Conclusion
It is said that constitutional scholar J. A. Corry advised ‘a neat and tidy mind is crippling when it comes to studying federalism' (quoted in Bakvis, Baier and Brown 2009, p. 246).
The chapters in this book demonstrate why: the complexity and nuance in federal political systems make the study of federalism a daunting task. However, this very complexity and nuance in federal political systems are critical for a deeper understanding of how modern federal political systems operate. More importantly, they are what allows federal system to adapt to changes well beyond what was envisioned by those early federalism scholars. It is precisely this adaptability that will encourage new and existing states to engage in discussions about how to manage interdependence and cooperation in the 21st century. As Fenwick points out in her introduction to this volume, we cannot assume that federal negotiations occur in a zero-sum Rikerian game.References
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