Chair

Michael Stein
Visiting Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Toronto
100 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G3
Phone: (416) 946-0184
Fax: (416) 978-5566
Email: michael.stein@utoronto.ca

Officers

Sonja Wälti
First Vice-Chair
walti@american.edu

Wolfgang Renzsch
Second Vice Chair

Wilfried Swenden
Publications Chair

Rekha Saxenai
Recruitment Chair

Background

Recognised as study group in 1984; granted research committee status in 1987.

Objectives

Promotes the pursuit of knowledge and research on the concept of federalism and the “federal idea”, intergovernmental relations, the decentralisation of the delivery of public services, fiscal relationships, ethnic and cultural diversity, and the structure and functioning of federal and federative institutions, along with supranational bodies.

Website

http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/ipsarc28/