Timothy J. Conlan

Research 328 
Msn 3F4 
(703) 993-1427 
email: tconlan@gmu.edu

Schar School of Policy and Government 
George Mason University 
Fairfax, Virginia 2203

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Government, 1982,Harvard University.

A.B. in Political Science,1974, University of Chicago.

AWARDS AND HONORS

2018 recipient, Best Book award, ASPA Section on Public Administration Research, for Governing Under Stress: Managing Obama’s Stimulus Program,” Georgetown University Press, 2017. (with Paul L. Posner, and Priscilla M. Regan)

2016 recipient, Donald C. Stone Scholar Award for lifetime scholarly contributions to the fields of intergovernmental relations and management, American Society for Public Administration, Section on Intergovernmental Management

2013 Deil Wright Award for Best Paper on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations in 2012 for “Implementation Networks and Shared Governance in the U.S. Intergovernmental System.” Paper delivered at 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Assn. (with Paul Posner and Pris Pegan)

2011 Deil Wright Award for Best Paper on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations in 2010 for “Inflection Point? Federalism and the Obama Administration,” Paper delivered at 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Assn. (with Paul Posner)

2011 award at the annual meeting of the American Society of Public Administration for outstanding review essay in Public Administration Review(for “Administration and Governance in a Compound Republic: Martha Derthick’s Contributions to the Study of American Federalism,” Public Administration Review 70 (Sept/Oct) 2010).

2004. Elected as Fellow to the National Academy of Public Administration.

2002 recipient, Daniel J. Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar Award for scholarly contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations, Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, American Political Science Association.

2001 “Best Conference Paper Award,” Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, American Political Science Association, for “Courting Devolution: The Rehnquist Court and Contemporary American Federalism.”

1998 “Best Book Award,” Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, American Political Science Association, for New Federalism: Intergovernmental Reform from Nixon to Reagan.

1997-98 Fulbright Senior Fellowship, Erasmus Universiteit, The Netherlands. 1992 Fenwick Library Research Fellowship, George Mason University.

1986 "Outstanding Contribution in Applied Research," American Association of Agricultural Economics, for "Governing the Heartland: Can Rural Governments Survive the Farm Crisis.

Research Fellowship, U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1977-78. Phi Beta Kappa and Academic Honors, University of Chicago.

TEACHING

2007-- 
University Professor, George Mason University. Graduate and Undergraduate courses in Public Policy, American Politics, Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations.

2000-06 
Professor, George Mason University.

1990-99 
Associate Professor, George Mason University.

1987-90 
Assistant Professor, George Mason University.

1985-87 
Adjunct Professor, Public Policy, Georgetown University. Graduate seminars on policy implementation.

RESEARCH & CONSULTING

2016-17 
Co-PI, National Governors’ Association. Research and preparation of report on federal mandates and regulations.

2011 
Co-Investigator, Smith Richardson Foundation. Research and coauthor report on the development, management, and implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

2009 
Principal Investigator, CGI Consulting. Research and author report on grant design and implementation challenges under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

2006 
Guest Scholar, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution. Co-edit book on Intergovernmental Management in the 21^st Century and write article for Public Administration Review.

2003-04 
Principal Investigator, IBM Center on the Business of Government. Research and author report on policy dilemmas and innovations in federal grants-in-aid.

2002 
Principal Investigator and Consultant, Council of State Governments. Research and coauthor report on the international activities of state legislatures.

1998 
Fulbright Senior Fellowship, Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam. Lecturing and research on federalism and economic integration in Europe.

1997 
Consultant, U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership. Principal Investigator and coauthor of research report on the international activities of state governments.

1995-96 
Consultant, Economic Policy Institute. Principal Investigator and coauthor of research report on the changing politics of state policy making.

1990-94 
Consultant, U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Principal investigator and author of research reports on trends in and policy responses to intergovernmental regulation in the 1980s. Coordinated research by two subcontractors.

1987 
Visiting Scholar, Government Studies Program, Brookings Institution. Research on politics of tax reform.

PUBLIC SERVICE & PRACTICE

1985-86 
Assistant Staff Director, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations. Responsible for legislation affecting federal grants administration, rural economic development, and campaign finance reform. Directed Subcommittee reports on intergovernmental effects of agricultural recession and on contemporary lobbying practices. Organized hearings on federal tax reform, comprehensive welfare reform, and educational choice.

1977-85 
Research Fellow, Analyst, and Senior Analyst, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Designed and authored research reports on federal grant and regulatory programs. Directed multi-year Commission study on the implications of political change for American federalism. Supervised and coordinated research of four professional staff members.

BOOKS

Governing Under Stress: Managing Obama’s Stimulus Program, (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2017). [co-editor with Paul Posner and Pris Regan]

Pathways of Power: The Dynamics of Contemporary Federal Policy Making (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2014) [lead author with Paul Posner and David Beam]

Intergovernmental Management for the 21^st Century (Washington, Brookings Institution, 2008). [co-editor with Paul Posner].

From New Federalism to Devolution: Twenty-five Years of Intergovernmental Reform (Washington: Bookings Institution, August 1998).

Taxing Choices: The Politics of Tax Reform (Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1990) [lead author, with Margaret T. Wrightson and David R. Beam].

New Federalism: Intergovernmental Reform from Nixon to Reagan (Washington: Brookings Institution, 1988).

ARTICLES

“Article V Conventions and American Federalism: Contemporary Politics in Historical

Perspective,” Publius: The Journal of Federalism (Summer2019, forthcoming). [with Patrick M Condray]

“The Changing Politics of American Federalism,” State and Local Government Review, 49 (September 2017): 170–183.

“Intergovernmental Relations in a Compound Republic: A Journey from Cooperative to Polarized Federalism,” Publius: The Journal of Federalism 47, (April 2017): 171–187.

“American Federalism in an Era of Partisan Polarization: The Intergovernmental Paradox of Obama’s ‘New Nationalism,’” Publius: The Journal of Federalism 46 (Summer 2016): 281-307 [with Paul Posner]

“Whiplash: American Federalism in the Age of Obama,” Revue Française de Science Politique 64:2 (April 2014), 221-244.

“Federalism and Policy Instability: Centralization and Decentralization in Contemporary American Federalism,” in Kokugakuin Economic Journal (2012)

“Inflection Point? Federalism and the Obama Administration,” Publius: The Journal of Federalism 41 (Summer 2011). [with Paul Posner]

“Administration and Governance in a Compound Republic: Martha Derthick’s Contributions to the Study of American Federalism,” Public Admin. Review 70 (Sept/Oct 2010), 811-816.

“Federalism and the Bush Administration,” Special Issue of Publius: The Journal of Federalism 37 (Summer 2007): 279-303. [co-author of lead article and co-editor of special issue with John Dinan].

“From Cooperative to Opportunistic Federalism: Reflections on the 50^th Anniversary of the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations,” Public Administration Review, 64 (Sept/.Oct 2006): 663-676.

“Janus Faced Federalism: State Sovereignty and Preemption in the Rehnquist Court,” PS: Political Science and Politics (July 2005): 363-366. (with Robert Dudley).

“Taking on the World: The International Activities of American State Legislatures,” Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 34 (Summer 2004):183-200. (with Robert Dudley and Joel Clark).

“The International Activities of American State Legislatures,” Spectrum: The Journal of State Government, (May 2004). [with Joel Clark].

“American States and Trade Promotion: Intergovernmental Cooperation and Global Competition,” Policy Studies Review 18 (Autumn 2001):13-27. [with Michelle Sager].

“The Rehnquist Court and Contemporary American Federalism,” Political Science Quarterly 116 (Summer 2001): 253-275 [with Francois Vergnoille de Chantal].

“Federalism And U.S. Foreign Policy: The External Relations Of American State Governments,” Annuaire Francais des Relations Internationale. (2001): 667-675 [with Michelle Sager].

"At What Price? The Costs of Federal Mandates in the 1980s," State and Local Government Review 28 (Winter 1996): 7-16. [with Marcella Ridlen Ray]

"The 1995 Mandate Reform Act: The Politics of Federal Mandating Meets the Politics of Reform," Public Budgeting and Financial Management 7 (Fall 1995):355-386. (with David R. Beam).

"Deregulating Federalism: The Politics of Mandate Reform in the 104th Congress," Publius: The Journal of Federalism 25 (Summer 1995): 23-39. [with James Riggle, Donna Schwartz]

"Federal, State, or Local? Trends in the Public's Judgment," The Public Perspective: A Roper Center Review of Public Opinion, 4 (Jan/Feb 1993).

"Federal Mandates: The Record of Reform, Prospects for the Future," Intergovernmental Perspective 18 (Fall 1992).

"Competitive Government: Policy Promotion and Divided Party Control," Governance: An International Journal of Policy and Administration 3 (Fall 1991).

"And the Beat Goes On: Intergovernmental Mandates and Preemption in an Era of Deregulation," Publius 21 (Fall 1991)

"Politics and Governance: Conflicting Intergovernmental Trends in the 1990s?" The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (May 1990).Reprinted in Readings in American Government & Politics, Randall Ripley and Elliott Slotnick, eds. (Belmont, CA.: Wadsworth, 1992).

"Solving the Riddle of Tax Reform: Party Competition and the Politics of Ideas," Political Science Quarterly (Summer 1990). (with Margaret T. Wrightson and David R. Beam)

"Targeting Aid to the Poor: What Have We Learned About Allocating Intergovernmental Grants?" Policy Studies Journal (Fall 1990). (with Margaret T. Wrightson)

"Federalism at the Crossroads: Conflicting Trends, Competing Futures," Journal of State Government (Jan-Feb. 1989): 50-55.

"Federalism After Reagan," Brookings Review (October, 1988):23-30.

"Bitter Harvest: Intergovernmental Dimensions of the Farm Crisis," Publius 17 (Summer 1987): 145-161.

"Federalism and Competing Values in the Reagan Administration," Publius 16 (1986): 29-47.

"Federalism and American Politics: New Relationships in a Changing System," Intergovernmental Perspective 11 (1985): 32-45.

"State Parties in the 1980s: Adaptation, Resurgence, and Continuing Constraints," National Civic Review (July-August, 1985): 303-309. (with Ann Martino and Robert Dilger).

"The Politics of Federal Block Grants: From Nixon to Reagan," Political Science Quarterly (Summer, 1984): 247-270.

"Reagan's New Federalism: Design, Debate, and Discord," Intergovernmental Perspective 9 (1983): 6-22. (with David Walker)

"Federal Intergovernmental Regulation: Symbolic Politics in the New Congress," Intergovernmental Perspective 7 (1981): 19-26. (with Steven Abrams)

"Back in Vogue: The Politics of Block Grant Legislation," Intergovernmental Perspective 7b(1981): 8-15.

BOOK CHAPTERS

“Federalism and Democracy in the United States,” in Arthur Benz and Jared Sonniksen, eds. Linking Federalism and Democracy: A Comparative Perspective (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2019 forthcoming).

“A Lifeline to Struggling States: The State Fiscal Stabilization Fund,” chapter 3 in Governing Under Stress: Managing Obama’s Stimulus Program, Tim Conlan, Paul Posner, and Pris Regan, eds., (Georgetown University Press, 2017), pp. 45-64.

“Managing the Great Recession: A Stress Test for Modern Governance,” chapter 1 in Governing Under Stress: Managing Obama’s Stimulus Program, Tim Conlan, Paul Posner, and Pris Regan, eds., (Georgetown University Press, 2017), pp. 1-18. [with Paul L. Posner, and Priscilla M. Regan]

“Economic Crisis and Policy Response: The Context, Design, and Politics of the Recovery Act,” chapter 2 in Governing Under Stress: Managing Obama’s Stimulus Program, Tim Conlan, Paul Posner, and Pris Regan, eds., (Georgetown University Press, 2017), pp. 19-44. [with Paul Posner]

“Conclusions: Networked Governance under Stress,” chapter 10 in Governing Under Stress: Managing Obama’s Stimulus Program, Tim Conlan, Paul Posner, and Pris Regan, eds., (Georgetown University Press, 2017) pp. 209-231. [with Paul Posner and Pris Regan]

“Rebuilding Fiscal Federalism in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis,” in The Financial Crisis and the Future of Federalism: Intergovernmental Financial Relations in an Age of Austerity, Richard Eccleston and Richard Krever, eds. (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2017). [with Paul Posner]

“Autonomy and Interdependence: The Scope and Limits of ‘Fend for Yourself Federalism’ in the United States,” in Fiscal Federalism: The Institutions of Intergovernmental Relations, Junghun Kim and Hansjoerg Bloechliger, eds. (Paris: OECD Press, 2016). [with Paul Posner and Matthew Sommerfeld].

“Centralization, and Decentralization in Contemporary American Federalism,” in The Welfare State in Japan and the United States. (Tokyo: Kokugakuin University Press, August 2012), pp. 105-130.

“A Solution for All Seasons: The Politics of Tax Reduction in the Bush and Obama Administrations,” in Parties and Policy Choices: The Electoral Connection and Crafting Party Coalitions, Martin Levin and Martin Shapiro, eds. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012). [with Paul Posner]

“American Federalism: Trends, Tensions and Outlook,” in Oxford Handbook on Intergovernmental Finance, Robert Ebel and John Petersen, eds, (Oxford University Press, 2012). [with Paul Posner]

“Pathways of Policy Making: The Political Dynamics of Intergovernmental Lawmaking and Reform in the United States,” in Policy, Performance and Management in Governance and Intergovernmental Relations: Transatlantic Perspectives, Eduardo Ongaro, Andrew Massey, Marc Holzer, and Ellen Weyenberg, eds. (Edward Elgar, 2011). [with Paul Posner]

“American Federalism in the 21^st Century,” in Developments in American Politics 6, Chris Bailey, Bruce Cain, Gillian Peele and Guy Peters, eds. (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), pp. 150-166.

“Federalism, the Bush Administration and the Evolution of American Politics” in The Federal Nations of North America, Iwan Morgan, ed. (London: Palgrave, December 2008).

Timothy J. Conlan, “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Evolution of American Federalism,” in Timothy J. Conlan and Paul L. Posner, eds., Intergovernmental Management for the 21st Century (Washington, Brookings Institution, 2008), pp. 26-41.

“Grants,” in The Tools of Government, Lester Salamon, ed. (Oxford University Press. 2002). [with David Beam]

“Four Pathways of Power: Probing the Political Dynamics of Federal Tax Policy in the Turbulent 1980s & 1990s,” in Seeking the Center: Politics and Policymaking at the New Century Mark Landy and Martin Levin, eds. (Georgetown University Press. 2001). [with David R. Beam].

“New Opportunities/Nagging Questions: The Politics of State Policy Making in the 1990s,” in The New Devolution. Max Zawicky, ed. (M.E. Sharpe, 1999).

“Policy Models and Political Change: Insights from the Passage of Tax Reform,” in The New Politics of Public Policy. Mark Landy and Martin Levin, eds. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995). [with Margaret Wrightson and David Beam].

"Politisches Systemund amerikanische Politikwissenschaft," in Regierungssystem der USA, Wolfgang Jäger and Wolfgang Welz, eds. (Munich: Oldenbourg Verlag, 1995).

"Finance Committee, Senate," in The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, Donald Bacon, Roger Davidson, and Morton Keller, eds. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994).

"Swimming Against the Tide: The Growth of Intergovernmental Mandates in an Era of Deregulation and Decentralization," in American Intergovernmental Relations, 2nd ed., Laurence J. O'Toole, ed. (Washington: CQ Press, 1992). (with David Beam)

"Politics, Professionals, and the President: Developing an Executive Tax Initiative," in Public Administration: Concepts and Cases, 5th ed., Richard J. Stillman II, ed. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992), pp. 193-214. (with David Beam and Margaret Wrightson).

"Federal Dollars and Congressional Sense: Why It's So Hard to Target Intergovernmental Grants-In-Aid," in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in an Era of New Federalism, Michael Bell, ed. (Greenwich, CT., JAI, 1988), pp. 163-190. (with Margaret Wrightson)

"Ambivalent Federalism: Intergovernmental Policy in the Reagan Administration," in Administering the New Federalism, L. Bender and J. Stever, eds. (Boulder, CO; Westview, 1986), pp. 15-39.

"Federalism and Competing Values in the Reagan Administration," in American Intergovernmental Relations: Foundations, Perspectives and Issues, LaurenceJ. O'Toole, ed. (Washington: CQ Press, 1985), pp. 265-280.

"Congress and the Contemporary Intergovernmental System," in American Intergovernmental Relations Today: Perspectives and Controversies, Robert Jay Dilger, ed. (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1985), pp. 89-108.

"State Parties in the 1980s," in State Government: Current Issues and Activities, Thad Beyle, ed. (Washington: CQ press, 1985), pp. 47-52. (with Ann Martino and Robert Dilger)

"Federalism: The Challenge of Conflicting Theories and Contemporary Practice," in Political Science: The State of the Discipline, Ada Finifter, ed. (American Political Science Association, 1983), pp. 247-279. (with David Beam and David Walker)

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND COMMENTARIES

“Pathways of Policy Making: The Political Dynamics of Intergovernmental Lawmaking and Reform in the United States, ”Proceedings of the Fourth Trans Atlantic Dialog, ed. Marc Holzeret. al., 2010.

“Fédéralisme: méditerla leçon américaine,” Le Figaro (July 20, 2002).

“Courting Devolution: The U.S. Supreme Court and Contemporary American Federalism.” In Constitutional Reform and Jurisprudence in Canada and the United States, ed. Rainer-Olaf Schultze. (Augsburg, Ger: Institute for Canadian Studies, 2000).

“Constitutional Flexibility in American Federalism.” in Flexibility in Federal Constitutions, W.T. Eusbouts, ed. (Amsterdam, NL: GkvHogendorp Centre for European Constitutional Studies, 1999).

“Intergovernmental Regulation Revisited,” Public Administration Review 55 (Sept/Oct. 1995): 498. [with David R. Beam, and Cynthia C. Colella].

“Drink, But Don’t Flush, the City’s Water?,” Richmond Times Dispatch (June 11, 1994):A11. [with James Riggle].

RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS

Grants and the Recovery Act: Classic Challenges, New Dilemmas, and Best Practices. Washington, D.C.: CGI Initiative for Collaborative Governance (November 2009).

Policy Dilemmas of Federal Grants in-Aid: Challenges of Tool Design and Innovative Policy Responses (IBM Center for Business of Government, 2005).

Going Global: The International Activities of American State Legislatures (Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, 2002)

The Challenge of Dual Sovereignty: The Rehnquist Court and Contemporary American Federalism(Paris: Centre Francais sur les Etats-Unis, 2001)

International Dimensions of American Federalism: State Policy Responses to a Changing Global Environment (Washington: U.S.--Asia Environmental Partnership & Council of State Governments, 1997). (With Michelle Sager)

Federally Induced Costs Affecting State and Local Governments, M-193 (Washington: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, September 1994).

Federal Regulation of State and Local Governments: The Mixed Record of the 1980s, A-126 (Washington: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, July 1993).

Governing the Heartland: Can Rural Governments Survive the Farm Crisis?, S.Prt.99-176 (Washington: U.S. Congress, Senate, 1986). (with Thomas Stinson)

Congress and Pressure Groups: Lobbying in a Modern Democracy, S.Prt. 99-161 (Washington: U.S. Congress, Senate, 1986). (project director and editor)

The Transformation in American Politics: Implications for Federalism, A-106 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1986). (project director and principal author)

"The Impact of Federal Intergovernmental Regulation on State and Local Governments: A Review of Current Research," and "The Legislative Origins of Federal Intergovernmental Regulation," in Regulatory Federalism: Policy, Process, Impact, and Reform, A-95 (Washington: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1984).

Reducing Unemployment: Intergovernmental Dimensions of a National Problem, A-80 (Washington: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1982). (with David Beam)

Intergovernmentalizing the Classroom: Federal Involvement in Elementary and Secondary Education,A-81 (Washington: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1981).

The Evolution of a Problematic Partnership: The Feds and Higher Ed,A-82 (Washington: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1981).

The Condition of Contemporary Federalism: Conflicting Theories and Collapsing Constraints, A-78 (Washington: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1981). (With David Beam, Cynthia Colella, and John Shannon)

"Federal Assistance to Urban Neighborhoods," White House Conference on Balanced Growth and Economic Development, Final Report, Appendix Vol. 6 (Washington, D.C., 1978), 383-401.

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

“Experts on Top, on Tap, or Down the Tubes? The Declining Influence of Expertise in Congressional Policy Making,” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Washington, DC, March 12, 2019.

“Federalism and Democracy in the United States,” Paper presented at the workshop on Comparative Federalism and Democracy, Institute fur Politikwissenschaft, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, July 6-7, 2017.

“The Changing Politics of American Federalism,” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Atlanta, GA, March 17-21, 2017.

“Intergovernmental Relations in a Compound Republic: A Journey from Cooperative to Polarized Federalism,” Essays honoring the scholarship of Martha Derthick at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Assn, Philadelphia, PA, Sept 1-4, 2016.

“Autonomy and Interdependence: The Scope and Limits of ‘Fend for Yourself Federalism’ in the United States,” Paper presented to the workshop on “The institutions of intergovernmental fiscal relations”, co-organised by the OECD Fiscal Network and the Korean Institute of Public Finance. Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, Paris, France, Nov. 4-6, 2015. (with Paul Posner and Matthew Sommerfeld)

“Rebuilding Fiscal Federalism in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis,” Paper presented to the international conference on Financial Crisis and the Future of Federalism, Prato, Italy, October 2-4, 2015. (with Paul Posner).

“Unsafe at Any Speed? The Emergence of Variable Speed Federalism in the United States and the European Union,” Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Assn, Washington, DC, Aug 28-Sept1, 2014. (with Youn Sung Kim, Mariely López-Santana, and Paul Posner).

Paul Posner, Timothy Conlan, and Pris Regan, “The Politics of Accountability: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ARRA,” Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Assn, Chicago, IL, Aug 29-Sept 2, 2013.

Paul Posner and Tim Conlan, “The Politics of Expertise in Contemporary Policymaking,” paper presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov 7-10, 2013.

“Implementation Networks and Shared Governance in the Intergovernmental System,” Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Assn, New Orleans, LA, Aug 30-Sept 2, 2012. (with Sheldon Edner, Pris Regan, and Paul Posner)

“Implementation and Shared Governance: Lessons from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Meeting, Baltimore Md, Nov 8-12, 2012. (with Paul Posner)

“The Current State of Intergovernmental Relations,” Panel Presentation, American Society for Public Administration Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV, March 4, 2012.

“Implementation and Shared Governance in the U.S. Intergovernmental System: Lessons from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” A Paper Presented to the Eighth Trans Atlantic Dialog on Public Administration and Governance, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, June 5-8, 2012.

“Doing Big Things: Learning from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” remarks at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Las Vegas, NV, March 3-6, 2012.

“Inflection Point? Federalism and the Obama Administration,” Paper delivered at 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Assn, Sept. 2010. (with Paul Posner)

Roundtable Organizer and Moderator, “Federalism, Nationalism, and Democracy: Sam Beer’s Contributions to the Study of American Federalism,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Assn, Toronto, ON, Sept 3-6, 2009.

“Grants and the American Recovery Act: Classic Challenges, New Dilemmas, and Best Practices” Paper presented to the 2009 Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs, Arlington, VA, October 16, 2009.

“Pathways of Policy Making: The Political Dynamics of Intergovernmental Lawmaking and Reform in the United States”4th Trans Atlantic Dialogue Conference, Bologna, Italy, June 2008. (with Paul Posner]

Organizer & Discussant, Panel on Intergovernmental Management in the 21^st Century, 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 1, 2006.

Organized “APSA Shortcourse on Federalism and the Bush Administration,” 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington, DC, .Aug. 30, 2005.

“The International Activities of American State Legislatures,” Paper presented to the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Philadephia, PA., August 28- 31, 2003. with Joel Clark.

“The Politics that Pathways Make: A Framework for Contemporary Federal Policy Making,” Paper presented to the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA. August 29-31, 2002.with Paul Posner and David Beam.

“The Rehnquist Court and Contemporary American Federalism.” Paper presented to the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington, D.C. September 1, 2000. with Francois Vergnoille de Chantal.

“Symbolic Coalitions and the New Politics of Ideas.” Paper presented to the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington, D.C. September1, 2000.

“Courting Devolution: The U.S. Supreme Court and Contemporary American Federalism,” paper presented to the conference on Constitutional Reform and Jurisprudence in Canada and the United States, Institute for Canadian Studies, Augsburg, Germany, October 1999.

“Four Pathways of Power: Probing the Political Dynamics of Federal Tax Policy in the Turbulent 1980s and 1990s.”Paper presented to the 1998 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Boston, MA. September 5, 1998.

“Differentiated Federalism in the United States,” Presentation to the conference on Flexibility in Federal Constitutions, Centrum voor Europese Constitutionele Studies, Amsterdam, NL, May 1998.

“Federalism in the U.S. and Germany Today: The Legal and Political Framework,” Presented at the Experts Conference on Federalism in Germany and the USA: From Cooperative to Competitive Federalism. Hanns-Seidel Institute. Staffelstein, Germany. April, 1998.

Participant, “Roundtable on Evolving Doctrines of Federalism in the U.S. Supreme Court,” annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington, D.C. September 2, 1997.

"New Opportunities/Nagging Questions: The Politics of State Policy Making in the 1990s," Paper prepared for the EPI Conference on Devolution and Federalism: Prospects and Policy Responses, November 27, 1995, Washington, D.C.

"Restructuring Fiscal Federalism," Roundtable Discussant, 1995 Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C.

"Federal Mandates and Preemption," Panel Chair, 1993 Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C.

"Federalism in the 1990s," Panel Chair, 1993 National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, San Francisco, CA.

"At What Price? The Costs of Federal Mandates in the 1980s," Paper presented (with Marcella Ray) at the 1991 National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, San Francisco, CA.

"Intergovernmental Relations and Federalism," Panel Chair, 1991 Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Bethesda, MD.

"Federal Mandates: Recent Trends and Policy Responses," Paper presented at the 1991 National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Washington, D.C.

"Competitive Government: Policy Escalation and Divided Party Control," Paper presented at the 1990 Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.

"Implications for Party Deregulation: Party Renewal and the Courts," Panel Discussant, 1989 Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA.

"Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives on Federalism," Panel Chair, 1988 Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.

"Tax Reform Legislation and the New Politics of Reform," Paper Presented at the 1988 Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.

"Congress and Intergovernmental Management," Remarks to the 1987 Conference, National Assistance Management Association, Washington, D.C.

"Transformations in American Party Politics and Implications for Federalism," paper presented at the 1985 Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, New Orleans.

"Cities' Response to the Reagan Revolution," Panel Chair, Sixth Annual Research Conference, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, New Orleans, 1984.

"Federalism and Competing Values in the Reagan Administration," paper presented at the 1984 Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.

"Block Grant Oversight and Evaluation Patterns Over Time," paper presented to the 1982 Joint Meeting of the Evaluation Research Society and the Evaluation Network, Baltimore, Md.

"Regulatory Federalism: Current Status--Future Directions," Panel Chair, Twelfth Annual Conference, National Capitol Area Chapter, American Society for Public Administration, 1981.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

“American Federalism and the Trump Administration,” Lectureat Kokugakuin University, Tokyo Japan, October 17, 2018.

“Federalism and the Challenges of Democracy,” Workshop for attendees of the Fulbright Enrichment Seminar on Federalism, Washington, D.C., April 19-23, 2017.

“Political Polarization and Intergovernmental Relations: The Emergence of Variable Speed Federalism in the United States,” Lecture at the Department of Politics, University of Tasmania, Hobart Australia, August 6, 2015.

“The Politics of Federalism in the Age of Obama,” speech to students and faculty, The Rose Institute of State and Local Politics, Claremont McKenna College, Feb 21, 2013

“U.S. Federalism: Trends, Tensions and Outlook,” World Bank Symposium, Sept. 18, 2012.

“International Relations and American Federalism: American State Governments in the Global Economy.” Lecture at the Department of Political Science, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Groningen, NL. May 1998.

“Federalism in Theory and Practice: Lessons for Europe from the U.S. and Canada?” Lecture to the School of Constitutional Law, Universidad de Leon. Leon, Spain. March 1998.

"New Wine in Old Bottles: Block Grants in the New Congress," American Political Science Association Congressional Fellows Program, Washington, D.C., June 5, 1995.

"Federal Mandates: Recent Trends and Alternative Policy Responses," U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Washington, D.C., March 20, 1992.

"Federal and State Responsibility for Environmental Policy," Brookings/Atlantic Council Seminar on Perestroika and Federalism, Airlie VA., July 16-23, 1991.

"Reforming Federalism: Implications for the States," Annual Conference of the National Association of State Agencies on Aging, Arlington, VA., June 15, 1991.

"The Politics of Tax Reform," Symposium on The New Politics of Reform, Brandeis University, October 26, 1990.

"The Changing Shape of American Federalism," Conference for Federal Executives on New Directions in National Policymaking," Williamsburg, VA., April 22-27, 1990.

"Intergovernmental Politics in the American Federal System," Teaching and Research Seminar on Leadership in the American Federal System," American Political Science Association and Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., June 25-30, 1989.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member, Editorial Board, State and Local Government Review. 2017-present

Member, Federal Systems Panel, National Academy of Public Administration, 2004-present. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Publius: The Journal on Federalism, 2005-present.

Chair, Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, American Political Science Association, 2004-2006.

Program Chair, Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, American Political Science Association, 1998-99.

Member, Editorial Board, State and Local Government Review. 1995-1998.

Member, Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Medical Use Program, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 1994-1995.

Member, Executive Council, National Capital Area Political Science Assn, 1990-1993.

Member, Executive Committee, Section on Intergovernmental Assistance and Management, American Society of Public Administration, 1991-93.

Member, Selection Committee, William Anderson Dissertation Award, American Political Science Association, 1988.

Treasurer and Member of Board of Directors, Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, American Political Science Association, 1984-87; 1998-2001

Manuscript reviewer for Political Science Quarterly, Publius, Journal of Politics, Public Administration Review, International Public Management Journal, Journal of Policy History, American Politics Review, Western Political Science Quarterly, Journal of Public Policy, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Governance, Policy Studies Review, State and Local Government Review, CQ Press, Urban Institute Press, Harvard University Press,

Woodrow Wilson Center Press, and the Brookings Institution.

Research proposal reviews for the National Science Foundation; Smith Richardson Foundation,

U.S. Government Accountability Office; U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. AID.

Guest lecturer for graduate and undergraduate courses on American Government, Legislative Behavior, Intergovernmental Relations, and Regulatory Policy at American University, Brandeis University, Claremont Colleges, Cleveland State University, Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, Kokugakuin University, Loyola University, University of Southern California, Federal Executive Seminar Center, and U.S. Information Agency.

Speeches and presentations to the Council of State Governments, American Planning Association; Executive Committee, National Association of Regional Councils; Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures; Executive Committee, National League of Cities; Minnesota Association of Counties; Minnesota Association of Townships; North Carolina Foundation for Research and Economic Education; Southern Newspaper Publishers Association; and the Washington Intergovernmental Roundtable.

GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND EXTERNAL RESEARCH SUPPORT

1. Government Sponsored Research: 

   International Dimensions of American Federalism,” U.S.-- Asia Environmental Partnership & Council of State Governments. 1997. 

   "Federally Induced Costs Affecting State and Local Governments," U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1993-94. 

   “Building a More Effective and Efficient Intergovernmental Regulatory Partnership in Infrastructure,” U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1992. 

   “Trends in Intergovernmental Regulation in the 1990s,”U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1990-92. 
    

2. Grants and Contracts:

   “Addressing the Challenges of the REAL ID Act and other Federal Mandates,” National Governors’ Association, 2016-17. 

   “Grants and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Confronting Classic Challenges and New Dilemmas,” CGI, Washington D.C., May-July, 2009. 

   “Policy Dilemmas and Contemporary Innovations in Federal Grants in Aid, ”IBM Center for the Business of Government, 2003-04. 

   “The International Activities of State Legislatures,” Council of State Governments, 2002 

   "The Politics of State Policy Making in the 1990s," Economic Policy Institute/Ford Foundation, 1995-96. 

   "State/Local Performance Measurement Systems," Calibre Systems, Inc., 1994.

 

July 2019