Baogang He is the Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair in International Studies at Deakin University, Australia.Michael G. Breen is a lecturer in public policy at the University of Melbourne, Australia.Laura Allison-Reumann is an associate fellow at the Center for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• 1. Introduction 2. Democracy and Federalism 3. Deliberative Approach to Federal Issues 4. Hybrid Federalism Structure 5. Processes of Hybridisation 6. Religious Federalism 7. The Covenant Connection and its Absence 8. Conclusion: Contributions of Asian Federalism

Baogang He is the Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair in International Studies at Deakin University, Australia.Michael G. Breen is a lecturer in public policy at the University of Melbourne, Australia.Laura Allison-Reumann is an associate fellow at the Center for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• 1. Introduction 2. Democracy and Federalism 3. Deliberative Approach to Federal Issues 4. Hybrid Federalism Structure 5. Processes of Hybridisation 6. Religious Federalism 7. The Covenant Connection and its Absence 8. Conclusion: Contributions of Asian Federalism

Baogang He is the Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair in International Studies at Deakin University, Australia.Michael G. Breen is a lecturer in public policy at the University of Melbourne, Australia.Laura Allison-Reumann is an associate fellow at the Center for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• 1. Introduction 2. Democracy and Federalism 3. Deliberative Approach to Federal Issues 4. Hybrid Federalism Structure 5. Processes of Hybridisation 6. Religious Federalism 7. The Covenant Connection and its Absence 8. Conclusion: Contributions of Asian Federalism