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Multilevel Governance and Federalism Vol. 34, no 2 – October | Octobre 2010 MultilevelMultilevel GovernanceGovernance andand FederalismFederalism ●● MultilevelMultilevel GovernanceGovernance andand Federalism:Federalism: CloselyClosely LinkedLinked oror IncompatibleIncompatible Concepts?Concepts? ●● TwoTwo CheersCheers forfor MajoritarianismMajoritarianism ●● TheThe UKUK –– BeyondBeyond Majoritarianism?Majoritarianism? IPSA New Website! WhoWho WillWill HostHost thethe 20152015 WorldWorld Congress?Congress? IstanbulIstanbul andand MontrealMontreal HeadHead toto Head.Head. Participation Vol. 34, no 2 THE 2009-2012 IPSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMITÉ EXÉCUTIF DE L'AISP 2009-2012 President | Président Leonardo Morlino, Italy Contents Sommaire Past President | Présidente sortante Lourdes Sola, Brazil First Vice-President | Première vice-présidente Helen Milner, USA Vice-Presidents | Vice-présidents Wyn P. Grant, United Kingdom Marian Sawer, Australia About Us À propos Other members | Autres membres Hyug Baeg Im, Korea From the Editor | Éditorial Giliberto Capano, Italy Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot, France E L Mikhail Ilyin, Russia 2 Building Bridges L E B Sule Kut, Turkey A Marian SAWER L Kia Lindroos, Finland L 2 U Francisco José Llera, Spain A P Irmina Matonyte, Lithuania : Participation is the biannual bulletin of the International Political Science O Jose Alvaro Moises, Brazil T Feature | Dossier O H Leslie A. Pal, Canada Association. IPSA is an international non-profit scientific organization founded in P Werner J. Patzelt, Germany Teresa Sasinska-Klas, Poland 3 Multilevel Governance and Federalism: Aiji Tanaka, Japan 1949 under the auspices of UNESCO. Its objective is to promote the E Closely Linked or Incompatible Concepts? L L E B International Political Science Abstracts advancement of political science. Its includes 3,600 individual members, 90 asso- Michael STEIN Lisa TURKEWITSCH A L Documentation politique internationale L U A Paul Godt, Editor | Éditeur ciate members and 51 national and regional associations. IPSA is a member of 6 Two Cheers for Majoritarianism P Serge Hurtig, Co-Editor | Co-éditeur : O Wyn GRANT T the International Social Science Council and has consultative status with UNESCO O H International Political Science Review P Revue internationale de science politique and the Global Development Network. 3 Yvonne Galligan, Editor | Éditeur 8 The UK – Beyond Majoritarianism? Mark Kesselman, Editor | Éditeur David BEETHAM IPSA Online Portal | Portail en ligne AISP Participation est le bulletin de l’Association internationale de science politique Mauro Calise, Editor | Éditeur IPSA News | Nouvelles de l’AISP Program Chair, XXIIst World Congress (AISP) et est publié deux fois par année. L'AISP est une organisation scientifique Président, Comité du programme 10 A Tale of Two Cities for IPSA du 22e congrès mondial internationale sans but lucratif fondée en 1949 sous les auspices de l'UNESCO. Wyn P. Grant Isabel BRINCK Son objectif est de promouvoir le développement de la science politique. Elle E Research Committees' Liaison Representative L 12 IPSA New Website! L E Agent de liaison des réseaux de chercheurs E B compte plus de 3 600 membres individuels, 90 membres associés et 51 associa- L A L L Rainer Eisfeld Eric GRÈVE Mathieu ST-LAURENT E B L A U L tions nationales et régionales. L'AISP est membre du Conseil International des A P L U : 6 13 IPSA Stays at Concordia University: A O P T Sciences Sociales et dispose d'un statut consultatif au sein de l'UNESCO et du : EDITORIAL OFFICE O Renewal of the Agreement O H T P BUREAU DE RÉDACTION O Global Development Network. H P Secretary General | Secrétaire général Guy Lachapelle IPSA Participation | L’AISP participe Publication Coordinator 14 IPSA at the APSA Annual Meeting Coordonnateur de publication Mathieu St-Laurent The IPSA is affiliated to | L'AISP est affiliée à in Washington, DC Graphic Design | Graphisme Gilles Mérineau 15 National Association News Linguistic Revision, Translation Révision linguistique, traduction Nouvelles des associations nationales Tom Donovan (English) E L Cover photography | Photo de couverture 19 L Research Committee News E Istockphoto : www.freezingtime.com B A 10 L Nouvelles des réseaux de chercheurs L Printing | Impression U A P Impart Litho : O T O Legal Deposit | Dépôt légal H Secretariat Partners | Partenaires du Secrétariat P Bibliothèque nationale du Québec Bibliothèque nationale du Canada October 2010 ISSN 0709-6941 IPSA SECRETARIAT SECRÉTARIAT DE L'AISP Université Concordia 1590, av. Docteur-Penfield, Bureau 331 E L E L Montréal (QC) H3G 1C5 L E L B E CANADA A B L A L L U L A T: +1 514 848 8717 U P A P F: +1 514 848 4095 : : O O T T O O [email protected] H H P 12 P www.ipsa.org Participation Vol. 34, no 2 Participation Vol. 34, no 2 2 3 Editorial Éditorial Features Dossiers parts of the world as well as debates over competing political sci- Building Bridges ence frameworks, whether theoretical or methodological. In this Multilevel Governance and Federalism: issue you will find different perspectives on the recent UK election, in which no party gained a majority of seats, and what this develop- Closely Linked or Incompatible Concepts? ment means for Westminster majoritarianism. modes and multiple units of intergovern- David Beetham argues that the ensuing coalition between mental decision-making. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats presents an opportunity to move beyond the first-past-the-post electoral system and its damag- With respect to the application of federal- ing effects on political equality. He points out that in this election it ism and multilevel governance to the took around 120,000 votes to elect each Liberal Democrat MP, com- European Union, most European federal E L and MLG theorists have tended to view the L pared with 34,000 votes for each Conservative and 33,000 for each E Marian SAWER B A two concepts in complementary rather than L IPSA Vice-President Labour MP. There is a coalition agreement to have a referendum on L U contradictory terms, and to consider the A P and Chair of the Committee electoral reform, specifically the introduction of the alternative vote, : O boundaries between them to be increasing- E T where voters mark preferences and these are distributed until a can- L O on Publications L H E ly blurred. We suggest that the concepts of P B didate has 50 percent of the vote plus one. A L federalism and multilevel governance L U A P share some important characteristics. : O s IPSA's Wikipedia entry says: 'During its history IPSA Wyn Grant is more cautious about the benefits of moving beyond T O H has helped build bridges between East and West, North majoritarianism. He points out that proportional representation P In terms of their common traits, the two Aand South, and has promoted collaboration between schol- might give a disproportionate amount of influence to smaller parties concepts share a normative focus on attrib- ars in both established and emerging democracies. Its aim is to cre- such as the anti-immigration British National Party. On the other Michael STEIN Lisa TURKEWITSCH utes such as the capacity to divide power ate a global political science community in which all can partici- hand the alternative vote would be unlikely to change the outcome Visiting Professor of Political Science, PhD candidate in Political Science, and sovereignty between national and pate, most recently it has been extending its reach in Eastern in a large number of seats, although it does give minor parties more University of Toronto University of Toronto other levels of government in order to combat authoritarian or overly centralized Europe and Latin America.' bargaining power. government. They have other common he concept of multilevel governance is device. In the first sense, multilevel gover- normative concerns such as that of conflict IPSA has new ways of letting its members know about events in the I have a particular interest in the topic explored by Beetham and Tincreasingly being applied beyond its nance is a framework for analysis and a management, protecting minority interests, global community of political science, providing up-to-date infor- Grant because no party achieved a majority in Australia's recent European origins. However, many North conceptual approach to the study of deci- achieving a balance between societal unity mation through the monthly e-newsletter and through the IPSA election – although we have used the alternative vote for the House American scholars of federalism and inter- sion-making across levels of governance. and diversity, and providing for the repre- website <www.ipsa.org>. The new website is now online. It is of Representatives since 1918 and usually have majority govern- governmental relations have been slow to In the second sense, multilevel governance sentation and protection of territorial inter- more accessible and user-friendly than ever. It has listings of con- ments. There is now a minority Labor government in Australia sup- embrace it. We suggest that multilevel gov- is a concrete or substantive governmental ests. ferences, as well as job postings, publications, IPSA events such as ported by three Independents and a Green MP. The negotiations ernance is a useful approach for capturing form. It is a system of governance that the summer schools and the useful ‘paper room’. I invite you to over the formation of government provided opportunities to sign the increasingly complex and shared emerged originally in the European Union With respect to the analytic differences explore all its new features. both
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