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De/centralization

In: A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies

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  • Paolo Dardanelli

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This chapter briefly takes stock of the research literature on de/centralization in federations and identifies avenues for future research. It focuses on four broad domains: conceptualization, theorization, methodology and empirics. It highlights that important questions within these four domains remain unsettled or have attracted little scholarly effort. There is thus considerable scope for further research, along three lines in particular: (a) developing a conceptual common ground; (b) theorizing the effects that different forms and degrees of de/centralization have on important economic and political outcomes; and (c) refining how de/centralization is measured. As scholars take forward the study of de/centralization in federations, the chapter calls on them to integrate their research agendas as fully as possible with the wider research agendas in political science so as to benefit from cross-fertilization between sub-fields.

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  • Paolo Dardanelli, 2019. "De/centralization," Chapters, in: John Kincaid (ed.), A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies, chapter 8, pages 106-116, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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