Emerging Federal Structures in the Post-Cold War Era

This book conceives federalism not as a static institutional architecture, but as a dynamic formation alwaysin flux.This may entail processes of federalization, but in some cases also lead to de-federalization. Itlooks at emerging federal structures worldwide and analyses federal structures: their emergence, operation and categorization.The contributors highlight thatthe "emergence" ofthese federal structures has multiple facets, from the recognition of ethnic diversity to the use of federalism as a tool of conflict resolution.Identifying and categorizing processes of federalization and defederalization in a variety of cases, the book provides much needed empirical and theoretical discussion on emerging federal structures and the changing nature of federalism in the post-Cold War era.