Foreign Relations in Federal Countries

Hans Michelmann is professor of political studies, University of Saskatchewan, specializing in European and comparative politics and international relations.

• Contributors include Francisco Aldecoa (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), George Anderson (Forum of Federations), Raoul Blindenbacher (Forum of Federations), Peter Bursens (Universiteit Antwerpen), Noe Cornago (University of the Basque Country), Earl Fry (Brigham Young University), Stefan Hammer (University of Vienna), Rudolf Hrbek (University of Tubingen), Happymon Jacob (University of Jammu), Eduardo Iglesias (Consejo Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales), Andreas Kiefer (European Affairs Office, Land Salzburg), Andre Lecours (Concordia University), Francis Kok-Wah Loh (Universiti Sains Malaysia), Malcom MacLaren (University of Zurich), Francoise Massart-Pierard (Universite Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve), Amitabh Mattoo (University of Jammu), Hans J. Michelmann (University of Saskatchewan), Christina Murray (University of Cape Town), Salim A. Nakhjavani (University of Cape Town), Chandra Pasma (Forum of Federations), Daniel Thurer (University of Zurich), and Anne Twomey (University of Sydney)

"This is a very valuable piece of work, both for academics and policymakers. It provides a deep analysis of the various and growing policy areas related to the international activities carried out by local governments. The variety of developed and developing countries chosen for the comparison is enlightening." Adalberto Rodriguez Giavarini, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Argentina "Thanks to the Forum of Federations' Global Dialogue, the international dimension of federalism finally is being adequately included into public discourse. Even though constitutional settings and the conduct of foreign relations vary across federations, a systematic comparison is extremely valuable." Karl-Heinz Lambertz, Minister-President of the German Community, Belgium