Applying an innovative approach to capture varieties and dynamics of federal democracies, this collection examines the conditions, mechanisms and practices that

"Federalism, defined generally as a collection of self-governing regions under a central government, is widely viewed as a sensible choice of polity both for em

Scholars widely agree that a federal system cannot work effectively without democracy. As a result of the division or sharing of powers between levels of govern

Federal Democracies examines the evolution of the relationship between federalism and democracy. Taking the late 18th century US Federal Experience as its start

The democratization of a national government is only a first step in diffusing democracy throughout a country's territory. Even after a national government is d