The Federal Vision

Preface; Introduction: The Federal Vision, Levels of Governance, and Legitimacy; PART I: ARTICULATING THE FEDERAL VISION; The United States and the European Union: Models for Their Epochs; Federalism without Constitutionalism: Europe's Sonderweg; PART II: LEVELS OF GOVERNANCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: FACTS AND DIAGNOSIS; Centralization and Its Discontents: The Rhythms of Federalism in the United States and the European Union; Blueprints for Change: Devolution and Subsidiarity in the United States and the European Union; Devolution in the United States: Rhetoric and Reality; Federalism in the European Union: Rhetoric and Reality; PART III. LEGAL AND REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNANCE; The Role of Law in the Functioning of Federal Systems; Comparative Federalism and the Issue of Commandeering; Regulatory Legitimacy in the United States and the European Union; PART IV. FEDERALISM, LEGITIMACY, AND GOVERNANCE: MODELS FOR UNDERSTANDING; Securing Subsidiarity: The Institutional Design of Federalism in the United States and Europe; Federal Governance in the United States and the European Union: A Policy Network Perspective; Federalism and State Governance in the European Union and the United States: An Institutional Perspective; Democratic Legitimacy under Conditions of Regulatory Competition: Why Europe differs from the United States; PART V. FEDERALISM, LEGITIMACY, AND IDENTITY; Citizenship and Federations: Some Preliminary Reflections; The Constitutions of Institutions; Beyond Devolution: From Subsidiarily to Mutality; European Citizenship: The Relevance of the American Model; CONCLUSION: THE FEDERAL VISION BEYOND THE FEDERAL STATE; APPENDIX: BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF COMPETENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Outstanding book ... stimulating introduction ... this is a volume that is rich in ideas and takes the debates over US and EU federal development in original and thought-provoking directions. Perspectives on European Politics and Society The Federal Vision offers a comparative overview and an in-depth analysis of issues concerning federalism and its future in the European Union, the United States and even in a more global framework. Collegium This book presents an overarching and balanced picture of the issues related to the concept of federalism within the European Union (EU) and its implication for an ever-closer global order ... features also a helpful comparison of the EU and US federal settings ... addresses cruical challenges such as the issues of citizenship, legitimacy and statehood. Collegium The book is an important addition to the literature. It provides a comprehensive study of key issues facing the European Union, the major contemporary debates regarding its political system, and the parallels with similar debates in the United States. International Journal