Publius: The Journal of Federalism

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Volume 54, issue 4, 2024

Fiscal Federalism in Canada, edited by Andre Lecours, Daniel Béland, Trevor Tombe, and Eric Champagne pp. e52-e54

Jonathan Rodden

Multiple Barriers: The Multilevel Governance of Homelessness in Canada, by Alison Smith pp. e55-e57

Keith Banting

What’s the Matter with Delaware? How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All, by Hal Weitzman pp. e58-e60

Isaac William Martin

Paradiplomacy in Hard Times: Cooperation and Confrontation in Subnational U.S.–China Relations pp. 599-627

Kyle A Jaros and Sara A Newland

The Frontiers of Nullification and Anticommandeering: Federalism and Extrajudicial Constitutional Interpretation pp. 628-655

Jesse Hartery and Geoffrey T Sigalet

Navigating Conflicting Incentives: Discursive Strategies of Political Parties in Germany’s Cooperative Federalism pp. 656-682

Antonios Souris, Sabine Kropp and Christoph Nguyen

Out of Many, One? Exploring Ethnolinguistic Identity Appeals in the Brussels Capital Region pp. 683-710

Benjamin Blanckaert and Didier Caluwaerts

Integration through Expansive Unification: The Birth of the European Health Union pp. 711-736

Maurizio Ferrera, Anna Kyriazi and Joan Miró

States, Alliances, and Subnational Inequality: Argentina in Comparative Perspective, 2003–2019 pp. 737-762

Lucas I González and Marcelo Nazareno

Local Fiscal Response to State Preemption: A Case Study of Massachusetts’ Proposition 2½ Tax Referendum pp. 763-790

Shu Wang and Yonghong Wu

In Memoriam: Donald S. Lutz (1943–2024) pp. 791-793

Christopher Hammons and George Connor

Volume 54, issue 3, 2024

Managing Federalism through Pandemic, by Kathy L. Brock and Geoffrey Hale pp. e46-e48

Shannon Dinan

Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Federalism, edited by Amy Swiften and Joshua Nichols pp. e49-e51

Martin Papillon

The State of American Federalism 2023–2024: Judicialization of Gridlocked Politics pp. 435-464

Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo and Michael A Dichio

Federal Judges, States Legislators, and State Voting Rights Rollback pp. 465-486

Robinson Wood

Fiscal Federalism, ARPA, and the Politics of Repair pp. 487-510

Yuanshuo Xu and Mildred E Warner

American Federalism: A Blessing and a Curse for Transgender Rights pp. 511-533

Jami Taylor, Andrew Flores, Donald Haider-Markel, Daniel Lewis and Patrick Miller

Armed Federalism, Gun Markets, and the Right to Bear Arms in the United States pp. 534-572

Jonathan Obert

Democratic Backsliding in the American States: The Case of Judicial Independence pp. 573-597

Meghan E Leonard

Volume 54, issue 2, 2024

Fiscal Unions: Economic Integration in Europe and the United States, by Tomasz Wozniakowski (Comparative fiscal federalism and the post-Covid EU: between debt rules and borrowing power) pp. e18-e21

Christakis Georgiou

Precolonial Legacies in Postcolonial Politics: Representation and Redistribution in Decentralized States, by Martha Wilfahrt pp. e22-e23

Constantine Manda

Inequality Across State Lines: How Policymakers Have Failed Domestic Violence Victims in the United States, by Kaitlin N. Sidorsky and Wendy J. Schiller pp. e24-e26

Sabine Lang

Splitsville USA: A Democratic Argument for Breaking up the United States, by Christopher F. Zurn (The Democratic Disconnect) pp. e27-e31

Ilya Somin

Rethinking Federalism Studies, by Carol S. Weissert pp. e32-e34

John Kincaid

Nation-Building and Federalism in Nepal, by Krishna Hachhethu (Nepal, federalism and participatory constitution-making: Deliberative democracy and divided societies) pp. e35-e38

Michael G Breen

Rethinking Decentralization: Mapping the Meaning of Subsidiarity in Federal Political Culture, by Jacob Deem (Canadian federalism and the principle of subsidiarity: Should we open Pandora's box?) pp. e39-e41

Bianca Jamal and Loleen Berdahl

Constitutional Crises and Regionalism by Vito Breda (State making or state breaking?’ Crisis, COVID-19 and the constitution in Belgium, Spain and the United Kingdom) pp. e42-e45

Paul Anderson

What is Federalism? Some Definitional Clarification pp. 179-200

Alan Fenna and Johanna Schnabel

Seeing Red and Blue: Assessing How Americans Understand Geographic Polarization, Secession, and the Value of Federalism pp. 201-227

Nicholas F Jacobs

Measuring Policy Diffusion in Federal Systems: The Case of Legalizing Cannabis in Canada under Time Constraints pp. 228-256

Evelyne Brie, Cynthia Huo and Christopher Alcantara

Federalism and Confidence in Australian Governments During the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 257-282

Nicholas Biddle, Matthew Gray and Ian McAllister

Assessing the Effects of Amendment Rules in Federal Systems: Australia and Switzerland Compared pp. 283-312

Rahel Freiburghaus and Adrian Vatter

Fiscal Decentralization and Health Care Access and Quality: Evidence from Local Governments around the World pp. 313-338

Andreas Kyriacou and Oriol Roca-Sagalés

A Regional System under Tight-Knit Elite Rule: The Last Attempt to Introduce Decentralization in Early Italy pp. 339-360

Giorgio Brosio

Past Political Asymmetry and Present Public Opinion: How Has the Asymmetrical Federation of the EU Shaped Popular Opinion of Its Optimal Shape? pp. 361-385

Martin Moland

State Pride and the Quality of Democracy in the American States pp. 386-406

Patrick J Flavin and Gregory Shufeldt

Federalism, Decentral Governance, and Joint Decision-Making: Bad News for the Implementation of International Environmental Agreements? pp. 407-433

Johannes Müller Gómez

Volume 54, issue 1, 2024

A Note from the Editors (From the Editor: The Themes of a Journal of Federalism) pp. 1-5

Paul Nolette and Philip Rocco

Putting Federalism in Its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited, by Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin pp. e1-e4

Jared Sonnicksen

Federalism and Decentralization in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa, Edited by Aslı Ü. Bâli and Omar M. Dajani pp. e5-e11

Bizuneh Yimenu

Federalism and State Restructuring in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Origins, Rationales, and Challenges pp. 6-33

Bizuneh Yimenu

Small Isn’t Beautiful: The Case against Localism, by Trevor Latimer pp. e12-e14

Juliet F Gainsborough

The Municipal Fiscal Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting, by Mark Moses pp. e15-e17

Eric Scorsone

The Timing of Implementation of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies: Does Decentralization Matter? pp. 34-58

Vassilis Tselios

Health Expenditure Decentralization and Health Outcomes: The Importance of Governance pp. 59-87

Ryota Nakatani, Qianqian Zhang and Isaura Garcia Valdes

The Determinants of Taxation Innovation Policy in Spain’s Common Regime Autonomous Communities (1986–2018) pp. 88-120

Mario Kölling, Simon Toubeau and Deborah Zak Godoy

Why States Preempt City Ordinances: The Case of Workers’ Rights Laws pp. 121-145

Christopher Goodman and Megan E Hatch

The First- and Second-Nature Geographic Correlates of Federal Budget Transfers and Fiscal Dependence—Evidence from Russia and the United States pp. 146-177

Allison C White and Youngsung Kim

Volume 53, issue 4, 2023

Following in Footsteps or Marching Alone? How Institutional Differences Influence Renewable Energy Policy, by Srinivas C. Parinandi pp. e37-e39

Joshua A Basseches

Cities in Federal Constitutional Theory, Edited by Erika Arban pp. e40-e45

Philipp Renninger

Educational Accountability and American Federalism: Moving beyond a Test-Based Approach, by John Portz pp. e46-e48

Kenneth K Wong

Still a Hollow Hope: State Power and the Second Amendment, by Anthony D. Cooling pp. e49-e53

Logan Strother

Ideology and Support for Federalism in Theory—And in Practice pp. 511-535

James M Glaser, Jeffrey M Berry and Deborah J Schildkraut

The Consequences of Direct Democracy for the Balance of Power between State and Local Governments in the United States pp. 536-565

Matthew J Uttermark

State Attorneys General and their Challenges to Federal Policies: Insights from the Texas v. California Litigation Regarding the Affordable Care Act pp. 566-592

Michael A Dichio and Phillip Singer

Managing Diversity in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic National Assembly: Integrated Parties versus Ethno-Regional Balancing pp. 593-617

Leila Demarest and Arnim Langer

Exploring the Relationship between Federal Reform and the Representation of the People: The Case of the Belgian House of Representatives pp. 618-641

Jakob Frateur, Peter Bursens and Petra Meier

Fiscal Federalism: The Interaction between Own Revenues and Intergovernmental Transfers in Local Governments—The Case of Municipalities in Buenos Aires pp. 642-678

Alberto Porto and Jorge Puig

Volume 53, issue 3, 2023

Monitoring American Federalism: The History of State Legislative Resistance, by Christian G. Fritz pp. e19-e22

John D Nugent

A Written Constitution for Quebec? edited by Léonid Sirota and Richard Albert pp. e23-e26

Andrew McDougall

Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches, by John Kincaid and J. Wesley Leckrone pp. e27-e29

Jan Erk

We Are Not One People: Secession and Separatism in American Politics since 1776, by Michael J. Lee and R. Jarrod Atchison pp. e30-e32

Kyle Scott

Intergovernmental Relations: State and Local Challenges in the Twenty-First Century, by Jonathan M. Fisk pp. e33-e36

Brittany Blizzard

The State of American Federalism 2022–2023: Escalating Culture Wars in the States pp. 325-348

Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo and Paul Nolette

Delivering on Environmental Justice? U.S. State Implementation of the Justice40 Initiative pp. 349-377

Shannon Conley, David M Konisky and Megan Mullin

Dobbs, American Federalism, and State Abortion Policymaking: Restrictive Policies Alongside Expansion of Reproductive Rights pp. 378-404

Martin K Mayer, John C Morris, Joseph A Aistrup, R Bruce Anderson and Robert C Kenter

Dividing Authority Three Ways: Federal–Tribal–State Relations after Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta pp. 405-434

Kirsten Matoy Carlson

West Virginia v. EPA: Major Questions for the Future of the Administrative State and American Federalism pp. 435-461

Elysa M Dishman

The Role of Federalism and the Centrality of State Governments for Labor Unions, Employment, and Organizing pp. 462-483

Laura C Bucci

State Incarceration Policy in the U.S. Federal System: Assessing Recent Approaches to Reducing Incarceration Rates pp. 484-510

Brandon R Davis

Volume 53, issue 2, 2023

The Federal Contract: A Constitutional Theory of Federalism, by Stephen Tierney pp. e11-e15

Michael Da Silva

The Dead Hand’s Grip: How Long Constitutions Bind States, by Adam R. Brown pp. e16-e18

Nancy Martorano Miller

Rethinking the Supreme Court’s Impact on American Federalism and Centralization pp. 153-173

Michael A Dichio and Ilya Somin

The Efficiency-Equity Trade-off in a Federal System: Local Financing of Schools and Student Achievement pp. 174-200

Carlos X Lastra-Anadón and Paul E Peterson

Financial Oversight Boards in the U.S. Federal System: Insights from the Puerto Rican Debt Crisis pp. 201-226

Mariely López-Santana

Divided We Survive? Multilevel Governance during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and Spain pp. 227-250

Marta Angelici, Paolo Berta, Joan Costa-Font and Gilberto Turati

Measuring and Explaining de facto Regional Policy Autonomy Variation in a Constitutionally Symmetrical Federation: The Case of Ethiopia, 1995–2020 pp. 251-277

Bizuneh Yimenu

Two Concepts of Federalism in Myanmar: How the 2021 Military Coup Reshaped Political Discourse and Opposition Institutions pp. 278-300

Aung Kaung Myat, Roman David and Ian Holliday

Mind the Gap between the Governor and the People: The Common Agency Problem in Russian Authoritarian Federalism pp. 301-324

Stanislav Klimovich

Volume 53, issue 1, 2023

Regulating Family Law in Federations: The Impact of De/Centralization, Religion, and International Treaties on Abortion and Child Marriage Policies pp. 1-27

Jill Vickers

A Research Agenda for Regional and Local Government, Edited by Mark Callanan and John Loughlin pp. e1-e4

Antonia Baraggia

Clean Water Policy and State Choice: Promise and Performance in the Water Quality Act, by John C. Morris (A public management for all seasons?) pp. e5-e10

John A Hoornbeek

Regionalism against Centralization: Resistance to Federal Education after the Mexican Revolution pp. 28-54

Manuel Cabal

Regulatory Decentralization and Stringency: The Case of Comparative Minimum Wage and Renewable Energy Policies pp. 55-81

Jason Sorens

Does Ethnic Federalism Lead to Greater Ethnic Identity? The Case of Ethiopia pp. 82-105

John Ishiyama

From the Ivory Tower to the Courtroom: Cooperative Federalism in the Supreme Court of Canada pp. 106-132

Mark S Harding and Dave Snow

Scrutinizing Relative Territorial Identity Measures pp. 133-151

James David Griffiths