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View article: Donald S. Lutz
Donald S. Lutz Open
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View article: Authoritarianism, democracy and de/centralization in federations: what connections?
Authoritarianism, democracy and de/centralization in federations: what connections? Open
What is the impact of democracy/authoritarianism regime change on de/centralization in federations? Based on the annual coding of three politico-institutional aspects, 22 policy fields, and five fiscal categories, this article maps de/cent…
View article: American Federalism and Covid-19
American Federalism and Covid-19 Open
The United States has a dualist federal system where the states delegated limited power to the federal government. Public health is largely reserved to the states, although the federal government can regulate foreign and interstate travel …
View article: Federal Constitutional Values and Citizen Attitudes to Government: Explaining Federal System Viability and Reform Preferences in Eight Countries
Federal Constitutional Values and Citizen Attitudes to Government: Explaining Federal System Viability and Reform Preferences in Eight Countries Open
This study presents a measure of federal constitutional values as a dimension of federal political culture derived from four key features of federal systems. Tested in six federal and two non-federal countries, we find the measure is stabl…
View article: Partisan Fractures in U.S. Federalism’s COVID-19 Policy Responses
Partisan Fractures in U.S. Federalism’s COVID-19 Policy Responses Open
The comparatively poor U.S. response to COVID-19 was not due to federal inaction or a flawed federal system per se but to party polarization and presidential and gubernatorial preferences that frustrated federalism’s capacity to respond mo…
View article: Publius: The Journal of Federalism from its Founding to Half-Century Mark
Publius: The Journal of Federalism from its Founding to Half-Century Mark Open
The fiftieth anniversary of Publius: The Journal of Federalism is a remarkable milestone in the life of the journal, which made its debut in 1971. It almost died in 1981 but is now a major journal known worldwide. Publius appeared a year b…
View article: Acknowledgments
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Acknowle dgme ntsLike many residents of New Jersey, both authors of this book were born in New York City, but we have been privileged to be observers, participants, and analysts of New Jersey politics for all of our adult lives.Our greates…
View article: Books by Our Readers
Books by Our Readers Open
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View article: Dynamic Decentralization in Federations: Comparative Conclusions
Dynamic Decentralization in Federations: Comparative Conclusions Open
This article presents the conclusions of the project Why Centralization and Decentralization in Federations?, which analyzed dynamic decentralization in Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Switzerland, and the United States over their entir…
View article: Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic Decentralization in Federations
Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic Decentralization in Federations Open
This article develops a conceptual, methodological, and theoretical framework for analyzing dynamic de/centralization in federations. It first reviews the literature and outlines the research design and methods adopted. It then conceptuali…
View article: 15. Comparative Observations and Conclusions
15. Comparative Observations and Conclusions Open
In one of several essays published in the New York Journal in 1787 and 1788, Anti-Federalist 1 author "brutus" 2 predicted that the Supreme Court of the United States would "lean strongly in favour of the general government."he emphasized …
View article: 1. Introduction: Courts in Federal Countries
1. Introduction: Courts in Federal Countries Open
Courts are key players in the dynamics of federal countries since their rulings have a direct impact on the ability of governments to centralize and decentralize power. Courts in Federal Countries examines the role high courts play in thir…
View article: Courts in Federal Countries : Federalists or Unitarists?
Courts in Federal Countries : Federalists or Unitarists? Open
Courts are key players in the dynamics of federal countries since their rulings have a direct impact on the ability of governments to centralize and decentralize power. Courts in Federal Countries examines the role high courts play in thir…
View article: Territorial Neutrality and Cultural Pluralism in American Federalism: Is the United States the Archenemy of Peripheral Nationalism?
Territorial Neutrality and Cultural Pluralism in American Federalism: Is the United States the Archenemy of Peripheral Nationalism? Open
This study examines accommodations of ‘national’ minorities in the context of territorial neutrality and territorial democracy in American federalism and critiques Kymlicka's criticism of the United States as the foe of peripheral national…