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Examining the principles and practice of federal and multilevel governance systems with a comparative international perspective. Each episode we address a key governance issue with world-leading practitioners and scholars from the Forum of Federations' international expert network.
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Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Episode 2 - Policy Coordination During the COVID Crisis
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
How do governments in federations coordinate responses to emergency situations like COVID-19?
We examine the intergovernmental coordination practices used in Germany and Australia - two countries that received international attention for their success in controlling the first wave of Coronavirus - and assess what lessons might be learned from these experiences.
Joining us on this episode:
Professor Nathalie Behnke, Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the Institute of Political Science of the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany.
Professor Alan Fenna, Professor of Politics at Curtin University, Western Australia
Written, hosted and produced by Liam Whittington.
For more on intergovernmental coordination in federal and multilevel systems, check out forumfed.org.
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Episode 1 - Federalism and Coronavirus in North America
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
We explore how the Coronavirus pandemic has impacted federal governance dynamics in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and assess the implications of the crisis on the federations in North America.
Joining us on this episode:
The Honourable Bob Rae, Former Premier of Ontario.
Professor John Kincaid, Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service, President of the Center for the Study of Federalism, Lafayette College, Pennsylvania.
Professor Laura Flamand, Research Professor at the Center for International Studies and Founding Director of the Network for the Study of Inequalities, El Colegio de Mexico, Ciudad de México.
Written, hosted and produced by Liam Whittington.
For more on the federal governance dynamics of the coronavirus crisis, check out forumfed.org.