International Association of Centres for Federal Studies (iacfs)

1. International Association ofCentres for Federal Studies (iacfs) An Introduction Prepared by John Kincaid Past IACFS President Robert B. & Helen S. Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government Lafayette College

2. 2. Federal Countries

3. 3. IACFS • Association of centers and institutes around the world conducting • Independent research, teaching, and consultations on • Political • Constitutional and legal • Administrative • Fiscal and economic • Historical and philosophic Issues of federal political systems

4. 4. History The IACFS was established on 21 June 1977 in Basel, Switzerland

5. 5. Principal Purpose Advance the study and understanding of federal principles and patterns in all their variety.

6. 6. IACFS Goals • Exchange ideas and information through • Annual Conference • Publications • Newsletter • Translations • Faculty and student exchanges

7. 7. IACFS Goals • Stimulate and sponsor research on theories and practices of federalism • Conduct education activities to promote public awareness of federal ideas • Encourage formation of centers for federal studies • Expand federal studies among academic communities worldwide

8. 8. Annual Meeting • Most important is the annual meeting of the directors of the member centers to • Present research papers • Share federal-country reports • Exchange views • Oversee ongoing projects and programs • Report on member centers’ activities

9. 9. Annual Meeting Each annual meeting is hosted by a member center, Which pays the ground costs (e.g., hotel and meals) for up to two representatives from each member center

10. 10. IACFS Officers • President: Professor Cheryl Saunders, University of Melbourne, Australia • Vice President: Professor Nico Steytler, University of the Western Cape, South Africa • Vice President: Enric Fossas, Institut de Ciencies Politiques I Socials, Spain • Secretary-Treasurer: Professor G. Alan Tarr, Rutgers University-Camden, United States • Past President: Professor John Kincaid, Lafayette College, United States

11. 11. Membership Criteria • Scholarly study of federalism must be the major purpose of a member center • Center must be independent of any political or government agency • Center must select, study, publish, and disseminate its research independently • Center must have record of on-going work, especially research publications

12. 12. Secondary Membership Criteria • Record of education activities • Record of advising governments and others • Readiness to participate in the work of the IACFS, contribute to conferences, host meetings, and pay annual dues of $100 U.S. each year

13. 13. Global Dialogue on Federalism • A joint IACFS program with the Forum of Federations to • Promote comparative dialogue about core themes of federalism • Exchange knowledge and ideas among practitioners and scholars • Disseminate publications and other resources about federalism

14. 14. Global Dialogue Books • 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. • 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. • 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. • Anwar Shah, ed., The Practice of Fiscal Federalism: Comparative Perspectives. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007, 438 pp.

15. 15. Forthcoming Global Dialogue Books • Federalism and Foreign Relations • Local Governments and Metropolitan Areas in Federal Countries • Unity and Diversity in Federal Countries • Intergovernmental Relations in Federal Systems

16. 16. iacfsmember organizations2008 - 2009

17. 17. iacfs members ARGENTINA Institute of Federalism (Córdoba) AUSTRALIA Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies (Melbourne) AUSTRIA Institute for Research on Federalism (Innsbruck) BRAZIL Instituto Pimenta Bueno (Sao Paulo) CANADA Institute for Public Economics (Alberta) Institute of Intergovernmental Relations (Ontario) FRANCE International Centre for European Studies (Nice)

18. 18. iacfs members GERMANY European Centre for Research on Federalism (Tübingen) German Institute for Federal Studies (Hannover) German Research Institute for Public Administration (Speyer) INDIA Centre for Federal Studies (New Delhi) ITALY Associazione Osservatorio sul Federalismo e I Processi Di Governo (Rome) Inter-University Center for Regional and Local Finance (Ferrara) Instituto de Studi suis Sistemi Regionali Federali (Rome) NIGERIA Institute of Governance and Social Research (Jos) RUSSIA Siberian International Centre for Regional Studies (Novosibirsk)

19. 19. iacfs members SOUTH AFRICA Community Law Centre (Bellville) SPAIN Institute for Political and Social Science (Barcelona) Institute for Autonomous Studies (Barcelona) SWITZERLAND Institute of Federalism (Fribourg) UNITED KINGDOM The Centre for Federal Studies (Kent) The Constitution Unit (London) UNITED STATES Center for State Constitutional Studies (New Jersey) Center for the Study of Federalism (Pennsylvania) Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis (Indiana)