Showing 1 through 5 of 910 records. | 1. Zhang, Xin. "Swing of the Pendulum: Federal Political Polarization and Federal-Regional Relations in the Russian Federation (1990-2003)" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 07, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-11-29 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p84663_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: This paper argues that federal political polarization is the main determinant of the changes in federal-regional relations in post-Soviet Russia. |
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| 2. Graves, Scott. "Election Litigation in the Federal System: State Courts and Vote Choice in the Federal Judicial Hierarchy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 07, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-11-29 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p86133_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: In this paper, I examine ballot access, voter registration, and election conduct litigation in the states to discover whether personal attributes and legal and political contexts affect the decisions of state supreme courts regarding voter choice. |
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| 3. Winkle, III, John. "Veiled Intent: Rehnquist, Centifugal Federalism, and Federal Dockets" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, <Not Available>. 2009-11-29 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p139359_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court during the past decade issued rulings that arguably reconfigured the legal and political dimensions of American federalism. Outcomes from this centrifugal movement, away from Congress and toward the states, are unmistakable. |
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| 4. Rodrigues, Iran. "Calling upon the Higher Court: Executive's agenda power and the use of federal courts in local dispute resolution across Brazilian federal system." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, <Not Available>. 2009-11-29 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p364513_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Following democratization and the 1988 Constitution, the expansion of judicial review in Brazil was conceived as a mechanism to increase control of a strong federal government by civil society institutions and regional political groups, including state governors. The latter have become one of the most frequent initiators of constitutional challenges. However, rather than focusing on protecting state autonomy vis-à-vis the federal government, state executives have consistently challenged laws passed by their own legislatures. Why governors often sue their own legislative bodies? What factors explain the use of this instrument to solve state-level conflicts? Although some anecdotal evidence suggest that this might be associated with the executive’s strength in state legislatures, no empirical work has yet investigated the recourse to the federal judiciary for resolution of intra-state disputes. This works uses interviews with state actors, newspaper articles on controversial disputes, and quantitative data on electoral outcomes to investigate and test the explanatory power of three factors: governmental control of legislature, formal institutional power of each political branch and state’s socioeconomic characteristics. |
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| 5. Vogel, Elizabeth. "Federal Civil Service Employees Perceptions about the Value of Bureaucratic Neutrality Working in an Ethnic Federalism" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 07, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-11-29 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p86839_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: Results of a survey addressing bureaucratic neutrality and merit practices in an ethnic federalism, Ethiopia, are presented. Implications for bureaucratic neutrality in a government facing challenges of legitimation and ethnic conflict are examined. |
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