These lively, timely, and accessible dialogues on federal systems provide the reader with highlights of each topic, serv
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Table of contents :
Preface
Comparative Reflections on Diversity and Unity in Federal Countries
Unity and Diversity in Federal Australia
Belgium: Unity Challenged by Diversity
Brazil: Diversity and Unity beyond Territories
Unity and Diversity in Canada: A Preliminary Assessment
Federalism and the Management of Diversity in Ethiopia
Germany: The Growth of Social and Economic Diversity in a Unitary Federal System
India: Diversity Unleashed and Federalised
Nigeria: Crafting a Compromise between the Accommodation and Integration of Diversity
Minority Rights and the Impact of Authoritarian Regression in Russia's Federalism
Diversity and Unity in Spain's Estado De Las Autonomías
Switzerland: Success with Traditional Minorities, Challenges with New Immigrants
The United States of America: Multiculturalism without Federalism
Glossary
Contributors
Participating Experts