Barbara Allen is professor, former chair of the Department of Political Science, and former Director of Women's Studies at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.Filippo Sabetti is professor of political science at McGill University.Mark Sproule-Jones is V.K. Copps Professor of political science at McMaster University in Canada.

The Golden Rule as a method of inquiry into the constitution of self-governing societies as opposed to government-centered societies makes for fascinating and insightful essays that examine the cultural norms and formal rules that facilitate the protection of rights, maintenance of human freedom, and equitable governance of common resources.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 List of ContributorsPart 3 I IntroductionChapter 4 1 Normative and Empirical Inquiries into Systems of GovernanceChapter 5 2 Constitutional Foundations for a Th eory of System ComparisonsPart 6 II Foundations for a Normative Assessment of GovernanceChapter 7 3 Th e Normative and Limiting Conditions in a Polycentric Political OrderChapter 8 4 Legal Pluralism, Polycentricity, and Faith-Based Organizations in Global GovernanceChapter 9 5 Challenges to Interreligious Liberative Collective Action between Muslims and ChristiansChapter 10 6 Democratization without Violence: Can Political Order be Achieved through Peaceful Means?Chapter 11 7 Th e Man Who Heated Up Economic Discussion with a Stove: Walter Eucken’s Method of Institutional DesignPart 12 III Struggles for Polycentric Governance in Diverse ContinentsChapter 13 8 Malawi’s Lake Chiuta Fisheries: Intelligent Burden-Shedding to Foster Renewable Resources StewardshipChapter 14 9 From the Cheyenne Way to the Chilean Way (of Political Reconciliation and Impunity): A Retrospective on Political Architecture, Political Culture, and Institutional DesignChapter 15 10 Challenges Facing “State” Building in BurmaChapter 16 11 American Experience in Metropolitan GovernanceChapter 17 IndexChapter 18 About the Cover Art

Barbara Allen is professor, former chair of the Department of Political Science, and former Director of Women's Studies at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.Filippo Sabetti is professor of political science at McGill University.Mark Sproule-Jones is V.K. Copps Professor of political science at McMaster University in Canada.

The Golden Rule as a method of inquiry into the constitution of self-governing societies as opposed to government-centered societies makes for fascinating and insightful essays that examine the cultural norms and formal rules that facilitate the protection of rights, maintenance of human freedom, and equitable governance of common resources.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 List of ContributorsPart 3 I IntroductionChapter 4 1 Normative and Empirical Inquiries into Systems of GovernanceChapter 5 2 Constitutional Foundations for a Th eory of System ComparisonsPart 6 II Foundations for a Normative Assessment of GovernanceChapter 7 3 Th e Normative and Limiting Conditions in a Polycentric Political OrderChapter 8 4 Legal Pluralism, Polycentricity, and Faith-Based Organizations in Global GovernanceChapter 9 5 Challenges to Interreligious Liberative Collective Action between Muslims and ChristiansChapter 10 6 Democratization without Violence: Can Political Order be Achieved through Peaceful Means?Chapter 11 7 Th e Man Who Heated Up Economic Discussion with a Stove: Walter Eucken’s Method of Institutional DesignPart 12 III Struggles for Polycentric Governance in Diverse ContinentsChapter 13 8 Malawi’s Lake Chiuta Fisheries: Intelligent Burden-Shedding to Foster Renewable Resources StewardshipChapter 14 9 From the Cheyenne Way to the Chilean Way (of Political Reconciliation and Impunity): A Retrospective on Political Architecture, Political Culture, and Institutional DesignChapter 15 10 Challenges Facing “State” Building in BurmaChapter 16 11 American Experience in Metropolitan GovernanceChapter 17 IndexChapter 18 About the Cover Art

Barbara Allen is professor, former chair of the Department of Political Science, and former Director of Women's Studies at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.Filippo Sabetti is professor of political science at McGill University.Mark Sproule-Jones is V.K. Copps Professor of political science at McMaster University in Canada.

The Golden Rule as a method of inquiry into the constitution of self-governing societies as opposed to government-centered societies makes for fascinating and insightful essays that examine the cultural norms and formal rules that facilitate the protection of rights, maintenance of human freedom, and equitable governance of common resources.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 List of ContributorsPart 3 I IntroductionChapter 4 1 Normative and Empirical Inquiries into Systems of GovernanceChapter 5 2 Constitutional Foundations for a Th eory of System ComparisonsPart 6 II Foundations for a Normative Assessment of GovernanceChapter 7 3 Th e Normative and Limiting Conditions in a Polycentric Political OrderChapter 8 4 Legal Pluralism, Polycentricity, and Faith-Based Organizations in Global GovernanceChapter 9 5 Challenges to Interreligious Liberative Collective Action between Muslims and ChristiansChapter 10 6 Democratization without Violence: Can Political Order be Achieved through Peaceful Means?Chapter 11 7 Th e Man Who Heated Up Economic Discussion with a Stove: Walter Eucken’s Method of Institutional DesignPart 12 III Struggles for Polycentric Governance in Diverse ContinentsChapter 13 8 Malawi’s Lake Chiuta Fisheries: Intelligent Burden-Shedding to Foster Renewable Resources StewardshipChapter 14 9 From the Cheyenne Way to the Chilean Way (of Political Reconciliation and Impunity): A Retrospective on Political Architecture, Political Culture, and Institutional DesignChapter 15 10 Challenges Facing “State” Building in BurmaChapter 16 11 American Experience in Metropolitan GovernanceChapter 17 IndexChapter 18 About the Cover Art