Arthur Benz is Professor of Political Science at the Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. Before moving to Darmstadt, he was a Professor at the universities of Konstanz, Halle, and Hagen, and a visiting scholar at Carleton University Ottawa. His recent publications include Federal Dynamic (Oxford 2013, co-edited with Jörg Broschek), and he has published journal articles in European Political Science Review, Publius, West European Politics, and Regional and Federal Studies.

• 1: Introduction 2: Theoretical Framework and Research Design 3: Arthur Benz with Andrea Fischer-Hotzel and Bettina Petersohn: Constitutional Problems and Reform Agendas in Federal and Regionalized States 4: Arthur Benz with Dominic Heinz, Eike Hornig, Andrea Fischer-Hotzel, and Bettina Petersohn: Patterns of Constitutional Policy in Multilevel Government - Case Studies 5: Arthur Benz with with Jörg Kemmerzell and Bettina Petersohn: Ratification and Ratification Failure: The Impact of Amendment Rules 6: Constitutional Reform and Implicit Change 7: Explaining Success and Failure of Constitutional Policy 8: Conclusions

By studying constitutional policy as a complex process and by focusing on the organization of constitutional negotiations, the book makes a valuable contribution to the quest for federal robustness, a research agenda that is still in the making.

Arthur Benz is Professor of Political Science at the Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. Before moving to Darmstadt, he was a Professor at the universities of Konstanz, Halle, and Hagen, and a visiting scholar at Carleton University Ottawa. His recent publications include Federal Dynamic (Oxford 2013, co-edited with Jörg Broschek), and he has published journal articles in European Political Science Review, Publius, West European Politics, and Regional and Federal Studies.

• 1: Introduction 2: Theoretical Framework and Research Design 3: Arthur Benz with Andrea Fischer-Hotzel and Bettina Petersohn: Constitutional Problems and Reform Agendas in Federal and Regionalized States 4: Arthur Benz with Dominic Heinz, Eike Hornig, Andrea Fischer-Hotzel, and Bettina Petersohn: Patterns of Constitutional Policy in Multilevel Government - Case Studies 5: Arthur Benz with with Jörg Kemmerzell and Bettina Petersohn: Ratification and Ratification Failure: The Impact of Amendment Rules 6: Constitutional Reform and Implicit Change 7: Explaining Success and Failure of Constitutional Policy 8: Conclusions

By studying constitutional policy as a complex process and by focusing on the organization of constitutional negotiations, the book makes a valuable contribution to the quest for federal robustness, a research agenda that is still in the making.

Arthur Benz is Professor of Political Science at the Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. Before moving to Darmstadt, he was a Professor at the universities of Konstanz, Halle, and Hagen, and a visiting scholar at Carleton University Ottawa. His recent publications include Federal Dynamic (Oxford 2013, co-edited with Jörg Broschek), and he has published journal articles in European Political Science Review, Publius, West European Politics, and Regional and Federal Studies.

• 1: Introduction 2: Theoretical Framework and Research Design 3: Arthur Benz with Andrea Fischer-Hotzel and Bettina Petersohn: Constitutional Problems and Reform Agendas in Federal and Regionalized States 4: Arthur Benz with Dominic Heinz, Eike Hornig, Andrea Fischer-Hotzel, and Bettina Petersohn: Patterns of Constitutional Policy in Multilevel Government - Case Studies 5: Arthur Benz with with Jörg Kemmerzell and Bettina Petersohn: Ratification and Ratification Failure: The Impact of Amendment Rules 6: Constitutional Reform and Implicit Change 7: Explaining Success and Failure of Constitutional Policy 8: Conclusions

By studying constitutional policy as a complex process and by focusing on the organization of constitutional negotiations, the book makes a valuable contribution to the quest for federal robustness, a research agenda that is still in the making.