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Treaty federalism as a model of policy making: Comparing C anada and the E uropean U nion
Author(s) -
Hueglin Thomas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12013
Subject(s) - unanimity , negotiation , deliberation , treaty , variety (cybernetics) , federalism , political science , competition (biology) , typology , intergovernmentalism , law and economics , public administration , business , international trade , economics , law , computer science , sociology , european union , member states , politics , biology , ecology , artificial intelligence , anthropology
Systematic analyses of C anada and the EU as comparable federal systems have been neglected for a variety of methodological reasons. Most importantly, neither body fits the mould of the dominant model of the American federal state. A revised conceptual framework can show, however, that C anada and the EU both provide a similar institutional and procedural environment for policy making: powers are shared rather than divided; policy directions are determined by executive negotiation rather than parliamentary deliberation; unanimity takes precedence over majority rule; and inter‐regional competition is moderated by a commitment to equalization.