The Global Dialogue Project

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The Global Dialogue on Federalism program is a joint initiative of the IACFS and the Forum of Federations (www.forumfed.org). The program brings together practitioners, scholars, and young professionals of federalism from all parts of the world, to share their experiences and academic research, build a growing network of people with interests in federal ideas, and make available an accessible body of comparative information and knowledge about current and emerging issues in federalism and federal political systems.

Program components include (1) country roundtables, (2) international roundtables, and (3) publication launches.

A tangible and lasting product of the Dialogue is a series of volumes covering selected themes from the perspective of a range of different federal political systems. Each volume is preceded by a short summary booklet, in English or French, also available from the publisher.

Books Now Available

• John Kincaid and G. Alan Tarr, eds., Constitutional Origins, Structure, and Change in Federal Countries. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2005, 467 pp. ISBN 0-7735-2916-0 (Paperback)
   
• Akhtar Majeed, Ronald L. Watts, and Douglas M. Brown, eds., Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2006, 373 pp. ISBN 0-7735-3004-5 (Paperback)
  
  
• Katy Le Roy and Cheryl Saunders, eds., Legislative Executive and Judicial Governance in Federal Countries. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2006, 403 pp. ISBN 978-0-7735-3163-5 (Paperback)
  
  
• Anwar Shah, ed., The Practice of Fiscal Federalism: Comparative Perspectives. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007, 438 pp. ISBN 978-0-7735-3302-2 (Paper)