main innovations brought about by constitutional reform.

The book will be essential reading for researchers, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of constitutional law and politics, and federalism.

Chapters 5 and 8 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003104469

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arban, Erika

Martinico, Giuseppe

Palermo, Francesco

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Kommunal- und Regionalverwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: why is the trajectory of Italian regionalism comparatively important and what does it have to offer?

Part I: Federalism and regionalism: the Italian context

1. An intellecual history of Italian regionalism

2. The new “form of government” in the reforms of the Italian regional system

3. Federalism and regionalism in constitutional adjudication

4. Intergovernmental relationships in Italy: a feeble but useful model

5. Financial relations in the Italian regional system

6. Party systems in the Italian regions

Part II: Italy’s major contributions to the global discussion: Italian regionalism in the global debate

7. The Italian regions in the European Union: story of an unaccomplished relationship

8. Asymmetries in the Italian regional system and their role model

9. Local governments and metropolitan cities: the Italian experience and its comparative relevance

10. Loyal cooperation: systemic principle of Italy’s regionalism?

11. Federalism, regionalism, and the principle of subsidiarity

Concluding remarks: Regionalism: Italian lessons offered to complex states seeking legitimate and effective governance while being reluctant to federalism

Über Autor(innen)

Erika Arban is Postdoctoral Fellow at Melbourne Law School, Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law, and Lecturer in Comparative Federalism at the University of Antwerp.

Giuseppe Martinico is Professor of Comparative Public Law at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa.

Francesco Palermo is Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Verona and Director of the Institute for Comparative Federalism at Eurac Research in Bolzano/Bozen.