Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations

This article develops a conceptual, methodological, and theoretical framework for analyzing dynamic de/centralization in federations. It first reviews the literature and outlines the research design and methods adopted. It then conceptualizes static de/centralization and describes the seven-point co...

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Main Authors: Dardanelli, P., Kincaid, J., Fenna, Alan, Kaiser, A., Lecours, A., Singh, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: OUP 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74291
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author Dardanelli, P.
Kincaid, J.
Fenna, Alan
Kaiser, A.
Lecours, A.
Singh, A.
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Kincaid, J.
Fenna, Alan
Kaiser, A.
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description This article develops a conceptual, methodological, and theoretical framework for analyzing dynamic de/centralization in federations. It first reviews the literature and outlines the research design and methods adopted. It then conceptualizes static de/centralization and describes the seven-point coding scheme we employed to measure it across twenty-two policy areas and five fiscal categories at ten-year intervals since the establishment of a federation. The subsequent section conceptualizes dynamic de/centralization and discusses its five main properties: direction, magnitude, tempo, form, and instruments. Drawing from several strands of the literature, the article finally identifies seven categories of causal determinants of dynamic de/centralization, from which we derive hypotheses for assessment.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-742912025-04-28T03:10:41Z Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations Dardanelli, P. Kincaid, J. Fenna, Alan Kaiser, A. Lecours, A. Singh, A. This article develops a conceptual, methodological, and theoretical framework for analyzing dynamic de/centralization in federations. It first reviews the literature and outlines the research design and methods adopted. It then conceptualizes static de/centralization and describes the seven-point coding scheme we employed to measure it across twenty-two policy areas and five fiscal categories at ten-year intervals since the establishment of a federation. The subsequent section conceptualizes dynamic de/centralization and discusses its five main properties: direction, magnitude, tempo, form, and instruments. Drawing from several strands of the literature, the article finally identifies seven categories of causal determinants of dynamic de/centralization, from which we derive hypotheses for assessment. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74291 10.1093/publius/pjy036 OUP restricted
spellingShingle Dardanelli, P.
Kincaid, J.
Fenna, Alan
Kaiser, A.
Lecours, A.
Singh, A.
Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations
title Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations
title_full Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations
title_fullStr Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations
title_full_unstemmed Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations
title_short Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing Dynamic De/Centralization in Federations
title_sort conceptualizing, measuring, and theorizing dynamic de/centralization in federations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74291