Shared Rule in Federal Theory and Practice - Concept, Causes, Consequences

Mueller provides a new, in-depth treatment of shared rule and its conceptual evolution defining three different meanings commonly ascribed to it: shared rule as horizontal cooperation, centralization, or bottom-up influence seeking.

List of contents

• List of Figures


• List of Tables


• List of Abbreviations


• 1: Introduction: Why Shared Rule?


• PART A CONCEPT


• 2: History


• 3: Epistemology


• PART B CAUSES


• 4: National Causes


• 5: Regional Causes


• PART C CONSEQUENCES


• 6: Regional Consequences


• 7: National Consequences


• 8: Conclusion


• Annex 1: List of experts


• References


• Index

About the author

Sean Mueller is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Studies, University of Lausanne. He holds a PhD in Politics and Government from the University of Kent, UK (2013) and obtained his Venia Docendi in political science from the University of Bern (2022). His main research areas are Swiss and comparative federalism, subnational politics, multilevel governance, and direct democracy.

Summary

Mueller provides a new, in-depth treatment of shared rule and its conceptual evolution defining three different meanings commonly ascribed to it: shared rule as horizontal cooperation, centralization, or bottom-up influence seeking.

Product details

• Authors: Prof Sean (Assistant Professor Mueller, Sean Mueller
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.06.2024
• EAN: 9780198882145
• ISBN: 978-0-19-888214-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Transformations in Governance
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Comparative Politics, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state