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Eds. Christian Leuprecht and Jamie Ferrill [September 2023]

Security. Cooperation. Governance

Eds. Christian Leuprecht and Jamie Ferrill [September 2023]

 Dirty Money - State of the Federation 

Eds. Christian Leuprecht with Douglas Causey [December 2022]

Polar Cousins, Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures

Eds. Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant and Kyle Hanniman [2019] PDF version

Canada at 150: Federalism and Democratic Renewal

Eds. Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Richard Johnston, Will Kymlicka, John Myles [2019] PDF version

Federalism and the Welfare State in a Multicultural World, McGill-Queen's University Press

Eds. Christian Leuprecht, Mario Kölling and Todd Hataley [2018]

Public Security in Federal Polities, University of Toronto Press

Eds. John R. Allan, David L.A. Gordan, Kyle Hanniman, André Juneau and Robert A. Young [2018] PDF version

Canadian Federalism and Infrastructure, McGill-Queen's University Press

Eds. D. Michael Jackson and Philippe Lagassé [2014] PDF version

Canada and the Crown, McGill-Queen's University Press

Eds. Jennifer Smith and D. Michael Jackson [2012] PDF version

The Evolving Canadian Crown, McGill-Queen's University Press

Eds. Thomas J. Courchene, John R. Allan, Christian Leuprecht and Nadia Verrelli [2011] PDF version

The Federal Idea: Essays in Honour of Ron L. Watts, McGill-Queen's University Press

Title Author/Editor Year
Indigenous Nationals Canadian Citizens - From First Contact to Canada 150 and Beyond [PDF 17.2 MB] Thomas J. Courchene 2018
Canada and the Crown - Essays on Constitutional Monarchy [PDF 3.2 MB] Edited by D. Michael Jackson, Philippe Lagassé 2013
The Democratic Dilemma - Reforming Canada's Supreme Court [PDF 2.6 MB] Edited by Nadia Verrelli 2013
Paradigm Freeze Why it is so Hard to Reform Health-Care Policy in Canada [PDF 2.1 MB] Edited by Harvey Lazar, John N. Lavis, Pierre-Gerlier Forest, and John Church 2013
The Evolving Canadian Crown [PDF 1.8 MB] Edited by Jennifer Smith & D. Michael Jackson 2012
The Federal Idea - Essays in Honour of Ronald L. Watts  [3.9 MB] Edited by Thomas J. Courchene, John R. Allan, Christian Leuprecht & Nadia Verrelli 2011
The Democratic Dilemma - Reforming the Canadian Senate [1 MB] Jennifer Smith (Editor) 2009
Comparing Federal Systems, 3rd edition [PDF 1.1 MB] Ronald L. Watts 2008
The Role of the Policy Advisor: An Insider's Look [PDF 3.4 MB] Nadia Verrelli (Editor) 2008
The Federal Idea ands its Contemporary Relevance - Lecture (published in house) [190 KB] Ronald L. Watts 2007
Spheres of Governance: Comparative Studies of Cities in Multilevel Governance Systems [PDF 1.6 MB] Harvey Lazar and Christian Leuprecht 2007
Open Federalism: Interpretations, Significance  [383 KB] Institute of Intergovernmental Relations 2006
Canadian Fiscal Arrangements: What Works, What Might Work Better [PDF 1.0 MB] Harvey Lazar 2005
Money, Politics and Health Care: Reconstructing the Federal-Provincial Partnership - Part 1 [PDF 5.1 MB]
Money, Politics and Health Care: Reconstructing the Federal-Provincial Partnership - Part 2 [PDF 5.4 MB]
Harvey Lazar and France St-Hilaire 2004
The Impact of Global and Regional Integration on Federal Systems: A Comparative Analysis - Part 1 [PDF 6.6 MB]
The Impact of Global and Regional Integration on Federal Systems: A Comparative Analysis - Part 2 [PDF 5.6 MB]
Harvey Lazar, Hamish Telford and Ronald L. Watts 2003
First Nations and the Canadian State: In Search of Coexistence [PDF 570 KB] Alan C. Cairns 2002
Political Science and Federalism Seven Decades of Scholarly Engagement [PDF 3.1 MB] Richard Simeon 2002
Comparaison Des Régimes Fédéraux: Deuxième Édition [PDF 695 KB] Ronald L. Watts 2002
Comparing Federal Systems - Second Edition [PDF 11.1 MB] Ronald L. Watts 1999
Managing the Environmental Union: Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Policy in Canada [PDF 7.9 MB] Patrick C. Fafard and Kathryn Harrison 2000
Constitutional Patriation: The Lougheed-Lévesque Correspondence (English) [PDF 2.8 MB]
Constitutional Patriation: The Lougheed-Lévesque Correspondence (French) [PDF 147 MB]
J. Peter Meekison 1999
The Spending Power in Federal Systems: A Comparative Study (English) [PDF 3.0 MB]
The Spending Power in Federal Systems: A Comparative Study (French) [PDF 3.5 MB]
Ronald L. Watts 1999
Stretching the Federation: The Art of the State in Canada [PDF 9.2 MB] Robert Young 1999
Comparing Federal Systems in the 1990s (English) [PDF 9.2 MB]
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Ronald L. Watts 1998
Comparaison des régimes fédéraux des années 1990s [PDF 4.7MB] Ronald L. Watts 1998
Assessing Access: Towards a New Social Union [PDF 4.3 MB]
Proceedings of the Symposium on the Courchene Proposal
Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University 1997
Canadian Constitutional Dilemmas Revisited [PDF 6.0 MB] Denis N. Magnusson and Daniel A. Soberman 1997
The Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada - Part 1 (English) [PDF 9.2 MB]
The Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada - Part 2 (English) [PDF 8.9MB]

The Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada - Part 1 (French) [PDF 5.5 MB]
The Secession of Quebec and the Future of Canada - Part 2 (French) [PDF 5.2 MB]

Robert A. Young 1995
The Future of Fiscal Federalism - Part 1 [PDF 6.6 MB]
The Future of Fiscal Federalism - Part 2 [PDF 5.4 MB]
Keith G. Banting, Douglas M. Brown and Thomas J. Courchene 1994
States and Provinces in the International Economy [PDF 8.6 MB] Douglas M. Brown and Earl H. Fry 1993
Representation and Policy Formation in Federal Systems - Part 1 [PDF 6.8 MB]
Representation and Policy Formation in Federal Systems - Part 2 [PDF 4.1 MB]
David M. Olson & C.E.S. Franks 1993
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Metropolitan Governance: American/Canadian Intergovernmental Perspectives - Part 2 [PDF 7.8 MB]
Donald N. Rothblatt and Andrew Sancton 1993
Towards Reconciliation? The Language Issue in Canada in the 1990s (English) [PDF 9.22 MB]
Towards Reconciliation? The Language Issue in Canada in the 1990s (French) [PDF 4.4 MB]
Daniel Bonin 1992
Higher Education in Federal Systems - Part 1 (English) [PDF 5.2 MB]
Higher Education in Federal Systems - Part 2 (English) [PDF 4.9 MB]
Higher Education in Federal Systems - Part 3 (English) [PDF 7.6 MB]

Higher Education in Federal Systems - Part 1 (French) [PDF 5.3 MB]
Higher Education in Federal Systems - Part 2 (French) [PDF 4.3 MB]

Douglas Brown, Pierre Cazalis and Gilles Jasmin 1992
Approaches to National Standards in Federal Systems [PDF 3.2 MB] Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University 1991
Constituent Assemblies: A Comparative Survey [PDF 2.0MB]
Prepared for the Federal-Provincial Relations Office, Government of Canada
Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University 1991
Challenges to Federalism: Policy-Making in Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany [PDF 7.4 MB] William M. Chandler and Christian W. Zöllner 1989
Rebuilding the Relationship: Quebec and its Confederation Partners (English) [PDF 2.3 MB]
Rebuilding the Relationship: Quebec and its Confederation Partners (French) [PDF 4.7 MB]
Peter M. Leslie 1987
Economic Resurgence and the Constitutional Agenda: The Case of the East Coast Fisheries [PDF 5.7 MB] A. Paul Pross and Susan McCorquodale 1987
Managing the Interface: Intergovernmental Affairs Agencies in Canada [PDF 4.8 MB] Bruce G. Pollard 1986
Politics, Policy, and Federalism: Defining the Role of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations [PDF 9.2 KB] Peter M. Leslie 1984
Managing Diversity: Federal-Provincial Collaboration and the Committee on Extension of Services to Northern and Remote Communities [PDF 5.7 MB] Catherine A. Murray 1983
The Welfare State and Canadian Federalism [PDF 6.7 MB] Keith G. Banting 1982
The Costs of Uncertainty: Regulating Health and Safety in the Canadian Uranium Industry [PDF 3.1 MB] Ian Robinson 1982
The Court and the Constitution: Comments on the Supreme Court Reference on Constitutional Amendment [PDF 2.6 MB] Peter Russell, et al. 1982
Public Money in the Private Sector: Industrial Assistance Policy and Canadian Federalism [PDF 4.4 MB] Allan Tupper 1982
Federalism and The Organization of Political Life: Canada in Comparative Perspective [PDF 4.0MB] Herman Bakvis 1981
The Limits of Consultation: A Debate Among Ottawa, the Provinces and the Private Sector on an Industrial Strategy [PDF 6.5 MB] Douglas Brown and Julia Eastman, with Ian Robinson 1981
The Question: The Debate on the Referendum Question, Quebec National Assembly [PDF 2.5 MB] Marie-Hélène Bergeron, Douglas Brown and Richard Simeon 1980
Does Canada Need a New Electoral System? [PDF 3.5 MB] William P. Irvine 1979
Research in Progress on Canadian Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations [PDF 923 KB] Robert Reynolds and Nicholas Sidor 1979

The Political Economy of Federalism Part 1 - Workshop Nov. 8-9 1978
The Political Economy of Federalism Part 2 - Workshop Nov. 8-9 1978

IIGR 1979
Administration in Federal Systems [3.5 MB] Ronald L. Watts 1969