Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subnational constitutionalism : defining subnational constitutions and self-constituent capacity / Patricia Popelier, Nicholas Aroney and Giacomo Delledonne -- Subnational constitutionalism in Argentina : provincial autonomy in a uninational federation / Antonio María Hernández -- Subnational constitutionalism in Australia : state autonomy in a uninational federation / Nicholas Aroney -- Subnational constitutionalism in Austria : the pluralisation of homogeneity / Anna Gamper -- Subnational constitutionalism in Belgium : a matter of abstained maturity / Patricia Popelier -- Subnational constitutionalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina : towering sub-national autonomy and a loose clamp of the central level to all intents and purposes / Maja Sahadžić -- Subnational constitutionalism in Brazil : the space of state constitutions for improving Brazilian federalism / Marcelo Labanca Corrêa de Araújo -- Subnational constitutionalism in Canada : a hysteretic approach to distinctive constitutional identities / Benjamen Franklen Gussen -- Subnational constitutionalism in Ethiopia : constitutional déjà vu / Yonatan T. Fessha -- Subnational constitutionalism in Germany : constitutional autonomy, unitarian federalism, and intertwined policy-making / Werner Reutter -- Subnational constitutionalism in India : subnational constitutionalism or constitution within the constitution? / M.P. Singh and Rekha Saxena -- Subnational constitutionalism in Italy : unfulfilled expectations? / Giacomo Delledonne, Matteo Monti and Giuseppe Martinico -- Subnational constitutionalism in Malaysia : weak states in a strong federation / Richard Foo and HP Lee -- Subnational constitutionalism in Mexico : medium state autonomy in a centralized federation / José Ma. Serna de la Garza -- Subnational constitutionalism in South Africa : an empty promise / Nico Steytler -- Subnational constitutionalism in Spain : confluence of wills in a basic institutional norm / Gonzalo Gabriel Carranza -- Subnational constitutionalism in Switzerland : a sleeping beauty awaiting to be kissed / Eva Maria Belser -- Subnational constitutionalism in the United Kingdom : constitutional statutes within the context of an uncodified constitution / Nikos Skoutaris -- Subnational constitutionalism in the United States : powerful states in a powerful federation / James A. Gardner -- Conclusion : nine hypothesesto explain variation in subnational constitutional autonomy / Patricia Popelier, Nicholas Aroney and Giacomo Delledonne.

"This handbook provides a toolbox of definitions and typologies to develop a theory of multilevel constitutionalism and subnational constitutions. The volume examines systems with subnational entities that have full subnational constituent autonomy and systems where subnational constituent powers, while claimed by subnational governments, are incomplete or non-existent. Understanding why complete subnational constituent power exists or is denied sheds significant light on the status and functioning of subnational constitutions. The book deals with questions of how constitutions at multiple levels of a political system can co-exist and interact. The term 'multilevel constitutionalism', recognized as explaining how a supranational European constitution can exist alongside those of the Member States, is now used to capture dynamics between constitutions at the national, subnational and, where applicable, supranational levels. Broad in scope, the book encompasses many different types of multi-tiered systems world-wide to map the possible meanings, uses and challenges of subnational or state constitutions in a variety of political and societal contexts. The book develops the building blocks of an explanatory theory of subnational constitutionalism and as such will be an essential reference for all those interested in comparative constitutional law, federalism and governance"--