The Federal Nation

Perspectives on American Federalism
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-349-37589-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 410 g

Reihe: Studies of the Americas

This volume gathers contributors from both the US and UK to provide a comparative examination of federalism in the Bush era, a period of huge change in national politics, but also one of significant shifts in US federalism in relation to social and socioeconomic issues.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davies, P.

Morgan, I.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: AMERICAN FEDERALISM IN NATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Federalism, the Bush Administration, and the Evolution of American Politics; T.Conlan What a Difference a Few Decades Make: American Conservatism, Constitutional Issues, and the Bush Presidency; J.D.Aberbach & G.Peele Canada's "Open Federalism": Past, Present, and Future Tense; C.Dunn PART II: AMERICAN FEDERALISM IN TRANSITION Three Faces of Contemporary American Federalism; J.Kinkaid Fragmented Structures and Blurred Boundaries: Strategies for Regional Governance; C.W.Stenberg Congressional Devolution of Powers; J.Zimmerman PART III: AMERICAN FEDERALISM AND INEQUALITY Hurricane Katrina and the Persistence of Racially Structured Federalism; K.Johnson The Politics of the State Children's Health Insurance Program; D.Jaenicke & A.Waddan Understanding the Politics of Rights in a Punitive Era: Indigent Defense 1972 to the Present; A.Worden & A.Davies PART IV: AMERICAN FEDERALISM AND SOCIAL ISSUES Gay Rights, the Marriage Protection Amendment, and the States; E.Ashbee Clearing the Air: The New Politics of Public Smoking in the US; C.J.Bailey Abortion, the Judiciary, and Federalism in North America; R.McKeever Federalism and American Federal Education Policy; J.Parker

Über Autor(innen)

Iwan W. Morgan is a Professor of US Studies and Head of US Programmes at the Institute of the Americas, University College London, UK.