PA524

037545

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the main theoretical debates and literatures that address the federalism in theory and in practice. It will pay close attention to the institutional arrangements that embody federalism, as well as the dynamics of intergovernmental relations within states. This course leaves aside normative approaches to federalism, coming from constitutional and legal studies, in order to deal mainly with how power and resources are shared (or contested) between national and subnational levels of government and their interplay. This course will place special emphasis on Latin America and the United States of America, although we will also look briefly at experiences with federalism elsewhere in the world.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate

CE - CL (Cross Listed)