Global Promise of Federalism

Grace Skogstad is a professor emerita in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. David R. Cameron is a professor of Political Science and Special Advisor to the President and Provost at the University of Toronto.Martin Papillon is an associate professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. Keith Banting is a professor in the Department of Political Studies and the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University.

‘An excellent edited volume…It is valuable to both professors and students, and the volume’s comparative aspect heightens its relevance for classrooms at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in many different countries.’- Anna Lennox Esselment (Publius: The Journal of Federalism July 2014)

• Acknowledgements1. The Global Promise of Federalism – Grace Skogstad (University of Toronto, Political Science), David Cameron (University of Toronto, Political Science, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences), Martin Papillon(University of Ottawa, Political Science) and Keith Banting (Queen’s University, Political Studies and Policy Studies)2. Federalism and Democracy: A Critical Reassessment – Thomas Hueglin (Wilfred Laurier University, Political Science)3. Is There a Political Culture of Federalism in Canada? Charting an Unexplored Territory – FranÇois Rocher (University of Ottawa, Political Science, Director of the School of Political Studies) and Patrick Fafard (University of Ottawa, Political Science)4. A Problem of Trust: Can Federalism Silence the Guns? – Marie-JoËlle Zahar (UniversitÉ de MontrÉal, Political Science)5. Designing a Durable Federation: The Case of Cyprus – John McGarry (Queen’s University, Political Science)6. The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Federalism and the Theocratic Challenge – Ran Hirschl (University of Toronto, Political Science)7. Ideology, Identity, Majoritarianism: On the Politics of Federalism – Alain NoËl (UniversitÉ de MontrÉal, Political Science)8. Adaptability and Change in Federations: Centralization, Political Parties, and Taxation Authority in Australia and Canada – Luc Turgeon (University of Ottawa, Political Science) and Jenn Wallner (University of Ottawa, Political Science)9. Living with Contradictions in Federalism: Goals and Outcomes of Recent Constitutional and Financial Reforms in the Spanish Estado autonÓmico – CÉsar Colino (Spanish National Distance-Learning University, Political Science and Public Adminitration)10. Spatial Rescaling, Federalization and Interest Representation – Michael Keating (Aberdeen University, Social Sciences)11. EngagÉ Intellectuals, Technocratic Experts, and Scholars – Jan Erk (University of Leiden, Political Science)12. Reflections on a Federalist Life – Richard Simeon (University of Toronto, Professor Emeritus)The Collected Works of Richard Simeon – Andrew McDougallContributors