Table of Contents

Preface: Wyn Grant, University of WarwickIntroduction: Guy Lachapelle, Concordia University and Pablo Onate, Universidad de Valencia1. Multi-Level Governance and the Reconfiguration of Politics - New Regionalism, Federalism and the Devolution of Power in Comparative PerspectiveMichael Stein and Lisa Turkewitsch, University of TorontoAn Assessment of Multi-level Governance as an Analytical Concept Applied to Federations and Decentralised Unitary Systems:Germany versus the United KingdomYannis Papadopoulos, University of LausanneProblems of Democratic Accountability in Network and Multi-level GovernanceAlain G.-Gagnon, Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM)Multi-level Governance and the Reconfiguration of Political Space2. Trust in Government in Multi-level Governance SystemsFrancisco Llera Ramo, Universidad del Pais VascoThe Rise and Fall of Institutional Trust in Spain Guy Laforest and Camille Brunelle-Hamman, Universite LavalTrust and Mistrust between Harper and Quebec3. The International Role and Responsibilities of Sub-state EntitiesDavid Criekmans, University of AntwerpThe Diplomatic Activities of Regional Sub-State Entities : Towards a Multi-Level Diplomacy?Stephane Paquin, Ecole nationale d'administration publique (ENAP) Multi-level Governance and International Trade Negotiations: the Case of Canada's Trade Agreements Joaquim Molins and Ivan Medina, Autonomous University of BarcelonaBusiness Associations and Multi-level Dynamics in Spain and the UK4. The Collective Actors and their Relations in Multi-lever Layered-out Systems: the Role of Political PartiesLori Thorlakson, University of AlbertaPolitical Parties and Party Systems in Multi-level Layered-out Systems: CanadaGuy Lachapelle, Concordia UniversityPolitical Parties as a Tool of Identity Paradiplomacy: the Case of the Parti Quebecois and the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity Juan Rodriguez and Astrid Barrio, Universidad de ValenciaPolitical Parties in Multi-level Spain: Organization, Influence and StrategiesKris Deschouwer, Free University of BrusselsThe Organization and Functioning of Parties in Multi-level Belgium5. The Parliamentary Representatives and the Decision-making ProcessPablo Onate, Universidad de ValenciaPolitical Careers in Spain: Movements between Political Arenas in a Multi-level SystemKlaus Stolz, Chemnitz University of TechnologyBringing Politicians back in: Political Careers and Political Class in Multi-level SystemsPeverill Squire, University of MissouriState Legislatures and the Policy Making Process in the United States

About the Author

Guy Lachapelle is a professor in the department of political science at Concordia University, Montreal, and secretary general of the International Political Science Association.

Pablo Oñate is a professor in the department of constitutional law and political science at the University of Valencia, Spain.