The purpose of this section is to plan, develop, and implement professional activities for Association members with interests in federalism, intergovernmental relations and state and local government.

Members of this section receive a subscripton to the journal Publius: The Journal of Federalism (http://publius.oxfordjournals.org), the world's leading journal devoted to federalism.

Website: /~federalism

2008 - 2009 Officers

Chair:
Barry G. Rabe
University of Michigan
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
735 S. State St.
5234 Weill Hall
Ann Arbor MI 48109-3120
brabe@umich.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:
Michael W. Hail
Morehead State University
IRAPP Political Science
UPO Box 699
150 University Blvd.
Morehead KY 40351
m.hail@morehead-st.edu

Editor of Publius: The Journal of Federalism:
Carol S. Weissert
Florida State University
Political Science
531 Bellamy Building
Tallahassee FL 32306-2230
cweisser@fsu.edu

2009 Program Chair:
Robert  Vipond
University of Toronto
Political Science
100 St. George Street
Toronto ON M5S 3G3 Canada
rvipond@chass.utoronto.ca

Council:
Beryl Radin, American University
Alberta Sbragia, University of Pittsburgh
Carolyn Bourdeaux, Georgia State University
John Dinan, Wake Forest University
Debora Van Nijnatten, Wilfrid Laurier University
Scott Allard, University of Chicago
Kiki Caruson, University of South Florida
Chris Hoene, National League of Cities

Awards

• Previous Award Winners 

The Daniel Elazar Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes a lifetime of contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations.  The deadline for nominations will be March 1, 2009.