My work focuses on federalism, intergovernmental relations, and state and local government. I recently co-edited Teaching Federalism: Multidimensional Approaches (Elgar, 2023), an open-access book available at https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-oa/book/9781800885325/9781800885325.xml?rskey=VhqWgo&result=3 I am co-editing an Encyclopedia of Federalism as well as an Encyclopedia of Regional and Local Governance and Politics. As president of the Center for the Study of Federalism, which publishes Publius: The Journal of Federalism, I am working to extend more education about American federalism into K-12 education, partly through the Center's website at https://federalism.org/, which has many resources for scholars, K-12 teachers, and students. Virtually all public policy in the United States is intergovernmental, and federalism substantially shapes American politics and public policy.
History of Employment
Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Executive Director and Director of Research
United States Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
1986
1994
Associate Professor
University of North Texas at Denton
1984
1994
Assistant Professor of Political Science
University of North Texas at Denton
1979
1984
Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service
Lafayette College
1994
Director
Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government
Lafayette College
1994
President
Center for the Study of Federalism
2010
Primary Policy Areas
Civil Rights and Liberties,
Government Operations/Innovation,
Intergovernmental System/Federalism,
Intergovernmental Affairs and Coordination