Contents -- Preface -- DIALOGUE INSIGHTS -- Argentina: Centralized Power and Underdevelopment -- Australia: Dualist in form, cooperative in practice -- Austria: Failure of Constitutional Convention -- no changes for federal system -- Canada: Federalism Behind (Almost) Closed Doors -- Germany: Balancing Bundestag against Bundesrat and Governments against Legislatures -- India: An ongoing experiment to redefine federalism -- Nigerian Federalism at the Crossroads -- The Russian Federation under Putin: From Cooperative to Coercive Federalism? -- South Africa: Provincial Implementation of National Policies -- Switzerland: Cooperative Federalism or Nationwide Standards? -- Contemporary Debates about the US Presidency and Congress: The Electoral College, Legislative Gerrymandering, and Enumerated Powers -- Comparative Reflections -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Contributors -- Participating Experts.