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Abstract
With some exceptions, efforts to systematically apply a historical-institutionalist framework to the study of federalism have been few and far between. This paper argues, however, that historical institutionalism lends itself particularly well for addressing two important research questions in the field of comparative federalism: the origins of federal systems and their dynamics. It is suggested that a historical-institutionalist framework can significantly contribute to encourage theoretical cross-fertilization within the field of comparative federalism.
Keywords: comparative federalism; critical junctures; federal dynamics; historical institutionalism; path dependence
Published Online: 2012-9-10
©2012 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
