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.

Twelve papers, originally presented at a conference held in honor of Vincent Ostrom at Indiana University in June 2006, explore Ostrom's intellectual contributions to the study of politics and community living.

• 1 Contents2 PrefacePart 3 I. IntroductionChapter 4 1. Institutions as Human ArtifactsPart 5 II. Selected Writings of Vincent OstromChapter 6 2. Constitutional Level of Analysis: Problems and ProspectsChapter 7 3. Federalism, Polycentricity, and Res Publica: Some Reflections on the American Experiments in Republican GovernmentChapter 8 4. Beyond Public ChoicePart 9 III. New Directions in the Development of Natural ResourcesChapter 10 5. Experience Guides Theory: "Discovering" the Political Theory of a Compound RepublicChapter 11 6. Crafting Water Constitutions in CaliforniaChapter 12 7. Constitutional Choice and Water Governance in the Western United StatesChapter 13 8. Public Administration: An Intellectual Crisis or a New Direction?Part 14 IV. New Directions in Local and Regional GovernanceChapter 15 9. Local Public Economies and Metropolitan Governance: A Research Program RetrospectiveChapter 16 10. Metropolitan Organization and PoliceChapter 17 11. Sources of Order and Disorder in Africa: Local Governance in Statecentric RegimesChapter 18 12. Constituting a New Order in the European North19 Index20 About the Contributors

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.

Twelve papers, originally presented at a conference held in honor of Vincent Ostrom at Indiana University in June 2006, explore Ostrom's intellectual contributions to the study of politics and community living.

• 1 Contents2 PrefacePart 3 I. IntroductionChapter 4 1. Institutions as Human ArtifactsPart 5 II. Selected Writings of Vincent OstromChapter 6 2. Constitutional Level of Analysis: Problems and ProspectsChapter 7 3. Federalism, Polycentricity, and Res Publica: Some Reflections on the American Experiments in Republican GovernmentChapter 8 4. Beyond Public ChoicePart 9 III. New Directions in the Development of Natural ResourcesChapter 10 5. Experience Guides Theory: "Discovering" the Political Theory of a Compound RepublicChapter 11 6. Crafting Water Constitutions in CaliforniaChapter 12 7. Constitutional Choice and Water Governance in the Western United StatesChapter 13 8. Public Administration: An Intellectual Crisis or a New Direction?Part 14 IV. New Directions in Local and Regional GovernanceChapter 15 9. Local Public Economies and Metropolitan Governance: A Research Program RetrospectiveChapter 16 10. Metropolitan Organization and PoliceChapter 17 11. Sources of Order and Disorder in Africa: Local Governance in Statecentric RegimesChapter 18 12. Constituting a New Order in the European North19 Index20 About the Contributors

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.

Twelve papers, originally presented at a conference held in honor of Vincent Ostrom at Indiana University in June 2006, explore Ostrom's intellectual contributions to the study of politics and community living.

• 1 Contents2 PrefacePart 3 I. IntroductionChapter 4 1. Institutions as Human ArtifactsPart 5 II. Selected Writings of Vincent OstromChapter 6 2. Constitutional Level of Analysis: Problems and ProspectsChapter 7 3. Federalism, Polycentricity, and Res Publica: Some Reflections on the American Experiments in Republican GovernmentChapter 8 4. Beyond Public ChoicePart 9 III. New Directions in the Development of Natural ResourcesChapter 10 5. Experience Guides Theory: "Discovering" the Political Theory of a Compound RepublicChapter 11 6. Crafting Water Constitutions in CaliforniaChapter 12 7. Constitutional Choice and Water Governance in the Western United StatesChapter 13 8. Public Administration: An Intellectual Crisis or a New Direction?Part 14 IV. New Directions in Local and Regional GovernanceChapter 15 9. Local Public Economies and Metropolitan Governance: A Research Program RetrospectiveChapter 16 10. Metropolitan Organization and PoliceChapter 17 11. Sources of Order and Disorder in Africa: Local Governance in Statecentric RegimesChapter 18 12. Constituting a New Order in the European North19 Index20 About the Contributors