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Book on Federalism and Conflict Resolution

Soeren Keil and Elisabeth Alder have edited Federalism as a Tool of Conflict Resolution (Oxon: Routledge, 2021). The book looks at case studies from a…

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Book on “Dynamic Federalism”

Patricia Popelier has written Dynamic Federalism: A New Theory for Cohesion and Regional Autonomy (Oxon: Routledge, 2021). Popelier outlines what dynamic federalism is, offers indexes…

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American Federalism

Was the Trump Administration’s Virus Response “Structured to Fail”?

Alejandro E. Camacho and Robert L. Glicksman write that the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which they contend included "unnecessary and unhelpful overlapping…

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Book on the Supreme Court and State-Federal Relations

Charles M. Lamb and Jacob R. Neiheisel have written Constitutional Landmarks: Supreme Court Decisions on Separation of Powers, Federalism, and Economic Rights (Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan,…

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Book on Federalism in India

Rekha Saxena has edited New Dimensions in Federal Discourse in India (Oxon: Routledge, 2020). The book explores continuities and changes in Indian federalism since independence…

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American Federalism

New Book on State Policy Diffusion

Christopher Z. Mooney has written The Study of US State Policy Diffusion: What Hath Walker Wrought? (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020). Mooney traces the…

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Book on the Rowell-Sirois Commission

Robert Wardaugh and Barry Ferguson have written The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism (Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2021). The book explores…

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Book on Federalism and Inuit Governance

Gary N. Wilson, Christopher Alcantara, and Thierry Rodon have written Nested Federalism and Inuit Governance in the Canadian Arctic (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2020). The authors…

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American Federalism

Book on the Administrative Presidency and Federalism

Frank J. Thompson, Kenneth K. Wong, and Barry G. Rabe have written Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism, (Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2020). The authors…

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Book on Democratic Federalism

Robert P. Inman and Daniel L. Rubenfeld have written Democratic Federalism: The Economics, Politics, and Law of Federal Governance (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2020). The authors…

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Book on Russian Federalism

Gulnara R. Shaikhutdinova has written Contemporary Russian Federalism: Delimitation of Jurisdictional Subjects and Powers (The Hague: Asser Press, 2020). The author analyzes how federal relationships in Russia have…

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Books on Scottish Independence Reviewed

Rory Scothorne reviews two books that explore the rise of the Scottish independence movement: The Great Mistake of Scottish Independence, by John Lloyd and The Literary…

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American Federalism

Review of New Book That Calls for Restructuring of Federal-State Balance

Colin Woodard has reviewed Donald F. Kettl's new book, The Divided States of America: Why Federalism Doesn't Work (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Univ. Press, 2020). Woodard applauds…

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