Cet article traite de la position de la Cour supreme indienne dans l’architecture du federalisme ... more Cet article traite de la position de la Cour supreme indienne dans l’architecture du federalisme indien. Il evoque la maniere avec laquelle la composition et la jurisprudence de la Cour lui ont permis de jouer un role de gardienne du federalisme indien. La Cour supreme indienne a ceci de particulier qu’elle reserve son recours au pouvoir judiciaire. Nous montrons que ceci a debouche sur des saisines par la justice pour ainsi dire « commandees » par les regions. Ceci ne signifie ni que la jurisprudence de la Cour est necessairement favorable aux entites federees, ni qu’elle a ete isolee de toute influence politique. Nous demontrons que la Cour a developpe une lecture plus favorable des droits des etats federees. Ceci s’ajoute probablement au contexte favorable cree par la nature des gouvernements de coalition et a la vague de liberalisation qu’a connu le pays.
This book explores new avenues of international research in comparative federal studies. It reexa... more This book explores new avenues of international research in comparative federal studies. It reexamines the conceptual tools and methodologies for understanding federal systems, and the role of comparative federalism in the dissemination and implementation of federal concepts. It highlights the influence of comparative federalism on constitution-making as well as constitutional reforms. The volume provides innovative and pragmatic perspectives from both the Global North and the Global South, with case studies drawn from established federations such as India, Canada, Australia, and Austria, and emerging federal systems such as Italy and South Africa. Advocating a combined approach that integrates modern and traditional theoretical routes with practical insights and contemporary analyses, it discusses the issues of multilevel elections and federal governance; coalition governments and multiparty democracy in parliamentary federal systems, such as India; minority empowerment; gender budgeting; self-governance; multinational federalism; unitary states; the nation-state; and degenerating federalism. It also breaks new ground by looking at federalism from a gender perspective and deals with tools for measuring fiscal responsibility, and a social and cultural index. A tribute to the intellectual legacy of Ronald L. Watts, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of political science, federalism, comparative federal studies, political studies, comparative politics, governance, public administration and law, development studies, South Asian studies, and Global South and North studies as well policymakers, international government bodies, research institutes, development experts, and other organisations working in the area.
This introduction to the special issue introduces readers to the specificities of Indian federali... more This introduction to the special issue introduces readers to the specificities of Indian federalism and places the various contributions within a broader conceptual and comparative framework. It argues for an approach that understands centre-state relations in India by 'blending' elements of a 'constituent' and multilevel governance framework. Such an approach acknowledges that constituent power matters alongside an understanding of the resource strength of national and subnational governments linked to political leadership, policy communities and networks. Overall, we argue that constituent and informal subnational power reinforce each other and have contributed to India's resilience as a multilevel polity, even under conditions of one-party dominance at the centre.
This article assesses the role of the Indian Supreme Court in policing the Indian federation. Dra... more This article assesses the role of the Indian Supreme Court in policing the Indian federation. Drawing from the literatures on courts and comparative federalism, it tests three assumptions to evalua...
A federal constitution is predicated on at least two orders of govemment-federal and regional-whi... more A federal constitution is predicated on at least two orders of govemment-federal and regional-which are constitutionally allocated exclusive as well as shared jurisdictions, to say not/zing of residual powers. For this reason, inter-govemmental agencies are an essential mechanism to negotiate, regulate and formulate common policies at least in the policy areas of shared jurisdictions. Besides, such agencies may also be necessary for exclusive jurisdictions for the obvious reasons that in the era of cooperative federalism the federal government often uses its generally larger revenues to initiate Centrally-sponsored schemes of development and social policies with the consent of state governments. Such schemes may be fully or partly funded by the Union and implemented by the states.
Cet article traite de la position de la Cour supreme indienne dans l’architecture du federalisme ... more Cet article traite de la position de la Cour supreme indienne dans l’architecture du federalisme indien. Il evoque la maniere avec laquelle la composition et la jurisprudence de la Cour lui ont permis de jouer un role de gardienne du federalisme indien. La Cour supreme indienne a ceci de particulier qu’elle reserve son recours au pouvoir judiciaire. Nous montrons que ceci a debouche sur des saisines par la justice pour ainsi dire « commandees » par les regions. Ceci ne signifie ni que la jurisprudence de la Cour est necessairement favorable aux entites federees, ni qu’elle a ete isolee de toute influence politique. Nous demontrons que la Cour a developpe une lecture plus favorable des droits des etats federees. Ceci s’ajoute probablement au contexte favorable cree par la nature des gouvernements de coalition et a la vague de liberalisation qu’a connu le pays.
This book explores new avenues of international research in comparative federal studies. It reexa... more This book explores new avenues of international research in comparative federal studies. It reexamines the conceptual tools and methodologies for understanding federal systems, and the role of comparative federalism in the dissemination and implementation of federal concepts. It highlights the influence of comparative federalism on constitution-making as well as constitutional reforms. The volume provides innovative and pragmatic perspectives from both the Global North and the Global South, with case studies drawn from established federations such as India, Canada, Australia, and Austria, and emerging federal systems such as Italy and South Africa. Advocating a combined approach that integrates modern and traditional theoretical routes with practical insights and contemporary analyses, it discusses the issues of multilevel elections and federal governance; coalition governments and multiparty democracy in parliamentary federal systems, such as India; minority empowerment; gender budgeting; self-governance; multinational federalism; unitary states; the nation-state; and degenerating federalism. It also breaks new ground by looking at federalism from a gender perspective and deals with tools for measuring fiscal responsibility, and a social and cultural index. A tribute to the intellectual legacy of Ronald L. Watts, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of political science, federalism, comparative federal studies, political studies, comparative politics, governance, public administration and law, development studies, South Asian studies, and Global South and North studies as well policymakers, international government bodies, research institutes, development experts, and other organisations working in the area.
This introduction to the special issue introduces readers to the specificities of Indian federali... more This introduction to the special issue introduces readers to the specificities of Indian federalism and places the various contributions within a broader conceptual and comparative framework. It argues for an approach that understands centre-state relations in India by 'blending' elements of a 'constituent' and multilevel governance framework. Such an approach acknowledges that constituent power matters alongside an understanding of the resource strength of national and subnational governments linked to political leadership, policy communities and networks. Overall, we argue that constituent and informal subnational power reinforce each other and have contributed to India's resilience as a multilevel polity, even under conditions of one-party dominance at the centre.
This article assesses the role of the Indian Supreme Court in policing the Indian federation. Dra... more This article assesses the role of the Indian Supreme Court in policing the Indian federation. Drawing from the literatures on courts and comparative federalism, it tests three assumptions to evalua...
A federal constitution is predicated on at least two orders of govemment-federal and regional-whi... more A federal constitution is predicated on at least two orders of govemment-federal and regional-which are constitutionally allocated exclusive as well as shared jurisdictions, to say not/zing of residual powers. For this reason, inter-govemmental agencies are an essential mechanism to negotiate, regulate and formulate common policies at least in the policy areas of shared jurisdictions. Besides, such agencies may also be necessary for exclusive jurisdictions for the obvious reasons that in the era of cooperative federalism the federal government often uses its generally larger revenues to initiate Centrally-sponsored schemes of development and social policies with the consent of state governments. Such schemes may be fully or partly funded by the Union and implemented by the states.
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